2023
Sitek, S. S.; Janik, K.; Dąbrowska, D.; Różkowski, J.; Wojtal, G.; Mukawa, J.; Witkowski, A. Jarosław; Jakóbczyk-Karpierz, S.
Risk assessment for the prevention of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) facility failure during the operation and the expansion phases Journal Article
In: Journal of Hydrology, vol. 621, 2023, ISSN: 00221694, (1).
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abstract = {This comprehensive risk assessment, done for a MAR facility in Tarnów, southern Poland, covers two MAR techniques: infiltration ditches and induced bank filtration during the operation and planned potential expansion phases. Two methods were applied: the semi-quantitative risk assessment matrix and the probabilistic risk assessment – fault tree analysis (PRA-FTA), and their advantages and limitations analysed. Both methods examine a range of technical and non-technical risks that may pose a threat to the efficient functioning of the MAR facility in Tarnów, which supplies about 25% of the city's population with drinking water. It was found that 34 of the 65 risks analysed could pose a low to high risk for the Świerczków well field. The predominant risks potentially reducing MAR efficiency or leading to MAR failure are technical ones. According to the PRA-FTA method, if no preventive measures are taken, there is a 99.5 and 99.3% probability of the MAR system failing during the operational and expansion phases, respectively. The results indicate that the most serious risk is associated with the insufficient initial removal from the recharge river water of suspended solids, which clog infiltration ditches. The risks scored as medium relate to the threat of groundwater inflow from an extensive industrial zone, lying to the east of the well field, and to climate change negatively affecting the quantity of groundwater resources. This is the first example in Poland of a risk assessment for an existing MAR facility and its expansion, based on a broad spectrum of technical and non-technical risks present at the Świerczków well field, using two methods: the risk assessment matrix and PRA-FTA. This case study is a practical example of how to perform a risk analysis for a MAR site. It can make an important contribution to existing knowledge in this field and enrich the subject literature, a particularly relevant aspect given the widespread use of MAR techniques in Central Europe for the supply of drinking water to the public. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.},
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This comprehensive risk assessment, done for a MAR facility in Tarnów, southern Poland, covers two MAR techniques: infiltration ditches and induced bank filtration during the operation and planned potential expansion phases. Two methods were applied: the semi-quantitative risk assessment matrix and the probabilistic risk assessment – fault tree analysis (PRA-FTA), and their advantages and limitations analysed. Both methods examine a range of technical and non-technical risks that may pose a threat to the efficient functioning of the MAR facility in Tarnów, which supplies about 25% of the city's population with drinking water. It was found that 34 of the 65 risks analysed could pose a low to high risk for the Świerczków well field. The predominant risks potentially reducing MAR efficiency or leading to MAR failure are technical ones. According to the PRA-FTA method, if no preventive measures are taken, there is a 99.5 and 99.3% probability of the MAR system failing during the operational and expansion phases, respectively. The results indicate that the most serious risk is associated with the insufficient initial removal from the recharge river water of suspended solids, which clog infiltration ditches. The risks scored as medium relate to the threat of groundwater inflow from an extensive industrial zone, lying to the east of the well field, and to climate change negatively affecting the quantity of groundwater resources. This is the first example in Poland of a risk assessment for an existing MAR facility and its expansion, based on a broad spectrum of technical and non-technical risks present at the Świerczków well field, using two methods: the risk assessment matrix and PRA-FTA. This case study is a practical example of how to perform a risk analysis for a MAR site. It can make an important contribution to existing knowledge in this field and enrich the subject literature, a particularly relevant aspect given the widespread use of MAR techniques in Central Europe for the supply of drinking water to the public. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.
2022
Halytsia, O.; Vrachioli, M.; Janik, K.; Sitek, S. S.; Wojtal, G.; Imig, A.; Rein, A.; Sauer, J.
Assessing Economic Feasibility of Managed Aquifer Recharge Schemes: Evidence from Cost-benefit Analysis in Poland Journal Article
In: Water Resources Management, vol. 36, no. 13, pp. 5241-5258, 2022, ISSN: 09204741, (2).
