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Department of
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Final Year Project Presentation
Project title: Ground water
resources assessment of
Lower Kafue Basin using
GIS, remote sensing and
Modelling-Albidon mine
PRESENATION OUTLINE
1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Rationale
4. Literature Review
5. Objectives
6. Methodology
7. Results & Analysis
8. Discussion
9. Recommendations
10.Conclusion
11.References
Introduction
Groundwater &
Modelling
What is Groundwater
& Groundwater
Modelling?
Why Groundwater
Modelling?
Introduction
What is Groundwater & Groundwater
GROUNDWATER
Modelling?
Pumping
well
Source:
Google image
Introduction
What is Groundwater & Groundwater
GROUNDWATER MODELLING
Modelling?
Study Area
Location of Lower Kafue
Basin area located
south-eastern part of
Kafue
catchment area
Source: Draft
Background Information
Document (BID) by
Kabika .J.
Study Area
Source: Draft
Background
Information
Document (BID)
by Kabika .J.
Locations of Munali Nickel Mine area, groundwater monitoring stations around
mine area (MAD/GW), in Resettlement and Local Community areas (RAP) and
surface water monitoring stations (SW) an area impacted by the mine.
Study Area
Study Area
LEGEND
Kafue River
Borehole
Main road
Rationale
The spine of the Rationale was the research
question
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
How is the Ground water movement in
Albidon mine area?
What does Water Resources Management
& planning require?
Assessment of
groundwater &
Water Resources
Management &
Monitoring
&
observation
water
resources
which in
Assessin
g of
water
resource
s which
in turn
Ground
water
modellin
g
Literature Review
GROUNDWATER QUALITY
Research on Groundwater quality
was done in 2014 by Post graduate
diploma student in Integrated Water
Resources Management (IWRM) at
University of Zambia, Kalibe Phiri
Findings:
Water samples indicate the absence
of acidic rock drainage
Normal pH
Lower content of sulphur and iron
conductivity
Objectives
Overall
objective
Model the
Groundwater in the
Albidon Mine Area,
thus assessing
Objectives
Specific
Specific
1.Determine
Determinethe
the
objectives
1.
objectives
HYDROGEOLOGICAL
HYDROGEOLOGICAL
PROPERTIES&&
PROPERTIES
METEOROLOGICAL
METEOROLOGICAL
2.
Analysis
of
GROUNDWATER
2.CONDITIONS
Analysis
of GROUNDWATER
CONDITIONS
of
the
area
of the area
LEVELS
LEVELS
3.Use
Usethe
theparameters
parametersto
to
3.
DEVELOPAAMODEL
MODEL
DEVELOP
Methodology
Tools
Tools
PARAMETERS
TO
ENTER
3. Modelling using PMWIN8
3. Modelling using PMWIN8 INTO MODEL
Observed
hydraulic
heads for
Boreholes
selected
Hydrogeol
ogical
parameter
s
Methodology
Meteorological Data
Data
Meteorological
Collected
Collected
Rainfall data
1200
1000
800
600
Mean Rainfall:
Mean Rainfall:
772mm/annum
772mm/annum
Mean Temperature:
Mean Temperature:
21.6
21.6
400
200
0
Mine site
Seasonal Rainfall
Methodology
Borehole log
log Data
Data
Borehole
Collected
Collected
Water
mE
point
No.
GEODIN
database
mN
Altitu
de
(m
above
sea
level)
1005
1025
1032
Methodology
Hydrogeological
Data
Hydrogeological Data
Collected based
based on
on
Collected
Boreholelog
log data
data
Borehole
Layer
Number
1
1
2
2
3
Description HORIZAONT
AL
HYDRAULIC
CONDUCTIVI
TY
Sand
41
HK
Sand
Schist
Schist
Quartzit
e
41
0.20
0.20
0.0004
VERTICAL
HYDRAULIC
CONDUCTIV
ITY
VK (
0.41
0.41
0.02
0.02
0.00004
Methodology
Model summary
summary
Model
VARIABLE
Rows
Columns
Grid Cell Size
Number
of
periods
Layers
Maximum
stress
DETAILS
311
435
100
1
Model
3
100
Elevation
Simulation flow type
Boundary Packages
Steady State
Well and Recharge
Calibration
Calibration was done by varying hydraulic
Calibration
Verification
conductivity
manually
Calibration
Verification
forrun
run55
for
Calibration
CalibrationVerification
Verificationfor
forrun
run5:
5:
Calibration
Correlation
Correlation
Water
Observed
Calculated
Correlation
point No.
8070401
hydraulic
head
1005.00
hydraulic
head
1003.81
1.001
8070439
1025.00
1022.76
1.002
8070514
1032.00
1033.5
0.999
Calibration
EUREKA!!!
Schematic of
model
Developed
Dewatering
effect
Results
and
analysis
Location
of
622 000 m
E,
when Mine is in fullabstraction
point
8 241 000 m
operation
N
Injection rate -2750
Purpose
Dewatering of
Mine
Purpose
Dewatering
of
Mine
2-D
visualisation
for result
type:
Hydraulic
heads
Discussion
General direction of ground water flow is
in North East direction
A correlation of almost 1 showed
how well calibrated the model
values are to simulate realistic
values of hydraulic heads for the
observation boreholes
The reduction of
hydraulic head is
significantly high in
capture zone of the
abstraction point such
that prolonged
pumping will cause
drying in capture zone
Recommendations
Environme
nt
protection
Ground
water
protection
Zones to be
taken more
seriously
Monitoring
of
Boreholes
Monitoring
of
Boreholes
must be
stressed
more by
the
Department
of Water
Affairs
partnering
Environme
nt
preservati
on
More care
in
operations
&
Develop
schemes to
prevent
accident of
spillage to
ground
water or
Conclusion
References
1.Albidon EIA by African Mining Consultants June 2006Technical Report
2.Bumle 2007, The Groundwater Resources of Southern
Province, Zambia Volume 1 - Technical Report
3.Glasser S, Gauthier J, Gurrieri J, and Keely J 2007.
Technical Guide to Managing Ground Water
Resources, United States Department of Agriculture and
Forest Service
4.Sichingabula, H. M. and Nyambe, I. A., 2008.
Environmental Management Plan: Hydrology,
Hydrogeology and Water Resources Conservation,
Albidon Nickel Mine, Zambia. Report prepared for the
5.Albidon (Zambia) limited for the Development of
Environmental and Social Management Plan, Munali
Nickel Mine, Lusaka, Zambia.
WATER
LIFE
IS
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