TITLE:
Assessment of Hydraulic Parameters and Protection Zones of Catchment Aquifers for Water Supply Network in Ndé Division, West-Cameroon (Central Africa)
AUTHORS:
Roger Feumba, Kemgang Dongmo Tchouta, Jean Ghislain Tabué Youmbi, Valentin Yvan Emmanuel Mvondo, Depesquidoux I. Tchaptchet Tchato, Benjamin Ngounou Ngatcha
KEYWORDS:
Pumping Tests, Aquifer Properties, Groundwater Protection, Ndé Division, West-Cameroon (Central Africa)
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Water Resource and Protection,
Vol.13 No.7,
July
16,
2021
ABSTRACT: Ndé Division in West-Cameroon is facing with water supply although many attempts of restoring existing SCANWATER facilities by Bangangté Municipality. In order to address the issue, we assess the exploitable pumping flow rate of catchment aquifers and its hydraulic properties by using Jacob and Theis method, and define protection zones with Hoffman and Lillich method. It emerges that the hydraulic conductivity of aquifer is in the order of 10-4 m/sec, transmissivity varies from 10-4 to 10-6 m2/sec. Aquifer pumping flow rate (Q) varies between 1.5 and 10.5 m3/h. In volcanic rocks, aquifer is more productive (4.5 ≤ Q ≤ 10.5 m3/h). Transfer time of pollutants to aquifer varies from 3 to 56 days depending on rock-types and groundwater slope (0.03 - 0.13 m/m). Furthermore, 113,624 m and 1123 m are radius to be implemented for a better protection of groundwater against any form of pollutant.