Seasonal fluctuations in spatial variability of salinity and suspended solids in Shahrekord aquifer and its implications for drip irrigation

Heshmati, Seyedeh Samira; Beigi Harchegani, Habibollah; Davoodian Dehkordi, Alireza; Tabatabaei, Sayyed-Hassan

Seasonal fluctuations in spatial variability of salinity and suspended solids in Shahrekord aquifer and its implications for drip irrigation

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Seyedeh Samira Heshmati

Habibollah Beigi Harchegani

Alireza Davoodian Dehkordi

Sayyed-Hassan Tabatabaei

Department of Water Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, CHB, Iran

Abstract

Shahrekord aquifer is the primary resource of water for various uses across Shahrekord plain. The main objectives of this study were to investigate the fluctuations in spatial variability and zonal mapping of conductance (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS) and turbidity of Shahrekord groundwater during a year. Ninety-seven wells were sampled during four occasions (June, July, September, and November) in 2010. The mean of EC (both approximately 530 µS/cm) in June and July reduced to 370 µS/cm.

Keywords

TDS

Turbidity

Zonal mapping

Groundwater

Temporal fluctuations

TSS