Abstract
Groundwater management or managed groundwater development deals with legal, institutional, financial and technical aspects. Here more technical aspect of groundwater management with a brief touch to legal aspect is addressed. Groundwater management deals with managing uncertainty. Better groundwater management practice is that which factors uncertainty. Better management increases success of water schemes and increase efficiently. Management of groundwater operates within the national and international laws. Having appropriate institutional framework (e.g. linkage across institution in dealing with data, information and knowledge) is key to water resources management.
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Do not drill unnecessarily deep; drill at the smallest diameter appropriate to the required discharge, pump and casing sizes; wherever possible use plastics rather than steel casings and screens; in appropriate geological formations, leave the hole open (uncased); use small, lightweight rigs wherever possible; carry out only the appropriate duration and specification of test pumping; package and cluster contracts whenever possible in order to reduce mobilisation costs.
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Kebede, S. (2013). Groundwater Management. In: Groundwater in Ethiopia. Springer Hydrogeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30391-3_10
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