MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES

Ethiopian Water Technology Centre Geological Study

BUTAJIRA – ZIWAY AREA
DEVELOPMENT STUDY PROJECT • Objective of the study
– To provide basic background information for
the hydrogeological Study
– To produce geological map of the study area
Geology & Hydrogeology

AG – Consult
Consulting Hydrogeologists and Engineers

January 17, 2008

Location of the Study area

Butajira

Ziway

Locations of VES Points VES Profile Lines

LOCATION OF VES POINTS AND PROFILE LINES
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Ethiopian Water Technology Cen

Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) and Japan Intern

7 0 7 14 Miles

Prepared by
AG - Consult Consul ting Hydrogeol ogists and Engi n
 Locations of EM Survey Locations Of Test Wells

The following will be briefly

Geomorphological Classification
Kuntane-Inseno-
Ziway
presented on GEOLOGY Kela Plain Plain

Escarpment Area
• General geomorphological classification
Butajira
• General summary of Geological Crescent
Formations
• Distribution of the different geological
formations

Cinder Cones and Gademotta

Basaltic areas Tora-Koshe- Caldera
Dugda Ridge

Kuntane-Inseno-Kela
Plain
General Summary of The geology
Ziway
Escarpment Area Plain

Butajira
Crescent

Gademotta
Caldera

Cinder Cones and

Basaltic areas Tora-Koshe-Dugda
Ridge
 Distribution of the geological formations

Distribution of the geological formations

 Hydrogeology
• Objective of the study
– To indicate the groundwater and its aquifers
of the study area
– To produce hydrogeological map of the area
– To provide basic data for groundwater
modeling and potential analysis
– To indicate potential aquifers for develoment
– As input for EWTEC training

The following will briefly Aquifers

presented on Hydrogeology

• Different aquifers
• Groundwater flow
• Water Quality
• Recharge

Groundwater flow direction

Water Quality TDS
 Water Quality General Water Quality
Water Quality Fluoride Evolution

Summary of Recharge estimates

Recharge to Groundwater
Area Rainfall Simple Bucket Chloride Average Mean Mean
• Recharge has been estimated using the Runoff
(WEAP)
Water
Balance
Model method Rainfall
(mm)
Recharge
(mm)
following methods model method
Meki
– Simple Water Balance Method Catchment 10% 13% 13% 10% 12% 997.56 114.72
P = Roff + ETP + Gwr Ketar
P = precipitation catchment 4.60% 1% 3% 957.44 26.81
Roff = Runoff Rift valley
ETP = Evapotranspiration plain 0.68% 757.77 5.167
Gwr = Groundwater Recharge Mean 5% 904.3 48.90

– Rainfall Runoff Model

• The Stockholm Environment Institute’s “Water Evaluation
and Planning System“ (WEAP)
– Bucket Model
– Chloride method

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