A PhD thesis at the College of Engineering at the University of Basrah discussed a comparative study of methods for assessing the sensitivity of groundwater in the Al-Tayeb area, Maysan governorate.
The thesis submitted by the student Taghreed Hamid Khalaf dealt with a comparison of different methods for assessing the sensitivity of groundwater to pollution in order to provide the best options for local government and decision makers.
The data required to create sensitivity maps for all models were obtained from geological maps, well records, pumping test results, field survey for soil and groundwater sampling and hydrological reports. Then all parameters were analyzed and a weight and average was given for each parameter depending on its importance in relation to other parameters and the type of each model.
Thirty-five wells were tested to measure depth to groundwater, and the spatial distribution of recharge was estimated by wetspass. Also four models of vulnerability maps, DRASTIC, GOD, SINTACS and DRASTIC, were analyzed using GIS techniques.
