@inproceedings{4db8ef3575d44957948c6e206838297f,
title = "Modelling stream-aquifer interactions: A case study of environmental risk assessment for a proposed groundwater abstraction scheme in northeast Scotland",
abstract = "The Lower Old Red Sandstones in northeast Scotland form an aquifer suitable for groundwater development. A groundwater abstraction scheme was proposed for augmenting water supplies to local villages. A production borehole was drilled into the sandstones which has a design yield of 2420 m3 day-1. However, the scheme was abandoned because of concerns that the abstraction would reduce flows in a nearby stream which is important for salmonids. This study demonstrates the potential value of using a stream-aquifer numerical model (MODFLOW) in an environmental risk assessment for the scheme. Results indicate that the proposed abstraction would not cause streamflows to fall to a level where flow compensation will be needed to maintain salmonid habitats.",
author = "Mengfang Chen and Chris Soulsby",
year = "1997",
month = dec,
day = "30",
language = "English",
isbn = "0-901502-05-8",
volume = "240",
series = "IAHS-AISH Publication",
publisher = "International Association of Hydrological Sciences",
number = "240",
pages = "427--435",
booktitle = "Sustainability of water resources under increasing uncertainty",
note = "Fifth IAHS Scientific Assembly - Symposiums S1, S4 and S5 ; Conference date: 23-04-1997 Through 03-05-1997",
}