Modeling the Impact of Fertilizers on Groundwater Quality in Hormat-Golina Sub-basin, Golina-Basin, Ethiopia

Mengesha Tesfaw; Tewodros Assefa Nigussie

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Modeling the Impact of Fertilizers on Groundwater Quality in Hormat-Golina Sub-basin, Golina-Basin, Ethiopia

Mengesha Tesfaw, Tewodros Assefa Nigussie

Published in Journal of Water Resources and Ocean Science (Volume 10, Issue 3)

Received: 3 March 2021 Accepted: 11 May 2021 Published: 3 June 2021

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Groundwater, in many parts of the world, is under risk as a result of excessive withdrawal, mismanagement and contamination. A number of studies have been carried out in this respect, but most of them have not predicted groundwater quality concerning anthropogenic stress. As opposed to this, in this study, groundwater fluctuation with respect to human pressure was investigated in Hormat-Golina Sub-basin of the Golina-Basin of Ethiopia. Visual MODFLOW Flex 5.1 model was used to simulate groundwater flow in response to different stress periods in the study area. The study showed that the initial concentration values were measured in each nutrient chemical species. The impacts of climate change and human pressure on groundwater have been the greatest threats in those supply wells. Decreased in pumping rate with increased recharge rate has accomplished to restore and protect the groundwater resources which is the best option for groundwater restoration and monitoring. Anthropogenic pressures including the application of fertilizers were a considerable cause of degraded groundwater quality in relation to Nitrate and Phosphate concentration with series of time. The groundwater quality has deteriorating with the applied Urea and DAP fertilizes in the selected wells of Hormat-Golina Sub-basin. Farmers have encouraged using practices that minimize the risk of groundwater pollution by carefully controlling and timing of the use of fertilizers to avoid over application.

Published in	Journal of Water Resources and Ocean Science (Volume 10, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.wros.20211003.12
Page(s)	36-42
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Human Pressure, Groundwater Quality, Hormat-Golina, Ethiopia

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Mengesha Tesfaw, Tewodros Assefa Nigussie. Modeling the Impact of Fertilizers on Groundwater Quality in Hormat-Golina Sub-basin, Golina-Basin, Ethiopia. J Water Resour Ocean Sci. 2021;10(3):36-42. doi: 10.11648/j.wros.20211003.12

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Mengesha Tesfaw

Department of Water Resource and Irrigation Engineering, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia
Tewodros Assefa Nigussie

Department of Water Resource and Irrigation Engineering, Hawassa University, Institute of Technology, Hawassa, Ethiopia

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