@article{fdi:010066272,
  title = {{C}an groundwater secure drinking-water supply and supplementary irrigation in new settlements of {N}orth-{W}est {C}ambodia ?},
  author = {{V}ouillamoz, {J}ean-{M}ichel and {V}alois, {R}. and {L}un, {S}. and {C}aron, {D}elphine and {A}rnout, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ince the end of the {C}ambodian {C}ivil {W}ar in 1998, the population of the {O}ddar {M}eanchey province has drastically increased despite the lack of adequate infrastructure, including basic amenities such as drinking-water supply. {T}o improve the access to drinking water, governmental and aid agencies have focussed on drilling shallow boreholes. {T}he use of groundwater for irrigation is also a growing concern to cope with the occasional late arrival of the rainy season or to produce food during the dry season. {S}ince the groundwater resource in the province has not been documented, a 4-year study was undertaken (2011-2014), aiming to estimate the capability of groundwater to supply domestic needs and supplementary irrigation for rice production. {A}quifer properties were estimated by combined use of hydrogeological techniques with the geophysical magnetic resonance sounding method. {G}roundwater storage and recharge were estimated based on new developments in the application of the geophysical method for quantifying specific yield. {T}he median groundwater storage of the targeted sandstone aquifer is 173 mm, the recharge is diffuse and annually ranges from 10 to 70 mm, and the transmissivity is low to medium. {S}imulations of pumping indicate that the aquifer can easily supply 100 {L} of drinking water per capita daily, even considering the estimated population in 2030. {H}owever, the shallow aquifer can generally not deliver enough water to irrigate paddy fields of several hectares during a 2-month delay in the onset of the monsoon.},
  keywords = {{C}ambodia ; {G}roundwater development ; {G}roundwater recharge ; {I}rrigation ; {G}eophysics ; {CAMBODGE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}ydrogeology {J}ournal},
  volume = {24},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {195--209},
  ISSN = {1431-2174},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10040-015-1322-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066272},
}