Environment, Coasts, Oceans, & Infrastructure

Is Ocean can be the best way to recharge ground water/water wells? is there new finding regarding to this?

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Ebissa Gadissa S.M.ASCE
PhD Scholar
Addis Ababa
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Only if you use energy and equipment to desalinate it.

The salt in seawater is a big problem in coastal communities where they have been withdrawing more fresh groundwater than the aquifer can support.  I read one evaluation about the Miami condo apartment collapse, which indicated that seawater intrusion could have been a factor in degrading the strength of the concrete foundation  - in that area, seawater has infiltrated far inland, and it could easily have accelerated the corrosion of the rebar in the concrete. (which is permeable).

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Sarah Simon P.E., ENV SP, M.ASCE
Founding Partner
Ipswich MA
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Hi Sarah, thank you for you responces and suggestions. salts in seawater is a big problem in coastal communities specially at the area which is permeable.is the new finding or techniques to minimize the affect of salts in seawater?

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Ebissa Gadissa S.M.ASCE
PhD Scholar
Addis Ababa
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-29-2022 11:23 AM
From: Sarah Simon
Subject: Impact of Oceans on Ground Water

Only if you use energy and equipment to desalinate it.

The salt in seawater is a big problem in coastal communities where they have been withdrawing more fresh groundwater than the aquifer can support.  I read one evaluation about the Miami condo apartment collapse, which indicated that seawater intrusion could have been a factor in degrading the strength of the concrete foundation  - in that area, seawater has infiltrated far inland, and it could easily have accelerated the corrosion of the rebar in the concrete. (which is permeable).

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Sarah Simon P.E., ENV SP, M.ASCE
Founding Partner
Ipswich MA
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Further to Sarah's – pore water pressure caused on permeable shores by wave, tide and sea level rise (as a stress, aspects of it in Sea Level Rise – the Consequences and Adaptation) can be of interest. The rising and falling pore pressures are the causal factors – responsible for salt water intrusion into the aquifer, and dislodging/loosening of sedimentary bank materials to erosion. A method proposed by de Rouck J 1991 [De Stabilitet van Stortsteen Golfbrekers, Algemeen Glijdingsevenwicht - Een Nieuw Deklaagelement. Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Leuven, Belgium] is an excellent source in this regard.

Based on some works conducted quite a while ago – to illustrate the applicability of the method, I have attached two images as an example – one for wave and the other for tide.

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Dr. Dilip K Barua, Ph.D, P.Eng, M.ASCE

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Original Message:
Sent: 01-29-2022 11:23 AM
From: Sarah Simon
Subject: Impact of Oceans on Ground Water

Only if you use energy and equipment to desalinate it.

The salt in seawater is a big problem in coastal communities where they have been withdrawing more fresh groundwater than the aquifer can support.  I read one evaluation about the Miami condo apartment collapse, which indicated that seawater intrusion could have been a factor in degrading the strength of the concrete foundation  - in that area, seawater has infiltrated far inland, and it could easily have accelerated the corrosion of the rebar in the concrete. (which is permeable).

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Sarah Simon P.E., ENV SP, M.ASCE
Founding Partner
Ipswich MA
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No ! Might be artesian undersea wells that could get fresh water to shore . Believe such is happening in Saudi Arabia .

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