Evaluation of Groundwater Unit Hydrograph of Kavar-Maharloo Aquifer
Groundwater is one of the most important water
resources in Fars province. Based on this study, 95 percent of the
total annual water consumption in Fars is used for agriculture,
whereas the percentages for domestic and industrial uses are 4 and 1
percent, respectively. Population growth, urban and industrial
growth, and agricultural development in Fars have created a
condition of water stress. In this province, farmers and other users are
pumping groundwater faster than its natural replenishment rate,
causing a continuous drop in groundwater tables and depletion of this
resource. In this research variation of groundwater level, their effects
and ways to help control groundwater levels in aquifer of the Kavar-
Maharloo plains in Fars plain were evaluated .Excessive
exploitation of groundwater in this aquifer caused the groundwater
levels fall too fast or to unacceptable levels. The average drawdown
of the groundwater level in this plain were 17 meters during
1995 to 2006. The purpose of this study is to evaluate water level
changes in the Kavar-Maharloo Aquifer in the Fars province in order
to determine the areas of greatest depletion, the cause of depletion,
and predict the remaining life of the aquifer.
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Drainage Specialist, Iranian National Committee on Irrigation &
Drainage ICID 21st European Regional Conference 2005 - 15-19
[2] -Boustani,F. "Role of water in ancient civilization in Iran", Proceeding
of International Conference on water culture and water environment
protection, China, 2005,69-72.
[3] -Gholamreza Soltani, and Mahmood Saboohi," Economic and social
impacts of groundwater overdraft :The case of Iran" , 15th ERF annual
conference, 2008 (Sectoral studies sub-theme)
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16.Department of soil science, Shiraz University,1993 , (In Persian).
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production of four grape cultivars using microcatchment water
harvesting systems in Iran ". J. Arid Environ. 2004, 58 :525-533.
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Parsa Sh. "Regional classification for dryland agriculture in southern
Iran". J. Arid Environ. 2002 ,50:333-341.
[7] -Ahmadi & Sedghamiz "Geostatistical Analysis of Spatial and Temporal
Variations of Groundwater Level Environmental Assessment",
2007,129:277-294
[8] -Smedema, L. K., & Shiati, K. "Irrigation and salinity: A perspective
review of the salinity hazards of irrigation development in the arid
zone",Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 2002,16, 161-174.
[9] -Shiati, K. "World Water Vision for Food: Country Case Study Iran",
Paper presented at the MENA Consultation Meeting, May 1999, Bari,
Italy
[10] -Fars Regional Water Organization "Report of studies on groundwater
levels for Fars plains",2005
[1] -Ehsani Mehrzad ,"A Vision on Water Resources Situation, Irrigation
and Agricultural Production in Iran Research Fellow", Irrigation and
Drainage Specialist, Iranian National Committee on Irrigation &
Drainage ICID 21st European Regional Conference 2005 - 15-19
[2] -Boustani,F. "Role of water in ancient civilization in Iran", Proceeding
of International Conference on water culture and water environment
protection, China, 2005,69-72.
[3] -Gholamreza Soltani, and Mahmood Saboohi," Economic and social
impacts of groundwater overdraft :The case of Iran" , 15th ERF annual
conference, 2008 (Sectoral studies sub-theme)
[4] -Abtahi, A. " Salt Tolerance of plants", Technical report No.
16.Department of soil science, Shiraz University,1993 , (In Persian).
[5] -Fooladmand HR, Sepaskhah AR. "Economic analysis for the
production of four grape cultivars using microcatchment water
harvesting systems in Iran ". J. Arid Environ. 2004, 58 :525-533.
[6] -Sadeghi AR, Kamgar-Haghighi AA, Sepaskhah AR, Khalili D, Zand-
Parsa Sh. "Regional classification for dryland agriculture in southern
Iran". J. Arid Environ. 2002 ,50:333-341.
[7] -Ahmadi & Sedghamiz "Geostatistical Analysis of Spatial and Temporal
Variations of Groundwater Level Environmental Assessment",
2007,129:277-294
[8] -Smedema, L. K., & Shiati, K. "Irrigation and salinity: A perspective
review of the salinity hazards of irrigation development in the arid
zone",Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 2002,16, 161-174.
[9] -Shiati, K. "World Water Vision for Food: Country Case Study Iran",
Paper presented at the MENA Consultation Meeting, May 1999, Bari,
Italy
[10] -Fars Regional Water Organization "Report of studies on groundwater
levels for Fars plains",2005
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resources in Fars province. Based on this study, 95 percent of the
total annual water consumption in Fars is used for agriculture,
whereas the percentages for domestic and industrial uses are 4 and 1
percent, respectively. Population growth, urban and industrial
growth, and agricultural development in Fars have created a
condition of water stress. In this province, farmers and other users are
pumping groundwater faster than its natural replenishment rate,
causing a continuous drop in groundwater tables and depletion of this
resource. In this research variation of groundwater level, their effects
and ways to help control groundwater levels in aquifer of the Kavar-
Maharloo plains in Fars plain were evaluated .Excessive
exploitation of groundwater in this aquifer caused the groundwater
levels fall too fast or to unacceptable levels. The average drawdown
of the groundwater level in this plain were 17 meters during
1995 to 2006. The purpose of this study is to evaluate water level
changes in the Kavar-Maharloo Aquifer in the Fars province in order
to determine the areas of greatest depletion, the cause of depletion,
and predict the remaining life of the aquifer.", keywords = "Aquifer , ground water depletion, water table", volume = "5", number = "2", pages = "90-6", }