Estimation of Groundwater Quality Parameters for Drinking Purpose using IDW, GIS and Statistical Analysis Methods: A Case Study of Basaltic Rock in Mahesh River Basin, Akola and Buldhana Districts (MS), India

Abstract

AbstractAssessment of groundwater quality parameters is carried out using IDW, GIS and statistical analysis methods for the drinking purpose in the hard-basaltic rock area, little part of younger and older alluvium soil in the study area. The groundwater quality parameters have displayed a little high pH landscape and greatest numbers of alkalinity and electrical conductivity in area. Saline water is a very largest concentration values identified at near about teen villages. Some area of study area has been infection due to unidentified sediment, more ash, soil bricks and powerhouse plant located in basaltic hard rocks area. Total thirty-five open and bore wells were selected in the present area, which wells more suitable to used of drinking and irrigation in basaltic rock area. These observation wells were located through Global positioning system (GPS) instrument with the reference of toposheets. The groundwater parameters are very much highly affected due to basaltic rock minerals and unidentified sediment. Therefore, the groundwater physicochemical parameters were evaluated and these groundwater quality parameters were representation in the form of graphically and spatially distribution. To assessment of groundwater parameters representations have been computing the absorption of chemical factors to relating water quality standard values of drinking and irrigation uses in basaltic hard rock area. As per the results of Piper diagram can be found hardness of carbonate with the most of water are under in the salinity zone. The water quality of irrigation factors like sodium adsorption ratio, salinity hazard, sodium percentage and residual sodium carbonate were measured as per standards techniques. The water samples excluding at maximum places fell in good to excellent classification for agriculture uses in the area. The various maps of water quality were prepared using spatial interpolation method. These parameters are having poor groundwater quality due to highly pH values and This high pH values are directly impact on the human health as well as agricultural crops in the river basin area. The results can be helpful to development of sustainable water resources and agriculture yield under the basaltic hard rock area of Maharashtra at India.KeywordsGISGroundwater qualityStatistical analysisBasaltic rock