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Research Article, J Hydrogeol Hydrol Eng Vol: 8 Issue: 2

Estimation of Groundwater Potential Using Evidences From Pumping Test Data a Case Study of Ilorin Metropolis Southwestern Nigeria

Olatunji JA1,4*, Odediran OA1, Olasehinde DA2, Olasehinde PI3 and Akinrinmade OA4

1Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources Engineering Technology, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria

2Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria

3Department of Geophysics, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

4Department of Geology and Mineral Sciences Kwara State University Malete, Ilorin, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author : Olatunji JA
Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources Engineering Technology, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria
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Received: August 05, 2019 Accepted: August 17, 2019 Published: August 26, 2019

Citation: MeCarty SC, Chauhan DS, MeCarty AD, Tripathi KM, Selvan T (2017) Effect of Azotobacter and Phosphobacteria on Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum). Vegetos 30:2. doi: 10.4172/2229-4473.1000225

Abstract

Considerable increase in water demand to in many parts of sub-Sahara Africa poses a challenge for water managers to develop creative and cost-effective approaches in water resources exploration and management. Ilorin city, south western Nigeria is reflective of these needs the population growth rate have given rise to a considerable spike in water needs. Groundwater a hidden gem in the earth subsurface poses a veritable solution to meeting water needs and overall development of a country’s economy. However, understanding the dynamics of this resource pose a challenge hence the relative inefficient exploitation of its potentials in the sub region. Pump test of existing boreholes serves as a vehicle to understand and evaluate primal characteristics of groundwater system in view of exploitation. In the study location pump testing was conducted in seventeen locations within the metropolis.  Aquifer parameters such as transmissivity, hydraulic conductivity, specific capacity, discharge was determined. The values of transmissivity estimated by aquifer tests ranged between 7.19 m²/d (northwestern region) and 0.259 m²/d (southeastern part). This is further classified into high (>1.62), medium (0.59-1.62) and low (0.259-0.59) transmissivity. The specific capacity values within the study area also ranged between 8.37 and 0.90 l/min/m. Locations with specific capacity > 3.6 were considered as high, those ranging between 1.42 and 3.6  l/min/m were classified as medium while those between 0.9 and 1.41 l/min/m were classified as low. Discharge (Q) within the study area was estimated with the values ranged between 114.91 and 44.93 m3/day. Location with values greater than 79 m3/day were classified as high, those with the range of 51.0 and 75.6 m3/day as medium while those between 32.82 and 50.1 m3/day were considered as low discharge rate. Hydraulic conductivity values ranged between 1.375 and 0.025 m/day. It is classified as follows; high >0.313 m/day, medium: 0.087-0.313 m/day while low: 0.25-0.08 m/day. Groundwater potential for majority of the location fall within medium range of the aquifer parameters estimated. This implies that the groundwater in Ilorin municipality is medium or moderate in nature.

Keywords: Pumping Test; Aquifer Parameters; Groundwater; Hydraulic Conductivity; Transmissivity.

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