A modelling approach to improving water security in a drought-prone area, West Coast, South Africa
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2019
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Due to severe droughts and rapid urbanization, Cape Town municipality including small towns along the West Coast of South Africa are facing water shortages. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) seems to offer a solution to improve water security in this drought-prone area. This paper presents a conceptual framework within which numerical modelling of the aquifers system is operated to improve water security of West Coast. The ModelMuse software that included MODFLOW and MODPATH packages was used.
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Managed aquifer recharge, Upper unconfined aquifer unit, Semi-confined lower aquifer unit, ModelMuse, Modelling
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Zhang et al., 2019 H. Zhang, Y. Xu, T. Kanyerere A modelling approach to improving water security in a drought-prone area, West Coast, South Africa Phys. Chem. Earth, 114 (2019), Article 102797, 10.1016/j.pce.2019.08.005