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Assessment Of Groundwater Potentials Of The Crystalline
Aquifers Using Hydraulic Propertiesfor Gidanwaya Town And Its
Environs, Southern Parts Of Kaduna State, North Western
Nigeria
Hamidu H., Bala A. E. and Ikpokonte A.E.
Department of GeologyAhmaduBelloUniversity, Samaru-Zaria
hassanhamidu@yahoo.com
Abstract
Pumping test data for 25 boreholes were used to evaluate the hydraulic properties of the aquifers
derived from the crystalline Basement rocks of Gidan Waya in southern part of Kaduna State Sheet 188 Jema’a
NE and NW North Western Nigeria using the Cooper – Jacobs’s non equilibrium graphical procedures. The
transmissivity values for the 25 boreholes in the area have a range of between 1.16x10-1 and 9.76x10-3.The
hydraulic conductivity values are between 1.12x10-2m/s and 9.24x10-3m/s. The specific capacity values in the
studied area ranges between 1.00x10-1 and 9.95x10-2. The maximum drawdown recorded for the boreholes is
between 4.24 to 22.9 m while the drawdown per log cycle ranges from 0.28 to 4.40 m. The above range of
aquifer properties has revealed the area to be of high to very high groundwater potentials. Lithological borehole
logs revealed the aquifers in the area to comprise of clay, silt, sand, gravels and fractured basement rocks aquifer
materials. This is further supported by the values of hydraulic conductivity obtained. Generally the result of the
pumping test analysis shows that the boreholes on the average have high groundwater potentials with capacity to
sustain withdrawals for regional importance in most cases and in fewer situations the supply can only be local
and limited.
Keywords: Basement Complex, Aquifers, Groundwater potentials, Hydraulic Properties.
1. INTRODUCTION
The increasing demand for potable water supply has led to the widespread exploration and exploitation of the
groundwater resources of the countries of the world of which Nigeria is not an exception. The Basement
Complex terrain which was neglected and considered un-important in terms of water resources have in the past
two or three decades received a lot of attention by researchers, government agencies like the Directorate of Food
Road and Rural Infrastructure (DFFRI), Kaduna State Agricultural Development Project(KADP), Petroleum
Trust Fund (PTF), Fadama programs, Ministries, States, Local Governments, Non-Governmental Organizations
and internationally by the World Bank, United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Japanese
International Cooperation Agency (JICA), United Nation Development Project (UNDP), Water Aid and a lot of
Charity Organizations and donor agencies. Nearly 50% (461, 884.5km2) of the surface area of Nigeria is
occupied by the basement rocks. Du Preeze and Barber (1965) described the basement complex in other region
as a poor groundwater region with recorded average yield of just 3960 1/hr (880 gph). Despite its poor
hydrogeological characteristics, the crystalline basement is very important in groundwater development and
Offodile (2002) shows that 50% of the water needed by the rural populace in Nigeria is provided by the
Basement Complex rocks.
Kaduna State has a population of six million, sixty six thousand, two hundred and ninety (6,066,290) out of 50%
of the population in the area, three million, thirty one thousand, one hundred and eight (3,031,108) belong to
rural, Nine hundred and eighty four thousand, seven hundred and twenty seven (984,727) representing 16% of
the semi urban, while the population of the urban area stood at two million fifty thousand and forty five ( 2, 050,
045) representing 34%. It is important to note that the first two categories of population rely solely on boreholes
and dug wells for their potable water supply (KDS WASH REPORT, 2010). This is because pipe -borne water
has not yet been extended to most of the rural and semi-urban areas. The daily standard water requirements for
the rural, semi urban, and urban areas for Kaduna State are 30, 60, 120 (lcd)respectively (KSWB 2009). As
people migrate from rural to urban centres the water demand will increase. Also as the population increases there
will also be greater demand for more water. The total daily water demand for consumption in Kaduna State for
the year 2009 was 432.80 million cubic litres of water per day. According to Kaduna State Water Board (2009) a
total of 9 water plants exist in the State with a total capacity of 376.66 (mld). This is not adequate to meet the
total daily water demand of the State.
It is very important to harness the groundwater resources of the crystalline terrain in the area under investigation
apart from its being the readily alternative source of water for the rural population in the sub-tropical and tropical
climatic region (Wright, 1992). It also has the advantage of its being found almost everywhere. However the
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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which is jointly sponsored by the State and Federal Governments have
been embarking on the drilling of boreholes, as well as the supply of hand pumps, solar powered semi urban
water schemes across the State. It is very important to properly investigate the groundwater potential of the area
so as to have good reliable information on the groundwater resources to be able to plan properly for the fast
growing population future water demand.
2. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STUDY AREA
The area under investigation is located at the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria and lies between latitude 9
.
15 - 9 .30 N and between longitude 8.00 - 8.30 E, Fig. 1. It falls within the Guinea Savannah climatic belt of
West Africa with two distinct seasons, namely the wet and the dry season. The wet season lasts for 7 months
starting from March/April. The rainfall is greater in the eastern part of the area than in the other parts due to its
close proximity to the Jos Plateau region. The average annual rainfall is about 1575 mm while the average
annual temperature is about 27oC. The dry season is characterised by the north – west trade wind known as the
harmattan. This is dusty and dry with low humidity. The area is accessible from the north east direction through
the Jos – Nimbia – Gidan waya (Old Jema’a) road, from the north west, by the Kafanchan – Fadan Kagoma –
Kwoi road; andfrom the south – west, through the Gitata - Barde road. A railway track also passes through the
area, and connects the northern part with the southern part of Nigeria. Easy accessibility is equally provided by a
network of footpaths as well as rural feeder roads which are not tarred.
The area is drained by a network of rivers and streams which are mostly perennial. The north eastern part has
three major rivers namely, Assob, Gimi and Sanga. These have their sources from the western escarpment of the
Jos Plateau. They join southward to form the River Mada. All these rivers have tributaries, like the Dangwa,
Masoyi, Jema’a and river Ojib. The north western part of the area has the Kogum and KanockRivers as the major
rivers. These have their sources at the Kagoro and Samban hills, respectively and their tributaries include the
Garti, Chori, Nok, Pyneba, Pynecho rivers. All the rivers in the area flow southward and drain into the Mada
River which belongs to the Benue system. The tributaries are controlled either by master-joint pattern or the
schistosity of the basement rock. The resulting drainage pattern is largely trellised and less dendritic.Kaduna
State Water Board (1989) has subdivided the drainage system into seven sub catchments/river basins and the
area under investigation falls into two of the catchments namely the Mada and Gurara.
3. GEOLOGY
The geology of the area is made up of four distinct rock units namely; porphyritic granites, migmatites, gneisses,
and volcanic/basaltic units (McCurry, 1976; Okezie, 1970; Jacobson and Webb, 1946; and Nahikhare, 1971),
(Fig. 2).Varieties of granites include biotite granite and porphyritic granites. Their textures vary from course–,
medium–, to fine-grained. The migmatite shows alternating and discontinuous dark and light coloured bandings
and, the gneisses occur as ortho- and paragneisses, with former type characterized by layered structures while the
latter has bands of light and dark alignment of minerals mostly of biotite and quartz. The basaltic rock occurs as
boulders which are either vesicular or amygdaloidal. The boulders occur at the subsurface within the regolith at
depths between 5–10 metres and sometimes as flow at the surface. Joints, pegmatite and aplite dykes, quartz
veins and minor folds constitute some of the structural elements in the area.
4. Materials and Method
Data on 25 boreholes in the area of study were used for the determination of the aquifer properties. The
boreholes were tested for periods of 50, 60,120, 150, 180, 240, 360 minutes depending on the time at which
equilibrium position was reached for individual well being pumped. The non-equilibrium solution was chosen
and used for this analysis because it has the following advantages.
1. The equation permits the determination of the aquifer constants coefficient of storage ( S) and
transmissivity ( T)
2. A shorter period of pumping is required and no assumption of steady flow state condition is
required.
3. It required one or no observation well.
The Cooper- Jacob method was used for assessing the aquifer properties. At least two important modifications of
the non-equilibrium equation can be traced to a very simple observation made by Cooper and Jacob (1946)
s=

