TITLE:
Assessment of Ground Water Dynamics and Potential Zones in Urban Areas: A Case Study of Voi Town, Kenya
AUTHORS:
Mark Boitt
KEYWORDS:
Groundwater, Urban Water, Urban Planning, Remote Sensing, Urban Sprawl
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.11 No.10,
October
17,
2023
ABSTRACT: Water plays a role in sustaining all the biotic elements. Unfortunately,
in the recent times with persistent climate change impacts, parts of the world
are facing cases of inadequate water causing
stress and increased vulnerability among the people. This is the case
with urban areas across the globe as their populations keep increasing with
little to no attention paid to urban planning that allows sustainable
management of resources amidst rapid development. Urban areas are surrounded by
high yielding aquifers that have better water services from groundwater.
However, the urban sprawl phenomena have limited attempts in assessing ground
water potential in urban areas contributing to urban water scarcity. Therefore,
the study aims to look at the problem of urban water scarcity, by analyzing the
levels and distribution of groundwater in Voi town using remote sensing and GIS
techniques, in order to suggest suitable sites for underground water
exploration in regard to the overall urban water supply. From the analysis, the
results showed that the area majorly has low
to potential zones of groundwater. High potential areas were very few
and were mostly on the western side of the area. Very low potential zones were
seen on the east and north side of the area.