Synthesis of Groundwater Recharge of Carbonate Aquifers in the Betic Cordillera (Southern Spain)

Martos-Rosillo, S.; González-Ramón, A.; Jiménez, P.; Durán, J.J.; Andreo, B.; Mancera-Molero, E.

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-17435-3_11

Synthesis of Groundwater Recharge of Carbonate Aquifers in the Betic Cordillera (Southern Spain)

S. Martos-Rosillo⁷,
A. González-Ramón⁷,
P. Jiménez⁸,
J.J. Durán⁷,
B. Andreo⁸ &
…
E. Mancera-Molero⁸

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Abstract

This paper presents a synthesis of the results and the evaluation methods of recharge in 51 carbonate aquifers of the Betic Cordillera. The average infiltration coefficient is 38 %, with a standard deviation of 12 %. The method of evaluation of recharge most applied is soil water balance, which served to take the first steps in groundwater management in Spain. Other widely used methods are water balance of the aquifer, chloride mass balance, and empirical methods such as APLIS. In eastern areas of the Cordillera, where the semiarid conditions are more overt, distributed models are used to assess recharge and calibrate it with data from the piezometric level evolution. In general, the annual recharge rates obtained appear higher when correlated with the annual rainfall. Thus, the data presented in this work contribute to a correct evaluation of renewable resources associated with the carbonate aquifers of the region. The high capacity of recharge and good quality of water for different uses, and especially to supply the population, makes these aquifers essential in the face of strong demand. Moreover, the data presented should be of special interest for future comparisons involving recharge assessments and different scenarios of climate change and changes in land use.

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This report was produced in the framework of the Associate Unit “Advanced Hydrogeologic Studies” between the IGME and the Hydrogeology Group at the University of Málaga. It is a contribution to the projects CGL-2010-15498, CGL-2012-32590 of DGICYT and IGCP 598 of UNESCO, and to the Research’s Groups RNM-126 and 308 of the Junta de Andalucía.

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Appendix I. Recharge Estimating Using Variety of Methods