∞
e −u du
Q
∫ u
4πT U

........................

Where s = drawdown
u = well function

Q= constant well discharge
T=Transmissivity
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r= radius of well
It was noted that for small values of radius of well (r) and large value of time (t), u is small, so that the series
terms in the equation below become negligible after the first two terms
By rewriting and changing to decimal logarithm the equation reduces to
s=

2.30 Q
2.25Tt
log 2 ………………………………………
4πT
r S

(2)

And the storage coefficient (S) is giving by
S=

2.25Tt o
………………………………………………
r2

T can be obtained by noting that if t

t

to

= 10 then log

t

to

. (3)

=1

Replacing s by ∆s where ∆s is the drawdown difference per log cycle of t
This is given by
T=

2.30 Q
…………………………………………………
4π∆s

(4)

Where
Q = Constant pumping rate l/s
T = Transmissivity in m²/s
s = Drawdown
t = Time since pumping started.
r = radius of the well
This is known as the modified non-equilibrium equation. This equation can be applied to the time drawdown
observation made in a single observation well.
Krusman and Ridder (1991) show that the hydraulic conductivity K is calculated from the equation K = T/b
where b= aquifer thickness. (Total length of aquifer penetrated by screen)
Todd (1980) shows that the specific capacity is obtained from the relation
Specific capacity =

Q
where s = Total or maximum drawdown.
s

Pumping test data obtained from literature and those obtained from the field were used to determine the
aquifer characteristics. No observation well was used; measurements were taken from the tested boreholes.
Hence the wells were pumped until stability was reached, then the drawdown in the boreholes was recorded and
the recovery phases were observed and recorded. The rest water levels and the pumping water levels were
measured using a dip meter. The length of screen was taken to be the thickness of the aquifer.
5. Result and Discussions
The transmissivity values for the 25 boreholes in the area have a range of between 1.16x10-1 and 9.76x10-3.
Table 2 give the aquifer properties while Table 8 the summary of these properties for the area of study. Using the
classification range in table 3 the transmissivity values of the aquifers in the area of study are predominantly
within the > 500 m2/day class with high potentials. Using the classification by Krasny (1993) in Table 4 the
transmissivity values of the aquifers shows very high potentials for groundwater withdrawals. This is also of
great regional importance, having a range well greater than 1000 m2 /day (Table 2).
The hydraulic conductivity values are between 1.12x10-2m/s and 9.24x10-3m/s. In Table 2 the interpretation and
classification of aquifer hydraulic conductivity is based on the material composition of the aquifer. The
hydraulic conductivity values shows aquifer materials are derived from deep weathering and fracturing of the
basement rocks or deposited in the subsurface within the area of study. Borehole logs and well cuttings reveal
composition of the aquifer materials to vary from clay, sandy clay and gravel to pebbles.
The specific capacity values in the studied area ranges between 1.00x10-1 and 9.95x10-2. Table 8 gives a
summary of the aquifer properties in the area of study. Comparing the values of hydraulic conductivity by
(Domenico and Schwartz, 1990) for crystalline rocks and unconsolidated sedimentary materials with result given
in table 2 the values obtained for the area is within the range given in tables 6 and 7.
6. Discussions on the Hydraulic Properties
From the above section it is clear that the aquifers in the area have very high to high groundwater potentials
except for a few boreholes. This is seen from the average values of both transmissivity and hydraulic
conductivity for the area which are 4.73x10-2 m2/sand 4.03x10-3 m/s respectively. Generally the result of the
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pumping test analysis shows that the boreholes on the average have high groundwater potentials with capacity to
sustain withdrawals for regional importance in most cases and in fewer situations the supply can only be local
and limited.
7. Conclusion
The area has two types of aquifers, the fractured basement aquifer and the weathered overburden aquifers with
high to very high groundwater potentials to sustain water supply from boreholes connected to hand pump or
submersible pump which can meet the water demand of the rural and semi urban population in the area
investigated.
Acknowledgment
I wish to thank the staffs of the rural water supply section of the Kaduna State Ministry of Water Resources
notably Mr Awela Danjuma for providing me with some of the data on the pumping test.
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Fig 1: Location Map of the Study Area

Fig 2: Geologic Map of the Study Area

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Fig 3: Pumped Tested Boreholes Locations

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0 .0

0 .4

0 .8

1 .2

1 .6

Draw ow [m
d n ]

2 .0

2 .4

2 .8

3 .2

3 .6

4 .0

4 .4

4 .8

5 .2

5 .6
2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1 0

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1 0 0

2

Time [min]

