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MétéEAU Nappes: a real-time water-resource-management tool and its application to a sandy aquifer in a high-demand irrigation context

MétéEAU Nappes: un outil de gestion des ressources en eau en temps réel et son application à un aquifère sableux dans un contexte de forte demande pour l’irrigation

MétéEAU Nappes: una herramienta de gestión de recursos hídricos en tiempo real y su aplicación a un acuífero arenoso en un contexto de alta demanda de riego

MétéEAU Nappes:实时水资源管理工具及其在急需水资源灌溉的沙质含水层中的应用

MétéEAU Nappes: uma ferramenta de gestão de recursos hídricos em tempo real e sua aplicação a um aquífero arenoso em um contexto de irrigação de alta demanda

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Abstract

The MétéEAU Nappes water-resource-management tool is presented. It is usable on the aquifer or part-of-aquifer scale for real-time observation of the state of the groundwater resource, and it is already operating in France. This online decision support tool is also able to predict the state of the resource in the short- and mid-terms. The paper explains the use of the tool in a case study in the Authion Valley, in the north-west of France, chosen for its context of tension surrounding the groundwater resource resulting from high volumes of abstraction for irrigation. The results of the simulation highlight the advantages of MétéEAU Nappes as a tool for prediction and simulation of the state of the groundwater resource. The results also show the advantages of this type of tool for water resource management, such as supplying local actors with reliable and real-time observations of the aquifer and providing forecasts to anticipate possible water shortage.

Résumé

L’outil de gestion de la ressource en eau MétéEAU Nappes est présenté. Il est utilisable à l’échelle d’un aquifère, ou d’une portion d’aquifère, pour observer en temps réel l’état quantitatif de la ressource en eau souterraine, et il est déjà opérationnel en France. Cet outil web d’aide à la décision permet également de prédire l’état de la ressource en eau à court et moyen termes. L’article présente l’utilisation de l’outil sur un cas d’étude situé dans la vallée de l’Authion, dans le Nord-Ouest de la France, choisi pour son contexte de tension sur les ressources en eau du fait d’importants prélèvements souterrains pour l’irrigation agricole. L’application met en valeur les avantages de MétéEAU Nappes en tant qu’outil de prédiction et de simulation de l’état quantitatif de la ressource en eau souterraine. Les résultats obtenus permettent aussi d’illustrer l’intérêt de ce type d’outil pour la gestion des ressources en eau, par exemple pour fournir aux acteurs locaux des observations fiables et en temps réel de l’état de l’aquifère et fournir des prévisions pour anticiper d’éventuelles pénuries d’eau.

Resumen

Se presenta la herramienta de gestión de los recursos hídricos MétéEAU Nappes. Se puede utilizar a escala de acuífero o de parte de acuífero para la observación en tiempo real del estado del recurso hídrico subterráneo, y ya está en funcionamiento en Francia. Esta herramienta de apoyo a la toma de decisiones en línea también es capaz de predecir el estado del recurso a corto y mediano plazo. El artículo explica el uso de la herramienta en un estudio de caso en el valle de Authion, en el noroeste de Francia, elegido por su contexto de tensión en torno al recurso hídrico subterráneo resultante de los altos volúmenes de extracción para el riego. Los resultados de la simulación ponen de manifiesto las ventajas de MétéEAU Nappes como herramienta de predicción y simulación del estado del recurso hídrico subterráneo. Los resultados también muestran las ventajas de este tipo de herramienta para la gestión de los recursos hídricos, como el suministro a los agentes locales de observaciones fiables y en tiempo real del acuífero y la realización de previsiones para anticipar una posible escasez de agua.

摘要

介绍了 MétéEAU Nappes 水资源管理工具。它可用于含水层或部分含水层的尺度, 用于实时观测地下水资源状况, 并且已在法国运行。这种在线决策支持工具还能够预测在短期和中期的资源状态。该论文解释了该工具在法国西北部 Authion 山谷的案例研究, 该案例研究的背景是由于灌溉大量抽取地下水而导致地下水资源紧张。模拟结果突出了 MétéEAU Nappes 作为预测和模拟地下水资源状态的工具的优势。结果还显示了这种水资源管理工具的优势, 例如为当地参与者提供可靠和实时的含水层观测, 并预测可能的水资源短缺。

Resumo

Apresenta-se a ferramenta de gestão de recursos hídricos MétéEAU Nappes. É utilizável na escala do aquífero ou parte do aquífero para observação em tempo real do estado dos recursos hídricos subterrâneos e já está operando na França. Esta ferramenta online de apoio à decisão também é capaz de prever o estado do recurso a curto e médio prazo. O artigo explica o uso da ferramenta em um estudo de caso no vale Authion, no noroeste da França, escolhido por seu contexto de tensão em torno do recurso hídrico subterrâneo resultante de altos volumes de captação para irrigação. Os resultados da simulação destacam as vantagens do MétéEAU Nappes como ferramenta de previsão e simulação do estado dos recursos hídricos subterrâneos. Os resultados também mostram as vantagens desse tipo de ferramenta para a gestão de recursos hídricos, como fornecer aos atores locais observações confiáveis e em tempo real do aquífero e fornecer previsões para antecipar uma possível escassez de água.

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This research has not received any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. MétéEAU Nappes was developed by BRGM within the framework of its own research activities.

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    Nicolas Surdyk, Dominique Thiéry, Jérome Nicolas, Alexis Gutierrez & Yannick Vigier

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Surdyk, N., Thiéry, D., Nicolas, J. et al. MétéEAU Nappes: a real-time water-resource-management tool and its application to a sandy aquifer in a high-demand irrigation context. Hydrogeol J 30, 1737–1749 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-022-02509-1

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