Investigating the Performance of Hydraulic Structures (Artificial Recharge) in the Bushehr Plain, Dashestan County, Bushehr Province

Authors

  • Kambiz Kashefi * Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran.
  • Sina Amirnia Abbas Abad Municipality, Abbas Abad, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.48314/jcase.v2i1.52

Abstract

Artificial recharge schemes have been implemented in the country for more than forty years in various ways. In the past years, the artificial recharge pond method has had the largest share, but for nearly two decades, their implementation has been mostly in the form of water distribution in the pond method and flood distribution. For this purpose, this research was conducted with the aim of investigating the performance of hydraulic structures (Artificial recharge) in the Bushekhan Plain, Dashestan County, Bushehr Province. This research seeks to identify factors that lead to positive or negative effects in artificial recharge schemes, so that they ultimately lead to the success or failure of these types of schemes. This research also describes the role and impact of factors affecting the performance of artificial recharge schemes. The present study is actually a retrospective study in which, based on the experiences gained with the help of researchers, an attempt has been made to identify important factors. More than 50 researchers have participated in the survey based on their experiences. The results of the study showed that, in accordance with the prevailing conditions in the country, 16 factors are of great importance in the success of artificial recharge schemes in the country, of which seven factors were identified as the main factors. The main factors include 1) the number of field withdrawal periods per year, 2) field permeability, 3) groundwater depth, 4) aquifer hydraulic conductivity, 5) strength of the recharge facility, 6) water quality, and 7) the importance of water in the recharge area. The findings of the study showed that the artificial recharge scheme of the Bushekan Plain in the first three months of recharge has been able to increase the water head by up to 600 meters at intervals of 500 meters from the center of the recharge basin in a three-month period.

Keywords:

Arbitration provision for transportation contracts, Dispute resolution and termination

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2025-06-15

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): Journal of Civil Aspects and Structural Engineering

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Kashefi, K., & Amirnia, S. (2025). Investigating the Performance of Hydraulic Structures (Artificial Recharge) in the Bushehr Plain, Dashestan County, Bushehr Province. Journal of Civil Aspects and Structural Engineering, 2(2), 135-154. https://doi.org/10.48314/jcase.v2i1.52