Fig 4: Time-draw down curve for a borehole at L.G.E.A. Atuku Kasa

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4

5

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Fig 5: Borehole Geological log at Ngashang Kwoi

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Fig. 6: Borehole Geologic log at Government Secondary School Nok

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Table 1: Summary of pumping test data for boreholes in the area of study
S/NO

BOREHOLE
LOCATION

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

DISCH.
Q(l/s)

B.H.
Depth

SWL

SCREEN
LENGTH

1

C.O.E GIDAN WAYA

N09°23`48.8``

E008°23`53.8``

0.68

30

7.40

12.00

TOTAL
DRAW
DOWN
21.46

2

C.O.E GIDAN WAYA

N09°23`41.4``

E008°23`52.5``

0.68

34

7.50

9.00

19.45

3

N09°26`00.2``

E008°01`35.7``

0.60

18

6.20

9.00

17.90

4

SABONGARIN KWOI
CLINIC
NOK CLINIC

N09°14`21.0``

E008°01`38.2``

0.70

30

6.20

12.00

12.00

5

SANBAN DAJICLINIC

N09°25`13.2``

E008°01`40.0``

0.75

31

7.30

15.00

17.90

6

N09°29`52.8``

E008°02`43.1``

0.80

21

6.90

9.00

13.40

7

CHORI BARIKI
CLINIC
L.G.E.A.MAUDE KWOI

N09°27`04.4``

E008°01`46.6``

0.80

23

7.00

12.00

6.20

8

FORI CLINIC

N09°28`31.7``

E008°06`20.1``

0.70

21

6.50

9.00

4.58

9

ATUKU CLINIC

N09°28`54.9``

E008°27`48.9``

0.40

20

8.84

9.00

16.20

10

L.G.E.A ATUKU KASA

N09°29`07.6``

E008°28`53.5``

0.35

21

8.40

12.00

4.58

11

CHORI UNG DADI

N09 28'26.3

E008 05'22.7

1.00

30

3.50

12.00

13.80

12

JAGINDI GARICLINIC

N09°22`49.7``

E008°12`41.0``

0.40

21

13.60

9.00

4.02

13

ZANKAN KWANO

N09 23.406

E008 0.17'809

1.00

32

7.00

21.00

6.29

14

NISAMA

N09 27'914

E008 28'22.9

1.00

30

13.50

21.00

6.52

15

L.G.E.A WAZO

N09°25`144.3``

E008°07`39.0``

0.40

21

9.25

12.00

14.70

16

L.G.E.A DOGON AWO

N09°17`11.1``

E008°13`59.1``

1.10

24

5.20

12.00

16.70
20.70

17

L.G.E.A KWARABE

N09°21`18.5``

E008°02`04.4``

0.65

27

6.10

9.00

18

L.G.E.A GIGIRA

N09°23`21.7``

E008°06`21.1``

0.70

24

6.20

9.00

20.70

19

L.G.E.A RAMINDOPE

N09°19`43.6``

E008°02`06.8``

0.75

23

7.05

12.00

16.20

20

UNG/LOGKO JABA

N09 27 54.1

E008 28 16.4

1.33

30

2.83

15.00

11.00

21

L.G.E.A KANUFI

N09°28`24.0``

E008°29`40.5``

0.44

24

9.30

9.00

7.13

22

MANTE ZANKAN

N09°24`06.0``

E008°19`01.3``

1.00

28

7.30

16.00

22.20

23

KANUFITOWN

N09°28`16.9``

E008°29`19.7``

0.19

26.5

10.20

9.00

2.95

24

L.G.E.A UNG WAKILI

N09°29`49.8``

E008°27`38.6``

0.6

24

8.05

14.00

6.00

25

GIGIRATOWN

N09 08'26.8

E008 05'22.0

0.6

29.5

10.5

22.20

22.29

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TABLE 2: AQUIFER PROPERTIES FOR SOME BOREHOLES IN
THE AREA OF STUDY
S/No

Borehole
No

Discharge
Q (l/s)
Transmissivity

Hydraulic Conductivity

Specific
Capacity
(m3/s/)

Draw
down
per log
cycle
(∆s)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

H14
H33
H10
H20
H38
H40
H39
H44
H7
H18
H9
H17
H15
H1
H12
H3
H23
H2
H6
H13
H25
H27
H37
H47

Lat. N
09o25’13.2”
09o23’21.7”
09o14’21.0”
09o21’18.5”
09o22’49.7”
09o29’49.8”
09o28’31.7”
09o17’11.1”
09o26’00.2”
09o29’07.6”
09o28’24.0”
09o27’04.7”
09o23’41.4”
09o29’52.8”
09o19’43.6”
09o23’48.8”
09o25’14.3”
09o24’06.0”
09o28’16.9”
09o27’54.1”
09o23’23.7”
09o28 58.7”
09o28’26.3”
09o28’26.8”

Long. E
008o01’40”
008o06’21.1”
008o01’38.2”
008o02’04.4”
008o12’41.0”
008o27’38.6”
008o06’20.1”
008o13’59.1”
008o01’35.7”
008o28’53.5”
008o29’40.5”
008o01’46.6”
008o23’52.5”
008o02’43.1”
008o02’06.8”
008o23’53.8”
008o71’39.0”
008o19’01.3”
008o29’19.7”
008o28’16.4”
008o17’51.1”
008o01’11.0
008o05’22.7”
008o05’22.8”

0.75
0.70
0.70
0.65
0.40
0.60
0.70
1.10
0.60
0.35
0.44
0.80
0.67
0.80
0.70
0.68
0.40
1.00
0.19
1.00
1.00
0.30
1.00
0.60

(m2/s)
6.00x10-2
3.35x10-2
5.12x10-2
3.03x10-2
8.32x10-2
5.40x10-2
2.30x10-1
1.35x10-1
1.74x10-1
3.20x10-2
3.00 x10-1
9.76x10-3
4.90x10-2
7.00x10-2
3.22 x10-2
6.22 x10-2
5.72x10-2
6.78 x10-2
1.16 x10-1
2.61 x10-1
9.10 x10-2
4.00 x10-1
7.62 x10-2
4.99 x10-2

T (m2/day)
5184
2894.4
4423.68
2617.92
7188.48
4665.6
1987.2
1166.4
1503.36
2764.8
2592
8432.64
4233.6
6048
2782.08
5374.08
4942.08
5857.92
1002.24
2255.04
7862.4
3456
6583.68
4311.36