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author = { O. Halytsia and M. Vrachioli and K. Janik and S.S. Sitek and G. Wojtal and A. Imig and A. Rein and J. Sauer},
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abstract = {The accelerated growth of water demand globally calls for promising solutions in the field of water management. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) systems are among the solutions that are capable of increasing water supply and improving water quality through natural attenuation processes. Along with hydrogeologic considerations and institutional feasibility assessments, economic analysis is essential when evaluating MAR projects. This study is the first one to provide an economic feasibility assessment of a MAR scheme in Poland by performing a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) combined with a contingent valuation study to identify the willingness-to-pay, sensitivity analysis to address uncertainty regarding the realisation of benefits and costs together with expert assessment of socio-economic risks associated with the MAR scheme implementation. The results suggest that the total economic value of the MAR scheme’s extension (which includes both use and non-use benefits) exceeds the costs of putting this system in place and maintaining it. This paper can contribute to the existing literature as a practical example providing the base for economic assessment and policy considerations of future sustainable water management projects. © 2022, The Author(s).},
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The accelerated growth of water demand globally calls for promising solutions in the field of water management. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) systems are among the solutions that are capable of increasing water supply and improving water quality through natural attenuation processes. Along with hydrogeologic considerations and institutional feasibility assessments, economic analysis is essential when evaluating MAR projects. This study is the first one to provide an economic feasibility assessment of a MAR scheme in Poland by performing a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) combined with a contingent valuation study to identify the willingness-to-pay, sensitivity analysis to address uncertainty regarding the realisation of benefits and costs together with expert assessment of socio-economic risks associated with the MAR scheme implementation. The results suggest that the total economic value of the MAR scheme’s extension (which includes both use and non-use benefits) exceeds the costs of putting this system in place and maintaining it. This paper can contribute to the existing literature as a practical example providing the base for economic assessment and policy considerations of future sustainable water management projects. © 2022, The Author(s).
2009
Wojtal, G.; Kowalczyk, A.; Rzepecki, T.
In: Biuletyn - Panstwowego Instytutu Geologicznego, no. 436, pp. 547-554, 2009, ISSN: 08676143, (1).
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abstract = {The Świerczków infiltration groundwater intake in Tarnów has been exploited since 1910. While building the intake, the surrounding area was undeveloped and free of potential industrial sources of groundwater contamination. At present, the Świerczków intake is surrounded by an industrial area of a large chemical company Zakłady Azotowe in Tarnów Mościce SA established in the 1920s. The infiltration wells extract water from the Pleistocene aquifer periodically additionally recharged by surface waters from the Dunajec River.Physiochemical parameters indicate significant changes in chemical composition of groundwater from the Pleistocene aquifer around the Świerczków water intake. Increased contents of CP, Na +, k +, NH 4+, Al 3+and Cd 2+ ions as well as the presence of multi-ion chemical types of most of the tested waters confirm the above theory. The wastes deposited in the area of Zaklady Azotowe and around, as well as pollution emitted by the factory are the main factors responsible for the quality and chemical state of the groundwater because of their direct and indirect permeation to water.},
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The Świerczków infiltration groundwater intake in Tarnów has been exploited since 1910. While building the intake, the surrounding area was undeveloped and free of potential industrial sources of groundwater contamination. At present, the Świerczków intake is surrounded by an industrial area of a large chemical company Zakłady Azotowe in Tarnów Mościce SA established in the 1920s. The infiltration wells extract water from the Pleistocene aquifer periodically additionally recharged by surface waters from the Dunajec River.Physiochemical parameters indicate significant changes in chemical composition of groundwater from the Pleistocene aquifer around the Świerczków water intake. Increased contents of CP, Na +, k +, NH 4+, Al 3+and Cd 2+ ions as well as the presence of multi-ion chemical types of most of the tested waters confirm the above theory. The wastes deposited in the area of Zaklady Azotowe and around, as well as pollution emitted by the factory are the main factors responsible for the quality and chemical state of the groundwater because of their direct and indirect permeation to water.