Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Introduction

   • J. Bear, A. H.-D. Cheng

   Pages 1-8

3. Geophysical Investigations

   • M. T. Stewart

   Pages 9-50

4. Geochemical Investigations

   • B. F. Jones, A. Vengosh, E. Rosenthal, Y. Yechieli

   Pages 51-71

5. Exploitation, Restoration and Management

   • J. C. van Dam

   Pages 73-125

6. Conceptual and Mathematical Modeling

   • J. Bear

   Pages 127-161

7. Analytical Solutions

   • A. H.-D. Cheng, D. Ouazar

   Pages 163-191

8. Steady Interface in Stratified Aquifers of Random Permeability Distribution

   • G. Dagan, D. G. Zeitoun

   Pages 193-211

9. USGS SHARP Model

   • H. I. Essaid

   Pages 213-247

10. USGS SUTRA Code — History, Practical Use, and Application in Hawaii

    • C. I. Voss

    Pages 249-313

11. Three-Dimensional Model of Coupled Density-Dependent Flow and Miscible Salt Transport

    • G. Gambolati, M. Putti, C. Paniconi

    Pages 315-362

12. Modified Eulerian Lagrangian Method for Density Dependent Miscible Transport

    • S. Sorek, V. Borisov, A. Yakirevich

    Pages 363-398

13. Survey of Computer Codes and Case Histories

    • S. Sorek, G. F. Pinder

    Pages 399-461

14. Seawater Intrusion in the United States

    • L. F. Konikow, T. E. Reilly

    Pages 463-506

15. Impact of Sea Level Rise in the Netherlands

    • G. H. P. Oude Essink

    Pages 507-530

16. Movement of Brackish Groundwater Near a Deep-Well Infiltration System in the Netherlands

    • A. Stakelbeek

    Pages 531-541

17. A Semi-Empirical Approach to Intrusion Monitoring in Israeli Coastal Aquifer

    • A. J. Melloul, D. G. Zeitoun

    Pages 543-558

18. Nile Delta Aquifer in Egypt

    • M. Sherif

    Pages 559-590

19. Back Matter

    Pages 591-627

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Coastal aquifers serve as major sources for freshwater supply in many countries around the world, especially in arid and semi-arid zones. Many coastal areas are also heavily urbanized, a fact that makes the need for freshwater even more acute. Coastal aquifers are highly sensitive to disturbances. Inappropriate management of a coastal aquifer may lead to its destruction as a source for freshwater much earlier than other aquifers which are not connected to the sea. The reason is the threat of seawater intrusion. In many coastal aquifers, intrusion of seawater has become one of the major constraints imposed on groundwater utilization. As sea­ water intrusion progresses, existing pumping wells, especially those close to the coast, become saline and have to be abandoned. Also, the area above the intruding seawater wedge is lost as a source of natural replenishment to the aquifer. Despite the importance of this subject, so far there does not exist a book that integrates our present knowledge of seawater intrusion, its occurrences, physical mechanism, chemistry, exploration by geo­ physical and geochemical techniques, conceptual and mathematical modeling, analytical and numerical solution methods, engineering measures of combating seawater intrusion, management strategies, and experience learned from case studies. By presenting this fairly comprehensive volume on the state-of-the-art of knowledge and ex­ perience on saltwater intrusion, we hoped to transfer this body of knowledge to the geologists, hydrologists, hydraulic engineers, water resources planners, managers, and governmental policy makers, who are engaged in the sustainable development of coastal fresh ground­ water resources.

• Fundament
• Infiltration
• formation
• groundwater
• modeling
• water
• terrestrial pollution
• hydrogeology

• Department of Civil Engineering, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

  Jacob Bear

• Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, USA

  Alexander H.-D. Cheng

• Water Resources Research Center, J. Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sde Boker Campus, Israel

  Shaul Sorek

• Laboratoire d’Analyse de Systémees Hydrauliques, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Université Mohammed V, Agdal Rabat, Morocco

  Driss Ouazar

• National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

  Ismael Herrera

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