K (m/s)
6.30x10-2
3.73 x10-3
4.30 x10-3
3.37x x10-5
9.24 x10-3
4.00 x10-3
2.54 x10-2
1.12x10-2
1.50x10-2
3.00 x10-3
3.20 x10-2
8.13 x10-3
3.00 x10-3
7.74 x10-3
3.57 x10-3
6.91x10-3
5.00 x10-3
4.24 x10-3
1.30 x10-2
1.24 x10-2
4.40 x10-3
3.00x10-2
6.40 x10-3
2.30 x10-3

K (m/day)
5443.2
3222.72
3715.2
2911.68
7983.36
3456
2194.56
24192
1296
2592
2764.8
7024.32
2592
6687.36
3084.46
5970.24
4320
3663.36
1123.2
1071.36
3801.6
2592
5529.6
1987.2

6.82 x10-2
5.00x10-2
3.91 x10-2
3.51 x10-2
9.95 x10-2
1.00 x10-1
1.53 x10-1
6.59 x10-2
4.63 x10-2
2.70 x10-4
6.17 x10-2
4.94 x10-2
3.17 x10-2
5.97 x10-2
4.63 x10-4
3.50 x10-2
8.73 x10-2
7.19 x10-2
6.44 x10-2
9.90 x10-2
5.08 x10-2
1.93 x10-2
4.73 x10-2
2.69 x10-2

2.50
3.00
2.50
3.92
0.88
2.04
0.56
1.50
0.8
2.00
0.28
1.50
2.50
2.10
4.00
2.00
1.28
2.70
0.30
0.70
2.00
0.60
2.40
2.20

25

H46

09o23’0.41”

008o20’08.6”

1.00

4.20x10-2

3628.8

2.21 x10-3

1909.44

8.81 x10-2

4.40

Table 3: Gheorghe Standards for Transmissivity (T)
Transmissivity Range (m2/day)
>500
50-500
5-50
0.5-5
<0.5

Transmissivity Potentials
High potential
Moderate potential
Low potential
Very low potential
Negligible potential

Table 4: Standard for transmissivity (T) Krasny (1993
T (m2/day)
1000
100
10

Designation of
Transmissivity
Very high
High
Intermediate

1

Low

0.1

Very low
Impermeable

Groundwater Supply Potential
Withdrawal of great regional importance
Withdrawal of lesser regional importance.
Withdrawal for local water supply (small
community’ plants etc).
Small withdrawals for local water supply (Private
consumption etc)
Withdrawals for local water supply with limited
consumption.
Sources for local water supply are difficult if
possible to ensure.

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Table 5 : Bouwers (1978) Standards for Hydraulic Conductivity (K)
Materials
K Ranges (m/day)
Clay Soils (surface)
0.01 – 0.2
Deep clay beds
10-8 to 10-2
Loam soils (surface)
0.1 to 1
Fine Sand
1 to 5
Medium sand
5 to 20
Coarse Sand
20 to 100
Gravel
100 to 1000
Sand and gravel mixes
5 to 100
Clay, sand, and gravel mixes (till)
0.01 to 0.1
Table 6:Hydraulic Conductivity Crystalline rocks
Domenico and Schwartz( 1990)
Crystalline Rocks
Material
Permeable Basalt
Fractured igneous and metamorphic rock
Weathered granite
Weathered gabbro
Basalt
fractured igneous and metamorphic

Hydraulic Conductivity
(m/Sec)
4x10-7 to 2x10-2
8x10-9to 3x10-4
3.3x10-6to 5.2x10-5
5.5x10-7to 3.8x10-6
2x10-11to 4.2x10-7
3x10-14 to 2x10-10

Table 7: Hydraulic Conductivity for Unconsolidated Materials
Domenico and Schwartz( 1990)
Unconsolidated Sedimentary Materials
Hydraulic Conductivity
(m/Sec)
Gravel
3x10-4 to 3x10-2
Coarse sand
9x10-7 to 6x10-3
Medium sand
9x10-7 to 5x10-4
Fine sand
2x10-7 to 2x10-4
Silt, loess
1x10-9 to 2x10-5
Till
1x10-12 to 2x10-6
Clay
1x10-11 to 4.7x10-9
Unweathered Marine Clay
8x10-13 to 2x10-9
Material

Table 8: Summary of aquifer properties for the 25 boreholes in the area of study
Aquifer
Property
Minimum
Maximum

Transmissivity Hydraulic
Specific
T (m2/s)
Conductivity
capacity
k(m/s)
(m3/s)
-1
-2
1.16x10
1.12x10
1.00x10-1
-3
-3
9.76x10
9.24x10
9.95x10-2

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Assessment of groundwater potentials of the crystalline aquifers using hydraulic propertiesfor gidanwaya town

