Orientations of groundwater exploitation for sustainable management in Ca Mau peninsula

Abstract

   The groundwater system in Ca Mau Peninsula consist of six main aquifers (except Holcence aquifer).
Among them, there are four primary exploited aquifers which are middle-upper Pleistocene aquifer,
lower Pleistocene aquifer, middle Pliocene aquifer, lower Pliocene aquifer and two secondary aquifers
which are upper Pleistocene aquifer and Miocene aquifer. Although these aquifers distribute in all
research area but due to the complicated fresh/saline water alternation on cross section, so that it is
difficult to manage the exploiting, using and preserving the water resource. This paper systematize all
information of the aquifers in Groundwater Exploitable Zoning Map -scale 1:200.000 in order to supply
essential information for water management in each social-economic region.