Groundwater Exploitation Zoning Aiming at Management of Sustainable Groundwater Exploitation and Use in Ca Mau Peninsula, Vietnam

Abstract

The research is financed by KC08.08/16-20: Study of measures for mitigating and adapting to drought and salinity intrusion as natural hazards in Camau peninsula, Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam

Abstract

Groundwater system in Camau Peninsula has 6 main aquifers (not including very poorly productive qh aquifer), of which 4 aquifers are predominantly exploited, namely qp_2-3, qp₁, n₂² and n₂¹; 2 minor aquifers are qp₃ and n₁³. Although the aquifers are located over the area, due to complicated fresh/saline interfaces in sections, exploitation and protection of groundwater sources is dealing with many problems. In the paper, information of aquifers is systematized into a map of groundwater exploitation zoning on scale 1:200,000 for the purpose of supplying essential information of water sources management in each socio-economical zone.

Keywords: Camau peninsula, potential exploitable groundwater reserve.

DOI: 10.7176/JEES/10-4-04

Publication date: April 30^th 2020