  • 1. Journal of Environment and Earth Science ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online) Vol.3, No.14, 2013 www.iiste.org Assessment Of Groundwater Potentials Of The Crystalline Aquifers Using Hydraulic Propertiesfor Gidanwaya Town And Its Environs, Southern Parts Of Kaduna State, North Western Nigeria Hamidu H., Bala A. E. and Ikpokonte A.E. Department of GeologyAhmaduBelloUniversity, Samaru-Zaria hassanhamidu@yahoo.com Abstract Pumping test data for 25 boreholes were used to evaluate the hydraulic properties of the aquifers derived from the crystalline Basement rocks of Gidan Waya in southern part of Kaduna State Sheet 188 Jema’a NE and NW North Western Nigeria using the Cooper – Jacobs’s non equilibrium graphical procedures. The transmissivity values for the 25 boreholes in the area have a range of between 1.16x10-1 and 9.76x10-3.The hydraulic conductivity values are between 1.12x10-2m/s and 9.24x10-3m/s. The specific capacity values in the studied area ranges between 1.00x10-1 and 9.95x10-2. The maximum drawdown recorded for the boreholes is between 4.24 to 22.9 m while the drawdown per log cycle ranges from 0.28 to 4.40 m. The above range of aquifer properties has revealed the area to be of high to very high groundwater potentials. Lithological borehole logs revealed the aquifers in the area to comprise of clay, silt, sand, gravels and fractured basement rocks aquifer materials. This is further supported by the values of hydraulic conductivity obtained. Generally the result of the pumping test analysis shows that the boreholes on the average have high groundwater potentials with capacity to sustain withdrawals for regional importance in most cases and in fewer situations the supply can only be local and limited. Keywords: Basement Complex, Aquifers, Groundwater potentials, Hydraulic Properties. 1. INTRODUCTION The increasing demand for potable water supply has led to the widespread exploration and exploitation of the groundwater resources of the countries of the world of which Nigeria is not an exception. The Basement Complex terrain which was neglected and considered un-important in terms of water resources have in the past two or three decades received a lot of attention by researchers, government agencies like the Directorate of Food Road and Rural Infrastructure (DFFRI), Kaduna State Agricultural Development Project(KADP), Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), Fadama programs, Ministries, States, Local Governments, Non-Governmental Organizations and internationally by the World Bank, United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), United Nation Development Project (UNDP), Water Aid and a lot of Charity Organizations and donor agencies. Nearly 50% (461, 884.5km2) of the surface area of Nigeria is occupied by the basement rocks. Du Preeze and Barber (1965) described the basement complex in other region as a poor groundwater region with recorded average yield of just 3960 1/hr (880 gph). Despite its poor hydrogeological characteristics, the crystalline basement is very important in groundwater development and Offodile (2002) shows that 50% of the water needed by the rural populace in Nigeria is provided by the Basement Complex rocks. Kaduna State has a population of six million, sixty six thousand, two hundred and ninety (6,066,290) out of 50% of the population in the area, three million, thirty one thousand, one hundred and eight (3,031,108) belong to rural, Nine hundred and eighty four thousand, seven hundred and twenty seven (984,727) representing 16% of the semi urban, while the population of the urban area stood at two million fifty thousand and forty five ( 2, 050, 045) representing 34%. It is important to note that the first two categories of population rely solely on boreholes and dug wells for their potable water supply (KDS WASH REPORT, 2010). This is because pipe -borne water has not yet been extended to most of the rural and semi-urban areas. The daily standard water requirements for the rural, semi urban, and urban areas for Kaduna State are 30, 60, 120 (lcd)respectively (KSWB 2009). As people migrate from rural to urban centres the water demand will increase. Also as the population increases there will also be greater demand for more water. The total daily water demand for consumption in Kaduna State for the year 2009 was 432.80 million cubic litres of water per day. According to Kaduna State Water Board (2009) a total of 9 water plants exist in the State with a total capacity of 376.66 (mld). This is not adequate to meet the total daily water demand of the State. It is very important to harness the groundwater resources of the crystalline terrain in the area under investigation apart from its being the readily alternative source of water for the rural population in the sub-tropical and tropical climatic region (Wright, 1992). It also has the advantage of its being found almost everywhere. However the 152
  • 2. Journal of Environment and Earth Science ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online) Vol.3, No.14, 2013 www.iiste.org Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which is jointly sponsored by the State and Federal Governments have been embarking on the drilling of boreholes, as well as the supply of hand pumps, solar powered semi urban water schemes across the State. It is very important to properly investigate the groundwater potential of the area so as to have good reliable information on the groundwater resources to be able to plan properly for the fast growing population future water demand. 2. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STUDY AREA The area under investigation is located at the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria and lies between latitude 9 . 