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A Combined RBF and ASR System for Providing Drinking Water in Water Scarce Areas

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A novel combination of riverbank filtration (RBF) and aquifer storage recovery (ASR) in the Albany region of Georgia (USA) was investigated in order to study possible changes in water quality. In areas where there are seasonal changes in water availability, seasonal excesses can be stored underground to meet shortterm demands. Using RBF as a source water, rather than obtaining water directly from the surface water, would reduce treatment costs. The RBF site taps the Flint River through the Upper Floridan Aquifer producing water that can be injected into the deeper Clayton Aquifer for storage and subsequent recovery. This study tests the conceptual framework of having such RBF and ASR schemes coupled together and, more importantly, looks at the hydrogeochemical changes that are likely to occur. It was seen, in the scenarios considered, through numerical modeling, that acceptable water can be obtained from such coupled systems. Injection of the RBF water in an aquifer with arseniferous pyrite did not mobilize any significant arsenics.

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The authors would like to thank USGS for their support for this study and the two anonymous reviewers for their help in refining the paper.

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  1. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822, USA

    Laxman Sharma

  2. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering; Researcher Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822, USA

    Chittaranjan Ray (Professor)

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Sharma, L., Ray, C. (2011). A Combined RBF and ASR System for Providing Drinking Water in Water Scarce Areas. In: Shamrukh, M. (eds) Riverbank Filtration for Water Security in Desert Countries. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0026-0_3

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