Identifying and prioritizing of appropriate sites for artificial recharge using Hierarchical Fuzzy TOPSIS (Case study: Fatoieh Plain)

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Nowadays, groundwater depletion and the lack of replace water sources, one of the biggest problems is Nowadays, groundwater depletion and lack of enough water to replace it is one of the biggest problems considered all over the world. To solve this crisis as one of the major solutions, we can consider the artificial recharge of aquifers. Fatoieh plain of Hormozgan province is located in the central city district Bastak. Therefore groundwater is the major and only reliable source of water and due to severe drawdown; it is needed for artificial recharge of ground water aquifer of the region. Therefore, in order to identify areas suitable for artificial recharge some of the indicators consisting of nine hydrogeology and geographic parameters were chosen and presented in the form of maps in GIS environment. Meanwhile, we used fuzzy TOPSIS method and hierarchical fuzzy TOPSIS network analysis combined with GIS to integrate of different information layers and to obtain the most suitable sites for the implementation of artificial recharge of the Fatoieh plain. The results showed good potential for artificial recharge in southern parts of the plain. Meanwhile, the fuzzy TOPSIS network analysis presented better and acceptable results.

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Iranian journal of Ecohydrology
Volume 5, Issue 1
April 2018
Pages 1-10

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  • Receive Date: 09 January 2017
  • Revise Date: 04 August 2017
  • Accept Date: 22 June 2017
  • First Publish Date: 21 March 2018
  • Publish Date: 21 March 2018

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