Pumping at different intensities in a coastal landscape can increase the risk of saline water being pumped. With increased depth of boreholes and intensity of the pumping action this risk is heightened. The scenarios below illustrate the conditions that can lead to different extractions.
Saline intrusion - coastal aquifer
Demonstration of a classic saline intrusion in a coastal aquifer. Download all images and text (zip file).
Pumping - coastal aquifer subject to saline intrusion
The effects of pumping in a coastal aquifer subject to a saline intrusion. Download all images and text (zip file).
Pumping - coastal aquifer subject to saline intrusion - non saline
The effects of pumping in a coastal aquifer subject to a saline intrusion at increasing rates of abstraction without the abstracted water becoming saline. Download all images and text (zip file).
Pumping - coastal aquifer subject to saline intrusion - saline
The effects of pumping in a coastal aquifer subject to a saline intrusion at increasing rates of abstraction to the point where the abstracted water becomes saline. Download all images and text (zip file).