15 - 9 .30 N and between longitude 8.00 - 8.30 E, Fig. 1. It falls within the Guinea Savannah climatic belt of West Africa with two distinct seasons, namely the wet and the dry season. The wet season lasts for 7 months starting from March/April. The rainfall is greater in the eastern part of the area than in the other parts due to its close proximity to the Jos Plateau region. The average annual rainfall is about 1575 mm while the average annual temperature is about 27oC. The dry season is characterised by the north – west trade wind known as the harmattan. This is dusty and dry with low humidity. The area is accessible from the north east direction through the Jos – Nimbia – Gidan waya (Old Jema’a) road, from the north west, by the Kafanchan – Fadan Kagoma – Kwoi road; andfrom the south – west, through the Gitata - Barde road. A railway track also passes through the area, and connects the northern part with the southern part of Nigeria. Easy accessibility is equally provided by a network of footpaths as well as rural feeder roads which are not tarred. The area is drained by a network of rivers and streams which are mostly perennial. The north eastern part has three major rivers namely, Assob, Gimi and Sanga. These have their sources from the western escarpment of the Jos Plateau. They join southward to form the River Mada. All these rivers have tributaries, like the Dangwa, Masoyi, Jema’a and river Ojib. The north western part of the area has the Kogum and KanockRivers as the major rivers. These have their sources at the Kagoro and Samban hills, respectively and their tributaries include the Garti, Chori, Nok, Pyneba, Pynecho rivers. All the rivers in the area flow southward and drain into the Mada River which belongs to the Benue system. The tributaries are controlled either by master-joint pattern or the schistosity of the basement rock. The resulting drainage pattern is largely trellised and less dendritic.Kaduna State Water Board (1989) has subdivided the drainage system into seven sub catchments/river basins and the area under investigation falls into two of the catchments namely the Mada and Gurara. 3. GEOLOGY The geology of the area is made up of four distinct rock units namely; porphyritic granites, migmatites, gneisses, and volcanic/basaltic units (McCurry, 1976; Okezie, 1970; Jacobson and Webb, 1946; and Nahikhare, 1971), (Fig. 2).Varieties of granites include biotite granite and porphyritic granites. Their textures vary from course–, medium–, to fine-grained. The migmatite shows alternating and discontinuous dark and light coloured bandings and, the gneisses occur as ortho- and paragneisses, with former type characterized by layered structures while the latter has bands of light and dark alignment of minerals mostly of biotite and quartz. The basaltic rock occurs as boulders which are either vesicular or amygdaloidal. The boulders occur at the subsurface within the regolith at depths between 5–10 metres and sometimes as flow at the surface. Joints, pegmatite and aplite dykes, quartz veins and minor folds constitute some of the structural elements in the area. 4. Materials and Method Data on 25 boreholes in the area of study were used for the determination of the aquifer properties. The boreholes were tested for periods of 50, 60,120, 150, 180, 240, 360 minutes depending on the time at which equilibrium position was reached for individual well being pumped. The non-equilibrium solution was chosen and used for this analysis because it has the following advantages. 1. The equation permits the determination of the aquifer constants coefficient of storage ( S) and transmissivity ( T) 2. A shorter period of pumping is required and no assumption of steady flow state condition is required. 3. It required one or no observation well. The Cooper- Jacob method was used for assessing the aquifer properties. At least two important modifications of the non-equilibrium equation can be traced to a very simple observation made by Cooper and Jacob (1946) s= ∞ e −u du Q ∫ u 4πT U ........................ Where s = drawdown u = well function Q= constant well discharge T=Transmissivity 153 (1)
  • 3. Journal of Environment and Earth Science ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online) Vol.3, No.14, 2013 www.iiste.org r= radius of well It was noted that for small values of radius of well (r) and large value of time (t), u is small, so that the series terms in the equation below become negligible after the first two terms By rewriting and changing to decimal logarithm the equation reduces to s= 2.30 Q 2.25Tt log 2 ……………………………………… 4πT r S (2) And the storage coefficient (S) is giving by S= 2.25Tt o ……………………………………………… r2 T can be obtained by noting that if t t to = 10 then log t to . (3) =1 Replacing s by ∆s where ∆s is the drawdown difference per log cycle of t This is given by T= 2.30 Q ………………………………………………… 4π∆s (4) Where Q = Constant pumping rate l/s T = Transmissivity in m²/s s = Drawdown t = Time since pumping started. r = radius of the well This is known as the modified non-equilibrium equation. This equation can be applied to the time drawdown observation made in a single observation well. Krusman and Ridder (1991) show that the hydraulic conductivity K is calculated from the equation K = T/b where b= aquifer thickness. (Total length of aquifer penetrated by screen) Todd (1980) shows that the specific capacity is obtained from the relation Specific capacity = Q where s = Total or maximum drawdown. s Pumping test data obtained from literature and those obtained from the field were used to determine the aquifer characteristics. No observation well was used; measurements were taken from the tested boreholes. Hence the wells were pumped until stability was reached, then the drawdown in the boreholes was recorded and the recovery phases were observed and recorded. The rest water levels and the pumping water levels were measured using a dip meter. The length of screen was taken to be the thickness of the aquifer. 5. Result and Discussions The transmissivity values for the 25 boreholes in the area have a range of between 1.16x10-1 and 9.76x10-3. Table 2 give the aquifer properties while Table 8 the summary of these properties for the area of study. Using the classification range in table 3 the transmissivity values of the aquifers in the area of study are predominantly within the > 500 m2/day class with high potentials. Using the classification by Krasny (1993) in Table 4 the transmissivity values of the aquifers shows very high potentials for groundwater withdrawals. This is also of great regional importance, having a range well greater than 1000 m2 /day (Table 2). The hydraulic conductivity values are between 1.12x10-2m/s and 9.24x10-3m/s. In Table 2 the interpretation and classification of aquifer hydraulic conductivity is based on the material composition of the aquifer. The hydraulic conductivity values shows aquifer materials are derived from deep weathering and fracturing of the basement rocks or deposited in the subsurface within the area of study. Borehole logs and well cuttings reveal composition of the aquifer materials to vary from clay, sandy clay and gravel to pebbles. The specific capacity values in the studied area ranges between 1.00x10-1 and 9.95x10-2. Table 8 gives a summary of the aquifer properties in the area of study. Comparing the values of hydraulic conductivity by (Domenico and Schwartz, 1990) for crystalline rocks and unconsolidated sedimentary materials with result given in table 2 the values obtained for the area is within the range given in tables 6 and 7. 