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Groundwater in Nigeria – a millennium experience – distribution, practice, problems and solutions

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Author	Akujieze, Christopher N. Coker, S. Oteze, G.
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	Lack of appropriate hydrogeological base maps, poor knowledge of the geology of the Nigerian terrain, lack of infrastructural facilities and absence of a working legislature beset the practice of hydrogeology causing problems in exploration, exploitation, operation, control and management of the abundant groundwater resources of Nigeria.This study shows that Nigeria has about 224 trillion l/year of surface water and about 50 million trillion l/year of groundwater for a population of about 128 million. Domestic consumption need was about 6.0 billion l/year in 2001, indicating that there is an abundant water resource potential.A hydrostratigraphic basin delineation is attempted with ten hydrogeological basins as hydrogeological units, which bring to light the intrinsic causes and solutions to the problems of borehole failures, dam collapses, brine-salt water intrusions, and insufficient water delivery to millions of Nigerians.Le manque de cartes hydrogéologiques de base adaptées, la connaissance limitée de la géologie du territoire nigérian, le manque d'infrastructures et l'absence d'un corps législatif fonctionnel rendent difficile la pratique de l'hydrogéologie en causant des problèmes dans l'exploration, l'exploitation, l'opération, le contrôle et la gestion des abondantes ressources en eau souterraine du Nigeria.Cette étude montre que le Nigeria dispose par an d'environ 224 milliards de m$^{3}$ d'eau de surface et d'environ 50 millions de milliards de m$^{3}$ d'eau souterraine pour une population d'environ 128 millions d'habitants. Les besoins de la consommation domestique étaient en 2001 environ 6 millions de m$^{3}$, prouvant que le pays dispose d'une importante ressource en eau potentielle.Une délimitation hydrostratigraphique de bassins a été réalisée pour dix bassins hydrogéologiques, afin de définir des unités hydrogéologiques, pour mettre en évidence les causes intrinsèques et les solutions aux problèmes d'échecs de forages, d'effondrements de barrages, d'intrusions d'eaux salées et de manque d'eau pour des millions de Nigérians.La falta de mapas apropiados de hidrogeología básica, el escaso conocimiento de la geología del país, la carencia de infraestructuras y la ausencia de legislación dificultan la práctica de la hidrogeología en Nigeria, hecho que causa problemas en cuanto a la exploración, explotación, operación, control y gestión de los abundantes recursos de aguas subterráneas del país.Este estudio muestra que Nigeria tiene de alrededor de 224 km$^{3}$/a de aguas superficiales, y unos 50.000.000 km$^{3}$/a de aguas subterráneas para una población aproximada de 128 millones de habitantes. Las necesidades de consumo doméstico ascendieron a 0,006 km$^{3}$ (6 hm$^{3}$) en el año 2001, lo que confirma que se dispone de un abundante potencial de recursos hídricos.Se esboza la delimitación hidroestratigráfica de diez cuencas hidrogeológicas que actuarían como unidades hidrogeológicas, poniendo de manifiesto las causas intrínsecas y las soluciones a problemas tales como fallos en sondeos, hundimiento de presas, intrusión de aguas salinas y salmueras, y el insuficiente reparto de agua a millones de nigerianos.
Starting Page	259
Ending Page	274
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14312174
Journal	Hydrogeology Journal
Volume Number	11
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	14350157
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2002-11-28
Publisher Institution	International Association of Hydrogeologists
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth and Planetary Sciences Water Science and Technology

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