Optimizing of Aquifer Withdrawal Numerical Model UsingGenetic Algorithm (Case Study: Uromiyeh Coastal Aquifer)

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Associated Professor of Hydrogeology, Geology Department, Kharazmi University

2 M.Sc. of Hydrogeology, Kharazmi University

3 Assistant Professor of Irrigation Engineering, Uromiyeh

Abstract

Modeling as an effective approach, with the least cost, assist to managers to study complexity of groundwater flow. Always, identification of optimized withdrawal from aquifer was the one of complex problems for water science engineers. The main goal of this research was the management of optimized withdrawal from Uromiyeh coastal plain and identification of optimized pumping rate of extraction wells, to rescuing the Uromiyeh Lake from increasing drying with preventing of unlimited groundwater withdrawal. In this study, firstly groundwater flow model of case study region was designed using Visual MODFLOW (Ver 4.2) software. Afterwards,the abstraction wells of Uromyieh coastal aquiferwas clustered according to Hydraulic Conductivity and Specific Storage coefficients variations. Finally, with using of genetic algorithm, the pumping rate of extraction wells was optimized.

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Iran-Water Resources Research
Volume 10, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
February 2014
Pages 94-97

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  • Receive Date: 09 June 2013
  • Accept Date: 02 July 2014

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