6. Discussions on the Hydraulic Properties From the above section it is clear that the aquifers in the area have very high to high groundwater potentials except for a few boreholes. This is seen from the average values of both transmissivity and hydraulic conductivity for the area which are 4.73x10-2 m2/sand 4.03x10-3 m/s respectively. Generally the result of the 154
  • 4. Journal of Environment and Earth Science ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online) Vol.3, No.14, 2013 www.iiste.org pumping test analysis shows that the boreholes on the average have high groundwater potentials with capacity to sustain withdrawals for regional importance in most cases and in fewer situations the supply can only be local and limited. 7. Conclusion The area has two types of aquifers, the fractured basement aquifer and the weathered overburden aquifers with high to very high groundwater potentials to sustain water supply from boreholes connected to hand pump or submersible pump which can meet the water demand of the rural and semi urban population in the area investigated. Acknowledgment I wish to thank the staffs of the rural water supply section of the Kaduna State Ministry of Water Resources notably Mr Awela Danjuma for providing me with some of the data on the pumping test. REFERENCES Bouwer, H. (1978). Groundwater hydrology Mc Graw Hill Book Company pp 402-406. Cooper, HH; Jacob, CE. (1946). A generalized graphical method for evaluating formation constants and summarizing well-field history. Trans.America.geophysical Union 27. pp 526-534. Domenico P.A and Franklin S.W (1997) Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology,Second edition. Published by John wiley and sons Inc. New York 506pp. Du Preez, and Barber, J.W, (1965). The Distribution and Chemical Quality of Groundwater in Northern Nigeria Bull. Geol. Survey No. 36, pp. 12-20. Federal Surveys Nigeria (1971). Topographical map sheet 188 NW/NE First Edition. Freeze, RA; Cherry, JA; (1979). Groundwater. Prentice Hall Inc. 304p. Georghe A. (1978) Processing and Synthesis of Hydrogeological Data Abacus Press, Tumbridge Wells Kent pp 122-136. Jacobson, R. and Webb, J.S. (1946). The Pegmatites of Central Nigeria Geol. Survey of Nigeria. Bulletin No. 17. Kaduna State Water Board (1989). Hydro-meteorological data Unpub report KSWB Kaduna. Kaduna State Water Board (2009).Capacity of water supply facilities .Kaduna: Corporate Planning Department. Kaduna State Government(2010). FinalReportState Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Investment Plan 2010-2015. Krasny,J.(1993) Classification of transmissivity magnitude and variation. Groundwater Journal of Association of Groundwater Scientists and Engineer. Kruseman,G.P and de Ridder, N.A (1991), Analysis and evaluation of pumping test data: International natural institute for land reclamation and improvement,Wageningen,the Netherlands.Pub 47,377p McCurry, P. (1976):The geology of the Precambrian to Lower Paleozoic rocks of Northern Nigeria _ areview. In : Kogbe , C.A .(Ed) Geology of Nigeria_ Elizabeth pub.Co Ibadan, Nigeria. PP.15-38 Nahikhare, J.I. (1971). Geology of Western half of 1;100.000 sheet 188 (jema,a) Geology survey of Nigeria unpublished report. No. 1472 Offodile, M.E. (2002): An Approach to Groundwater Study and Development in Nigeria Second edition.Published by Mecon Geology and Engineering Services Ltd. Jos, Nigeria. Okezie, C.N. (1970). Interim report on the Geology of the Basement Complex of the 1:100.000 sheet 167 Kafanchan S.W. Unpublished GSN report No. 1347. Todd, D.K (1980). Groundwater Hydrology Second edition. Published by John Wileyand sons New York Chichester Brisbane Toron Wright, E.P. (1992). The Hydrogeology of Crystalline Basement Aquifer in Africa. A Publication of Geological Society Special Publication. 66: Pp. 1 – 27. 155
  • 5. Journal of Environment and Earth Science ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online) Vol.3, No.14, 2013 www.iiste.org Fig 1: Location Map of the Study Area Fig 2: Geologic Map of the Study Area 156
  • 6. Journal of Environment and Earth Science ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online) Vol.3, No.14, 2013 www.iiste.org Fig 3: Pumped Tested Boreholes Locations 157
  • 7. Journal of Environment and Earth Science ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online) Vol.3, No.14, 2013 www.iiste.org 0 .0 0 .4 0 .8 1 .2 1 .6 Draw ow [m d n ] 2 .0 2 .4 2 .8 3 .2 3 .6 4 .0 4 .4 4 .8 5 .2 5 .6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 0 2 Time [min] Fig 4: Time-draw down curve for a borehole at L.G.E.A. Atuku Kasa 158 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 0 0
  • 8. Journal of Environment and Earth Science ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online) Vol.3, No.14, 2013 www.iiste.org Fig 5: Borehole Geological log at Ngashang Kwoi 159
  • 9. Journal of Environment and Earth Science ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online) Vol.3, No.14, 2013 www.iiste.org Fig. 6: Borehole Geologic log at Government Secondary School Nok 160
