Groundwater Complexity in Urban Catchments : Shenzhen, Southern China

© 2019, National Ground Water Association.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Ground water. - 1979. - 58(2020), 3 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 470-481
1. Verfasser: Lancia, Michele (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Zheng, Chunmiao, He, Xin, Lerner, David N, Andrews, Charles
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ground water
Schlagworte:Case Reports Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Waste Water
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:© 2019, National Ground Water Association.
Groundwater interactions with surface water and sewers in an urban setting are complex, and classic hydrogeological approaches must be combined with anthropogenic elements to characterize them. The level of detail needed to understand these interactions is illustrated by the analysis of an urban subcatchment in the megacity of Shenzhen in southern China that has had a drastic urban expansion in the last 40 years. The study area is characterized by the Yanshanian granite that is widespread across southern-eastern China. The urban setting is studied using multitemporal analysis of satellite images, borehole investigations and field surveys. Given the local hydrostratigraphy, a conceptual model was developed to identify the physical and anthropogenic factors that regulate the urban groundwater system. Based on the conceptual model and the data collected from the field or compiled from the literature, the average annual effective recharge is estimated to be 290 mm/year, after the urbanization process. From rural to urban conditions, it is estimated that the effective recharge increased by 170% and sewers intercept at least 23% of the effective recharge. Groundwater captured by sewers reduces river flows and increases the required capacity and costs for waste water treatment plants
Beschreibung:Date Completed 17.07.2020
Date Revised 07.12.2022
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1745-6584
DOI:10.1111/gwat.12935