Groundwater artificial recharge with unconventional water : global opportunities and challenges
Roushangar, Kiyoumars ; Shahnazi, Saman LU and Hashemi, Hossein LU
(2026)
p.199-224
- Abstract
Groundwater depletion, driven by population growth and climate change, poses a critical challenge to global water security, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. This chapter explores groundwater artificial recharge with unconventional water (GARUW) as a transformative strategy to replenish stressed aquifers. A spectrum of unconventional resources, including treated wastewater, stormwater, desalinated water, produced water from oil/gas operations, agricultural drainage, and atmospheric water (dew/fog), alongside methods such as aquifer storage and recovery (ASR), soil aquifer treatment (SAT), and rainwater harvesting, is reviewed. Moreover, the global opportunities of GARUW, such as enhancing water availability, mitigating floods,... (More)
Groundwater depletion, driven by population growth and climate change, poses a critical challenge to global water security, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. This chapter explores groundwater artificial recharge with unconventional water (GARUW) as a transformative strategy to replenish stressed aquifers. A spectrum of unconventional resources, including treated wastewater, stormwater, desalinated water, produced water from oil/gas operations, agricultural drainage, and atmospheric water (dew/fog), alongside methods such as aquifer storage and recovery (ASR), soil aquifer treatment (SAT), and rainwater harvesting, is reviewed. Moreover, the global opportunities of GARUW, such as enhancing water availability, mitigating floods, improving water quality, and enhancing climate resilience through sustainable storage and ecosystem protection, are discussed. However, significant challenges persist, including water quality risks, energy-intensive processes, hydrogeological constraints, regulatory gaps, public skepticism, and environmental trade-offs. By addressing these challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation, GARUW can play a pivotal role in securing water resources for future generations, bridging the gap between scarcity and sustainability in a water-stressed world.
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- author
- Roushangar, Kiyoumars
; Shahnazi, Saman
LU
and Hashemi, Hossein
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2026
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- aquifer storage and recovery, Artificial recharge, groundwater, soil aquifer treatment, uncoventional water
- host publication
- Hydrosystem Restoration Handbook : Groundwater Artificial Recharge with Unconventional Water (GARU) - Groundwater Artificial Recharge with Unconventional Water (GARU)
- pages
- 26 pages
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:105036918747
- ISBN
- 9780443298110
- 9780443298103
- DOI
- 10.1016/B978-0-443-29811-0.00023-6
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 83e38280-391a-472e-a903-12a17e680cdd
- date added to LUP
- 2026-06-25 15:42:56
- date last changed
- 2026-09-05 03:40:07
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abstract = {{<p>Groundwater depletion, driven by population growth and climate change, poses a critical challenge to global water security, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. This chapter explores groundwater artificial recharge with unconventional water (GARUW) as a transformative strategy to replenish stressed aquifers. A spectrum of unconventional resources, including treated wastewater, stormwater, desalinated water, produced water from oil/gas operations, agricultural drainage, and atmospheric water (dew/fog), alongside methods such as aquifer storage and recovery (ASR), soil aquifer treatment (SAT), and rainwater harvesting, is reviewed. Moreover, the global opportunities of GARUW, such as enhancing water availability, mitigating floods, improving water quality, and enhancing climate resilience through sustainable storage and ecosystem protection, are discussed. However, significant challenges persist, including water quality risks, energy-intensive processes, hydrogeological constraints, regulatory gaps, public skepticism, and environmental trade-offs. By addressing these challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation, GARUW can play a pivotal role in securing water resources for future generations, bridging the gap between scarcity and sustainability in a water-stressed world.</p>}},
author = {{Roushangar, Kiyoumars and Shahnazi, Saman and Hashemi, Hossein}},
booktitle = {{Hydrosystem Restoration Handbook : Groundwater Artificial Recharge with Unconventional Water (GARU)}},
isbn = {{9780443298110}},
keywords = {{aquifer storage and recovery; Artificial recharge; groundwater; soil aquifer treatment; uncoventional water}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{199--224}},
publisher = {{Elsevier}},
title = {{Groundwater artificial recharge with unconventional water : global opportunities and challenges}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-29811-0.00023-6}},
doi = {{10.1016/B978-0-443-29811-0.00023-6}},
year = {{2026}},
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