Multi-Objective Management
of Saltwater Intrusion in Groundwater:
Optimization Under Uncertainty

By Minh Thuan Tran
June 2004
Delft University Press
ISBN: 9040724806
202 pages, Illustrated, 6 ½" x 9 ½"
$77.50 Paper Original

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This is a Ph.D. dissertation. Groundwater aquifers are an important resource in coastal regions. In many areas where there is no fresh surface water from rivers or reservoirs, the development of ground water resources is practically the only alternative to storage of rainwater.

However, the coastal aquifers are very vulnerable to the seawater intrusion through the overdraft of groundwater exploitation or insufficient recharge from upstream, etc. In order to control sea water intrusion, varying forms of saltwater intrusion management models have been studied. They address the optimal ground water pumping and recharge schedules with or without surface water supplies for conjunctive use.

Contents include: Introduction, Literature Review, The Response of Saltwater Intrusion Lengths with Respect to the Stresses and Transmissivities - Sensitivity Analysis Based on the SHARP Computer Code, Conic Quadratic Programming, Development of the Methodology for the Multi-Objective Saltwater Intrusion Management Model, Hypothetical Example Results for the Quasi-Three-Dimensional SHARP Model Simulation of a One-Layered Aquifer, The Results of the Real-World Case Application, Conclusions and Recommendations.

Civil Engineering

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