Number	Aquifer	S (km²)	Method	P (mm/year)	R (mm/year)	R/P (%)	References
1	Ventós-Castellar	7	ERAS	242	7	3,0	Andreu et al. (2001)
1	Ventós-Castellar	7	ERAS	272	13	5,0	Martinez-Santos and Andreu (2010)
2	Peñarrubia	41,5	ERAS	372	114	31,0	Murilo and Roncero (2005)
2	Peñarrubia	41,5	ERAS	446	163	37,0	Aguilera and Murillo (2009)
3	Serral-Salinas	198	ERAS	372	49	13,0	Corral et al. (2004)
3	Serral-Salinas	198	ERAS	446	18	4,0	Aguilera and Murillo (2009)
4	Cabeçó d’Or	15	ERAS	400	68	17,0	Murilo and De la Orden (1996)
5	Solana	118	ERAS	333	76	23,0	Murilo et al. (2004)
5	Solana	118	ERAS	446	208	47,0	Aguilera and Murillo (2009)
6	Jumilla-Villena	320	ERAS	446	56	13,0	Aguilera and Murillo (2009)
7	Sierra de Cazorla	823	AWB	740	297	40,0	Moral (2005)
			CMB	740	190	26,0	Benavente et al. (2004)
			APLIS	740	244	33,0	Andreo et al. (2008)
			CMB	740	274	37,0	Alcalá and Custodio (2014)
8	Sierra de Gadór	670	SWB	550	150	27,0	Pulido-Bosch et al. (2000)
			CMB	550	120	22,0	Alcalá et al. (2011)
			SWB	550	164	30,0	Contreras et al. (2008)
			SWB,CMB	550	105	19,0	Alcalá et al. (2011)
			CMB	550	142	26,0	Alcála and Custodio (2014)
9	Sierra de las Cabras	34	AWB	964	318	33,0	IGME-GHUMA (2003)
9	Sierra de las Cabras	34	APLIS	964	347	36,0	Andreo et al. (2008)
10	Sierra de Líbar	89	AWB	1299	714	55,0	IGME-GHUMA (2003)
10	Sierra de Líbar	89	APLIS	1299	652	50,2	Marín (2009)
11	Sierra de las Nieves	129	AWB	1004	552	55,0	IGME-GHUMA (2003)
11	Sierra de las Nieves	129	APLIS	1004	564	56,2	Marín (2009)
12	Sierras Blanca and Sierra de Mijas	173	AWB	712	320	45,0	IGME-GHUMA (2003)
12	Sierras Blanca and Sierra de Mijas	173	APLIS	712	309	43,4	Marín (2009)
13	Sierra de Cabra and	196	AWB	800	360	45,0	IGME-GHUMA (2003)
13	Rute-Horconera	196	APLIS	800	310	38,7	Andreo et al. (2008)
14	Sierra Gorda de Loja	334	SWB, Kessler	861	474	50,0	IGME-GHUMA (2003)
14	Sierra Gorda de Loja	334	APLIS	861	510	59,2	Marín (2009)
15	Sector Sierra de María Sector	33	AWB	450	144	32,0	Gónzalez-Ramón et al. (2013); IGME-IARA (1990)
15	Sierra de María	70	APLIS	484	185	38,2	Andreo et al. (2008)
16	Becerrero	26,2	SWB	586	185	31,6	Martos-Rosillo et al. (2013)
			APLIS	586	246	42,0
			CMB	586	208	35,5
17	Mingo	0,6	SWB	534	240	44,9
			APLIS	534	283	53,0
			ERAS	534	252	47,2
18	Hacho	1,6	SWB	543	183	33,7
			APLIS	543	239	44,0
			ERAS	543	188	34,6
19	Águilas	4,4	SWB	564	240	42,6
			APLIS	564	237	42,0
			CMB	564	217	38,5
20	Pleites	2,9	SWB APLIS	571 571	183 183	32,0 32,0
21	Sierra de la Silla	10	CMB	995	386	38,8
			SWB	995	418	42,0
			APLIS	995	398	40,0
22	Sierra de Mollina-La Camorra	11,8	SWB	443	192	43,2	Ruiz-Gonzalez (2012)
22	Sierra de Mollina-La Camorra	11,8	APLIS	443	199	44,9
23	Sierra de Humilladero	4,9	SWB	443	192	43,2
23	Sierra de Humilladero	4,9	APLIS	443	199	44,9
24	Ahíllo	8,1	ERAS	544	178	32,7	De Mingo (2013)
25	Torres-Jimena (Jimena)		SWB	413	161	39,0	In preparation (IGME-DPJ)
25	Torres-Jimena (Jimena)		APLIS	413	149	36,0	In preparation (IGME-DPJ)
26	Bedmar-Jódar	17	SWB	415	156	37,6	Mancera (2013)
26	Bedmar-Jódar	17	APLIS	415	150	36,0	Mancera (2013)
27	Mancha Real-Pegalajar	22,9	CMB	795	294	37,0	González-Ramón (2007)
27	Mancha Real-Pegalajar	22,9	SWB	795	318	40,0	González-Ramón (2007)
28	La Alta Cadena	76	APLIS	665	303	45,5	Mudarra (2012)
			SWB	665	339	51,0
			CMB	665	390	58,7
29	Serrania de Ronda Oriental	104	APLIS	908	497	54,7	Barberá (2014)
			SWB	908	463	51,0
			CMB	908	498	54,8
30	Torcal de Antequera	28,7	APLIS	641	357	55,7	CEHIUMA (2010)
31	Sierra de Archidona	7,6	APLIS	590	199	33,8
32	Sierra del valle de Abdalajís	40,5	APLIS	591	203	34,3
33	Sierra de Jarastepar	45,2	APLIS	960	425	44,3
34	Dolomias de Ronda	18,2	APLIS	810	355	43,8
35	Sierra de los Filabres	130,4	APLIS	362	100	27,6
36	Sierra de las Alberquillas	117,1	APLIS	750	242	32,2
37	Sierra de Gibalto-Arroyo Marin	7,7	APLIS	787	268	34,0
38	Sierra de Escalate	20,7	APLIS	442	150	33,9
39	Bédar-Alcornia	20,1	APLIS	354	117	33,1
40	Sierra Valleja	5,9	APLIS	780	257	32,9
41	Sierra de Líjar	24,2	APLIS	670	293	43,7
42	Sierra de En medio-Los Tajos	27,8	APLIS	752	286	38,0
43	Albuñol	26,1	APLIS	482	123	25,5
44	Sierra Almijara	70,6	APLIS	750	322	42,9
45	Sierra de Cañete Sur	40,7	APLIS	588	201	34,1
46	Carcabal	1,9	CMB SWB	530 751	207 346	39,1 46,1	González-Ramón et al. (2011); ITGE-COPTJA (1998)
47	Mágina NE-1	6,5	AWB	548	210	38,3	Gollonet et al. (2002)
47	Mágina NE-1	6,5	SWB	548	181	33,0
48	Mágina SW-1	17	AWB	717	310	43,2
48	Mágina SW-1	17	SWB	717	344	48,0
49	Mágina SW-2	13,4	AWB	548	193	35,3
49	Mágina SW-2	13,4	SWB	548	210	38,3
50	Sierra del Espino	2	AWB	1071	600	56,0	Moral (2005)
50	Sierra del Espino	2	SWB	1071	720	67,2	Moral (2005)
51	Montesinos	7,3	AWB	702	233	33,2	ITGE-COPTJA (1996)
51	Montesinos	7,3	SWB	702	274	39,0	ITGE-COPTJA (1996)

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Martos-Rosillo, S., González-Ramón, A., Jiménez, P., Durán, J., Andreo, B., Mancera-Molero, E. (2015). Synthesis of Groundwater Recharge of Carbonate Aquifers in the Betic Cordillera (Southern Spain). In: Andreo, B., Carrasco, F., Durán, J., Jiménez, P., LaMoreaux, J. (eds) Hydrogeological and Environmental Investigations in Karst Systems. Environmental Earth Sciences, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17435-3_11

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