Remediation of Sea Water Intrusion: A Case Study Journal Articles

abstract

• AbstractSea water intrusion and remediation in the Upper Floridan Aquifer in South Carolina is simulated using the finite‐element model SUTRA developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. A sensitivity analysis of the effect of the hydrogeologic parameters on the sea water recharge and seepage velocities is performed. An increase in confining unit and/or in aquifer conductivity results in an increase of the sea water recharge. An increase in aquifer porosity results in a decrease of the sea water recharge. Among the three remedial techniques simulated—reduced aquifer withdrawals, an injection well, and a combined injection and capture well—the reduced aquifer withdrawals and injection well are the best methods for preventing sea water intrusion.

authors

• Tsanis, Ioannis
• Song, Li‐Fan

status

• published 

publication date

• August 2001

has subject area

• 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience (FoR)
• 0799 Other Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences (FoR)
• Environmental Engineering (Science Metrix)

published in

• Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation  Journal

keywords

• MODELS
• Physical Sciences
• Science & Technology
• Water Resources

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2001.tb00752.x

start page

• 152

end page

• 161

volume

• 21

issue

• 3