Optimal Aquifer Pumping Policy to Reduce Contaminant Concentration

Document Type : Technical Note

Authors

1 M.Sc. of Environmental Eng., Dept. of Civil Eng., Iran University of Tech., Tehran

2 Assoc. Prof. of Water and Environment, Dept. of Civil Eng., Iran University of Tech., Tehran

3 Assoc Prof. of Water and Environment, Dept. of Civil Eng., Iran University of Tech., Tehran

Abstract

Different sources of ground water contamination lead to non-uniform distribution of contaminant concentration in the aquifer. If elimination or containment of pollution sources was not possible, the distribution of contaminant concentrations could be modified in order to eliminate peak concentrations using optimal water pumping discharge plan. In the present investigation Visual MODFLOW model was used to simulate the flow and transport in a hypothetic aquifer. Genetic Algorithm (GA) also was applied to optimize the location and pumping flow rate of wells in order to reduce contaminants peak concentrations in aquifer.

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