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Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Identifying a Suitable Location for Groundwater Pumping Wells

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  • D. Mimoun

    (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines, France)

  • S. Gaur

    (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines, France)

  • D. Graillot

    (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines, France)

Abstract

The paper presents the methodology for the combined use of GIS-based multi-criteria analysis and simulation-optimisation modelling for management of the groundwater resources of the Dore river basin in France. The study identifies the suitable location and maximum discharge for the new groundwater pumping wells. The multi-criteria analysis (MCA), with the help of GIS-based geospatial analysis, was performed to identify those areas suitable for pumping wells by considering different criteria, such as hydraulic conductivity, land use, river aquifer exchange, depth to water, and geomorphology. Different criteria were selected with the help of regional experts and stakeholders. For the study area, the groundwater flow model was developed. Further, new pumping wells in the suitable zones, those identified by MCA, were considered and a simulation-optimisation technique was used to identify the maximum discharge from those wells. Finally, the results obtained from both the methods were to finalise the potential zone. The developed methodology proves to be a more realistic approach to identifying new locations for pumping wells.

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  • D. Mimoun & S. Gaur & D. Graillot, 2012. "Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Identifying a Suitable Location for Groundwater Pumping Wells," International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems (IJAEIS), IGI Global, vol. 3(1), pages 72-85, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jaeis0:v:3:y:2012:i:1:p:72-85
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