  • 10. Journal of Environment and Earth Science ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online) Vol.3, No.14, 2013 www.iiste.org Table 1: Summary of pumping test data for boreholes in the area of study S/NO BOREHOLE LOCATION LATITUDE LONGITUDE DISCH. Q(l/s) B.H. Depth SWL SCREEN LENGTH 1 C.O.E GIDAN WAYA N09°23`48.8`` E008°23`53.8`` 0.68 30 7.40 12.00 TOTAL DRAW DOWN 21.46 2 C.O.E GIDAN WAYA N09°23`41.4`` E008°23`52.5`` 0.68 34 7.50 9.00 19.45 3 N09°26`00.2`` E008°01`35.7`` 0.60 18 6.20 9.00 17.90 4 SABONGARIN KWOI CLINIC NOK CLINIC N09°14`21.0`` E008°01`38.2`` 0.70 30 6.20 12.00 12.00 5 SANBAN DAJICLINIC N09°25`13.2`` E008°01`40.0`` 0.75 31 7.30 15.00 17.90 6 N09°29`52.8`` E008°02`43.1`` 0.80 21 6.90 9.00 13.40 7 CHORI BARIKI CLINIC L.G.E.A.MAUDE KWOI N09°27`04.4`` E008°01`46.6`` 0.80 23 7.00 12.00 6.20 8 FORI CLINIC N09°28`31.7`` E008°06`20.1`` 0.70 21 6.50 9.00 4.58 9 ATUKU CLINIC N09°28`54.9`` E008°27`48.9`` 0.40 20 8.84 9.00 16.20 10 L.G.E.A ATUKU KASA N09°29`07.6`` E008°28`53.5`` 0.35 21 8.40 12.00 4.58 11 CHORI UNG DADI N09 28'26.3 E008 05'22.7 1.00 30 3.50 12.00 13.80 12 JAGINDI GARICLINIC N09°22`49.7`` E008°12`41.0`` 0.40 21 13.60 9.00 4.02 13 ZANKAN KWANO N09 23.406 E008 0.17'809 1.00 32 7.00 21.00 6.29 14 NISAMA N09 27'914 E008 28'22.9 1.00 30 13.50 21.00 6.52 15 L.G.E.A WAZO N09°25`144.3`` E008°07`39.0`` 0.40 21 9.25 12.00 14.70 16 L.G.E.A DOGON AWO N09°17`11.1`` E008°13`59.1`` 1.10 24 5.20 12.00 16.70 20.70 17 L.G.E.A KWARABE N09°21`18.5`` E008°02`04.4`` 0.65 27 6.10 9.00 18 L.G.E.A GIGIRA N09°23`21.7`` E008°06`21.1`` 0.70 24 6.20 9.00 20.70 19 L.G.E.A RAMINDOPE N09°19`43.6`` E008°02`06.8`` 0.75 23 7.05 12.00 16.20 20 UNG/LOGKO JABA N09 27 54.1 E008 28 16.4 1.33 30 2.83 15.00 11.00 21 L.G.E.A KANUFI N09°28`24.0`` E008°29`40.5`` 0.44 24 9.30 9.00 7.13 22 MANTE ZANKAN N09°24`06.0`` E008°19`01.3`` 1.00 28 7.30 16.00 22.20 23 KANUFITOWN N09°28`16.9`` E008°29`19.7`` 0.19 26.5 10.20 9.00 2.95 24 L.G.E.A UNG WAKILI N09°29`49.8`` E008°27`38.6`` 0.6 24 8.05 14.00 6.00 25 GIGIRATOWN N09 08'26.8 E008 05'22.0 0.6 29.5 10.5 22.20 22.29 161
  • 11. Journal of Environment and Earth Science ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online) Vol.3, No.14, 2013 www.iiste.org TABLE 2: AQUIFER PROPERTIES FOR SOME BOREHOLES IN THE AREA OF STUDY S/No Borehole No Discharge Q (l/s) Transmissivity Hydraulic Conductivity Specific Capacity (m3/s/) Draw down per log cycle (∆s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 H14 H33 H10 H20 H38 H40 H39 H44 H7 H18 H9 H17 H15 H1 H12 H3 H23 H2 H6 H13 H25 H27 H37 H47 Lat. N 09o25’13.2” 09o23’21.7” 09o14’21.0” 09o21’18.5” 09o22’49.7” 09o29’49.8” 09o28’31.7” 09o17’11.1” 09o26’00.2” 09o29’07.6” 09o28’24.0” 09o27’04.7” 09o23’41.4” 09o29’52.8” 09o19’43.6” 09o23’48.8” 09o25’14.3” 09o24’06.0” 09o28’16.9” 09o27’54.1” 09o23’23.7” 09o28 58.7” 09o28’26.3” 09o28’26.8” Long. E 008o01’40” 008o06’21.1” 008o01’38.2” 008o02’04.4” 008o12’41.0” 008o27’38.6” 008o06’20.1” 008o13’59.1” 008o01’35.7” 008o28’53.5” 008o29’40.5” 008o01’46.6” 008o23’52.5” 008o02’43.1” 008o02’06.8” 008o23’53.8” 008o71’39.0” 008o19’01.3” 008o29’19.7” 008o28’16.4” 008o17’51.1” 008o01’11.0 008o05’22.7” 008o05’22.8” 0.75 0.70 0.70 0.65 0.40 0.60 0.70 1.10 0.60 0.35 0.44 0.80 0.67 0.80 0.70 0.68 0.40 1.00 0.19 1.00 1.00 0.30 1.00 0.60 (m2/s) 6.00x10-2 3.35x10-2 5.12x10-2 3.03x10-2 8.32x10-2 5.40x10-2 2.30x10-1 1.35x10-1 1.74x10-1 3.20x10-2 3.00 x10-1 9.76x10-3 4.90x10-2 7.00x10-2 3.22 x10-2 6.22 x10-2 5.72x10-2 6.78 x10-2 1.16 x10-1 2.61 x10-1 9.10 x10-2 4.00 x10-1 7.62 x10-2 4.99 x10-2 T (m2/day) 5184 2894.4 4423.68 2617.92 7188.48 4665.6 1987.2 1166.4 1503.36 2764.8 2592 8432.64 4233.6 6048 2782.08 5374.08 4942.08 5857.92 1002.24 2255.04 7862.4 3456 6583.68 4311.36 K (m/s) 6.30x10-2 3.73 x10-3 4.30 x10-3 3.37x x10-5 9.24 x10-3 4.00 x10-3 2.54 x10-2 1.12x10-2 1.50x10-2 3.00 x10-3 3.20 x10-2 8.13 x10-3 3.00 x10-3 7.74 x10-3 3.57 x10-3 6.91x10-3 5.00 x10-3 4.24 x10-3 1.30 x10-2 1.24 x10-2 4.40 x10-3 3.00x10-2 6.40 x10-3 2.30 x10-3 K (m/day) 5443.2 3222.72 3715.2 2911.68 7983.36 3456 2194.56 24192 1296 2592 2764.8 7024.32 2592 6687.36 3084.46 5970.24 4320 3663.36 1123.2 1071.36 3801.6 2592 5529.6 1987.2 6.82 x10-2 5.00x10-2 3.91 x10-2 3.51 x10-2 9.95 x10-2 1.00 x10-1 1.53 x10-1 6.59 x10-2 4.63 x10-2 2.70 x10-4 6.17 x10-2 4.94 x10-2 3.17 x10-2 5.97 x10-2 4.63 x10-4 3.50 x10-2 8.73 x10-2 7.19 x10-2 6.44 x10-2 9.90 x10-2 5.08 x10-2 1.93 x10-2 4.73 x10-2 2.69 x10-2 2.50 3.00 2.50 3.92 0.88 2.04 0.56 1.50 0.8 2.00 0.28 1.50 2.50 2.10 4.00 2.00 1.28 2.70 0.30 0.70 2.00 0.60 2.40 2.20 25 H46 09o23’0.41” 008o20’08.6” 1.00 4.20x10-2 3628.8 2.21 x10-3 1909.44 8.81 x10-2 4.40 Table 3: Gheorghe Standards for Transmissivity (T) Transmissivity Range (m2/day) >500 50-500 5-50 0.5-5 <0.5 Transmissivity Potentials High potential Moderate potential Low potential Very low potential Negligible potential Table 4: Standard for transmissivity (T) Krasny (1993 T (m2/day) 1000 100 10 Designation of Transmissivity Very high High Intermediate 1 Low 0.1 Very low Impermeable Groundwater Supply Potential Withdrawal of great regional importance Withdrawal of lesser regional importance. Withdrawal for local water supply (small community’ plants etc). Small withdrawals for local water supply (Private consumption etc) Withdrawals for local water supply with limited consumption. Sources for local water supply are difficult if possible to ensure. 162
  • 12. Journal of Environment and Earth Science ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online) Vol.3, No.14, 2013 www.iiste.org Table 5 : Bouwers (1978) Standards for Hydraulic Conductivity (K) Materials K Ranges (m/day) Clay Soils (surface) 0.01 – 0.2 Deep clay beds 10-8 to 10-2 Loam soils (surface) 0.1 to 1 Fine Sand 1 to 5 Medium sand 5 to 20 Coarse Sand 20 to 100 Gravel 100 to 1000 Sand and gravel mixes 5 to 100 Clay, sand, and gravel mixes (till) 0.01 to 0.1 Table 6:Hydraulic Conductivity Crystalline rocks Domenico and Schwartz( 1990) Crystalline Rocks Material Permeable Basalt Fractured igneous and metamorphic rock Weathered granite Weathered gabbro Basalt fractured igneous and metamorphic Hydraulic Conductivity (m/Sec) 4x10-7 to 2x10-2 8x10-9to 3x10-4 3.3x10-6to 5.2x10-5 5.5x10-7to 3.8x10-6 2x10-11to 4.2x10-7 3x10-14 to 2x10-10 Table 7: Hydraulic Conductivity for Unconsolidated Materials Domenico and Schwartz( 1990) Unconsolidated Sedimentary Materials Hydraulic Conductivity (m/Sec) Gravel 3x10-4 to 3x10-2 Coarse sand 9x10-7 to 6x10-3 Medium sand 9x10-7 to 5x10-4 Fine sand 2x10-7 to 2x10-4 Silt, loess 1x10-9 to 2x10-5 Till 1x10-12 to 2x10-6 Clay 1x10-11 to 4.7x10-9 Unweathered Marine Clay 8x10-13 to 2x10-9 Material Table 8: Summary of aquifer properties for the 25 boreholes in the area of study Aquifer Property Minimum Maximum Transmissivity Hydraulic Specific T (m2/s) Conductivity capacity k(m/s) (m3/s) -1 -2 1.16x10 1.12x10 1.00x10-1 -3 -3 9.76x10 9.24x10 9.95x10-2 163
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