[en] The management of urban rivers which drain contaminated groundwater is suffering from high uncertainties regarding reliable quantification of groundwater fluxes. Independent techniques are combined for estimating these fluxes towards the Zenne River, Belgium. Measured hydraulic gradients, temperature gradients in conjunction with a 1D-heat and fluid transport model, direct flux measurement with the finite volume point dilution method (FVPDM), and a numerical groundwater flow model are applied, to estimate vertical and horizontal groundwaterfluxes and groundwater–surface-water interaction. Hydraulic gradient analysis, the temperature-based method, and the groundwaterflow model yielded average verticalfluxes of–61,–45 and–40 mm/d, respectively. The negative sign indicates upwardflow to the river. Changes in exchangefluxes are sensitive to precipitation but the river remained gaining during the examined period. The FVPDM, compared to the groundwaterflow model, results in two very high estimates of the horizontal Darcyfluxes (2,600 and 500 mm/d), depending on the depth of application. The obtained results allow an evaluation of the temporal and spatial variability of estimated fluxes, thereby helping to curtail possible consequences of pollution of the Zenne River as final receptor, and contribute to the setup of a suitable remediation plan for the contaminated study site.
Disciplines :
Geological, petroleum & mining engineering
Author, co-author :
Dujardin, Juliette; Vrij Universitiet Brussels - VUB > Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering
Anibas, Christian; Vrij Universitiet Brussels - VUB > Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering
Bronders, Jan; Flemish Institute for Technological research - VITO
Jamin, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Hydrogéologie & Géologie de l'environnement
Hamonts, Kelly; Flemish Institute for Technological research - VITO
Dejonghe, Winnie; Flemish Institute for Technological research - VITO
Brouyère, Serge ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Hydrogéologie & Géologie de l'environnement
Batelaan, Okke; Flinders University > National Centre for Groundwater Reasearch and Training School of Environment
Language :
English
Title :
Combining flux estimation techniques to improve characterization of groundwater–surface-water interaction in the Zenne River, Belgium
Publication date :
2014
Journal title :
Hydrogeology Journal
ISSN :
1431-2174
Publisher :
Springer Science & Business Media B.V., New York, United States - New York
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
Flux-based Risk Assessment of Contaminant on Water resources and ECOsystems FRAC-WECO SD/TE/02
Funders :
BELSPO - SPP Politique scientifique - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique
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