Iran is among the world’s arid and semi-arid regions and its demand for water has been increased due to population growth, urbanization and the development the economic sectors (industrial and agricultural). In many of these regions, the lack of planning and the unauthorized use of resources have led to excessive exploitation and a lower level of groundwater. The usable groundwater for the country water supply is about 55 percent. Research has been carried out for modeling the Shazand groundwater, which is located in Markazi Province. Modeling has been carrying out using Visual Modflow software. In recent years Shazand aquifer groundwater levels have dropped significantly. Groundwater level during 8 years (1998-2006) was 0.84 m and the annual average 0.105 m has also fallen. Population, urbanization and increasing migration in this region have resulted in higher demand for water which its only solution is inevitably limited consumption in the agriculture sector through efficiency improvement. The model execution results for these two options reveal that efficiency improvement will increase the basin hydrograph about 3.4m during an 8 year period with 0.42 m annual average. Increasing population trends during a 10 year period have resulted in 2.5m reduction in the water table level with annual average of 0.23 m. According to planning horizon and drinking water supply, final results indicate that the stability of aquifer resources without other complementary resources depends on more limited agricultural usage through the improvement of efficiency and irrigation methods.
Mokhtari, S., Babazadeh, H., Sedghi, H., & Kaveh, F. (2011). Long Term Simulation of Shazand Plain Aquifer under Changing Resources and Applications. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research, 2(Issue 4), 1-10.
MLA
Sh. Mokhtari; H. Babazadeh; H. Sedghi; F. Kaveh. "Long Term Simulation of Shazand Plain Aquifer under Changing Resources and Applications". International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research, 2, Issue 4, 2011, 1-10.
HARVARD
Mokhtari, S., Babazadeh, H., Sedghi, H., Kaveh, F. (2011). 'Long Term Simulation of Shazand Plain Aquifer under Changing Resources and Applications', International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research, 2(Issue 4), pp. 1-10.
VANCOUVER
Mokhtari, S., Babazadeh, H., Sedghi, H., Kaveh, F. Long Term Simulation of Shazand Plain Aquifer under Changing Resources and Applications. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research, 2011; 2(Issue 4): 1-10.
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