The need for basin analysis in regional hydrogeological studies: Oak Ridges Moraine, southern Ontario
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To manage Canada's groundwater resources in a sustainable way there is a need for regional knowledge of aquifer systems. Improving regional knowledge, in light of scant hydrogeological data, requires a multidisciplinary approach that advances the geological understanding of a basin. Basin analysis — mapping and characterizing the reservoir potential of sedimentary basins as applied in petroleum exploration — provides an approach that is directly applicable to regional hydrogeology studies and related land use planning. This paper applies basin analysis to a glaciated terrain by integrating data from a variety of sources and scales of investigations to develop a hydrogeological model of the Oak Ridges Moraine Area (ORM), southern Ontario. Basin analysis supports the progression from data compilation and geological conceptualization to model development, and ultimately, toward quantitative flow system analysis. This progression is achieved notably by developing primary geological models of the stratigraphy, sedimentary architecture and origin of deposits of the ORM area. The analysis outlines two regional elements highly significant to groundwater flow in the area: 1) regional till uplands that form the principal aquitard, and 2) channels that breach the till and form hydraulic windows and important channel-fill aquifers. The important channel aquifer setting had not been previously recognized because its identification required a geological framework based on high-quality topographic, geological and geophysical data. Development of the regional geological knowledge would not have been possible using relatively poor-quality water well records alone. A numerical model is then used to illustrate the significance of vertical flow through generic channels. The watershed approach that is embodied in basin analysis strongly enhances communication between geoscientists and engineers, planners, and other scientists. Better understanding of regional hydrogeological settings also will improve the scientific basis for land use planning. Site remediation or development proposals generally rely on site-specific data and analysis, often restricted to shallow depths and predominantly for the purpose of site design. Such studies will benefit from regional knowledge of hydrogeological settings and of the extent of flow systems beyond the site to watershed or basin scales. Accordingly, the paper advocates investment in both high-quality data and the regional approach that underlies basin analysis, thus permitting a much more reliable assessment of groundwater issues in complex hydrogeological settings across Canada. Resume Pour gerer de maniere durable les ressources en eaux souterraines canadiennes, il est imperatif d'acquerir une connaissance regionale des systemes aquiferes. Avec les rares donnees hydrogeologiques qui existent, l'amelioration des connaissances regionales doit recourir a l'approche multidisciplinaire pour ameliorer la comprehension geologique d'un bassin. L'analyse de bassin — cartographie et caracterisation du potentiel du reservoir du bassin sedimentaire comme cela se pratique en exploration petroliere - est une approche qui peut s'appliquer directement aux etudes hydrogeologiques regionales ainsi qu'a l'amenagement du territoire concerne. Le present compte rendu porte sur une analyse de bassin d'un terrain glaciaire par l'integration de donnees issues d'une variete de sources et d'echelles de recherche differentes en vue de l'elaboration d'un modele hydrogeologique de la region de la moraine d'Oak Ridges (MOR), dans le sud de l'Ontario. Lanalyse de bassin est un processus progressif qui va de la compilation des donnees et de la conceptualisation geologique pour l'elaboration d'un modele, jusqu'a l'analyse quantitative d'un systeme de circulation des fluides. Cette progression comprend, notamment, l'elaboration de modeles geologiques de depart de la stratigraphie, de l'architecture sedimentaire et de l'origine des depots de la region de la MOR. L'analyse a permis de discerner deux elements regionaux tres importants dans la comprehension de de la circulation des eaux souterraines de la region : 1 ) des hautes terres de till formant le principal aquitard; 2) des chenaux qui traversent le till, constituant des fenetres hydrauliques et d'importants aquiferes de chenaux combles. Cette configuration en d'aquifere en chenaux n'avait pas ete reconnue jusqu'a maintenant parce que sa detection n'etait possible qu'en recourant a une approche geologique combinant donnees topographiques, geologiques et geophysiques de haute qualite. La constitution d'une banque de connaissances geologiques regionales n'aurait pu se faire en n'ayant recours qu'aux seuls registres de donnees de pietre qualite des puits existants. On a eu recours a un modele numerique qui a permis d'illustrer l'importance de la composante verticale de la circulation a travers des chenaux generiques. L'approche par bassin hydrologique inherente a l'analyse de bassin facilite grandement la communication entre les geoscientifiques, les ingenieurs, les planificateurs et autres scientifiques. La meilleure comprehension du cadre hydrogeologique ameliore egalement le caractere scientifique de la base de reference pour l'amenagement du territoire. Les projets de restauration ou d'amenagement repose generalement sur les donnees du milieu et sur leur analyse, trop souvent limites aux donnees de faibles profondeurs et qui ne sont specifiques qu'au projet en question. De telles etudes tireront avantages de l'existence d'une base de connaissances regionale des caracteristiques hydrologiques ainsi que du prolongement des systemes de circulation au-dela du site, jusqu'aux echelles des bassins versants. En consequence, nous preconisons dans le present compte rendu que l'on investisse dans la collecte de donnees de haute qualite et que l'on adopte l'approche regionale necessaire a l'analyse de bassin, ce qui permettra une bien meilleure evaluation de la question des eaux souterraines des milieux hydrogeologiques complexes du Canada.
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.003 | 0.000 |
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