Surface water-Groundwater Coupled Modelling for Watershed Water Resources Sustainability Assessment

Abstract

There are limited studies in Cisangkuy Watershed which shows the water resources availability and variability with respect to changing climates and land use. Uncertainties due to climate change and population growth have created a critical water resources situation for Cisangkuy Watershed. These uncertainties come from undescribed quantification of surface water-groundwater interaction. Investigating spatio-temporal variability of recharge-discharge is a critical initial step for water-resource management. The main objective of this study is to set up a physically-based spatially distributed SWAT and MODFLOW for the analysis of the different hydrological and hydrogeological component. The objectives to be achieved include 1) identifying the characteristics and distribution of river stream recharge-discharge 2) assessing surface water and groundwater quantity. The result shows that calibrated SWAT-MODFLOW model can represent surface water-groundwater interaction in Cisangkuy Watershed spatio-temporally. Baseflow from aquifer discharge is main factor that give contribution to river discharge in study area, so we can conclude that Cisangkuy Watershed has a good potential of water resources on the low area, but also has high potential of disaster due to groundwater like flood and landslide.This study is expected to develop water resources management in Indonesia. So that water resources sustainability can be analyzed from the aspect of the quantity of surface water and groundwater.