In this paper, the authors focus on evaluating the impact of rising sea levels to shift the boundaries of the aquifer salinity, which narrow the area of fresh water and diminishing reserves of fresh water . | Journal of Science and Technology 54 (4B) (2016) 260-269 EFFECTS OF THE SEA LEVEL RISE ON UNDERGROUND WATER RESOURCES IN HO CHI MINH AREA Ky Nguyen Viet1, Thong Ho Chi1, Oanh Tran Thi Phi1, Chan Ngo Duc2 1 HCM city University of Technology, 268 Lý Thường Kiệt Street, Ward 14, Tân Bình District, Hochiminh city 2 Division for Water Resources Planning and Investigation for the South of Viet Nam, Trầa Nao Street, An Phu Ward – 2nd District- Hochiminh city * Email: nvky@ Received: 15 August 2016, Accepted for publication: 10 November 2016 ABTRACT Ho Chi Minh City has 7 aquifers with different distributions, ascending from the east, western-north to eastern-southeast with total potential reserves of about million mP3P of fresh water/day, potential reserves of underground water brackish-salty approximately million mP3P/day. This resource is invaluable for the development of the city today and the future. However, groundwater resources are at risk of depletion of reserves, quality under the impact of climate change and sea level rise. In this paper, the authors focus on evaluating the impact of rising sea levels to shift the boundaries of the aquifer salinity, which narrow the area of fresh water and diminishing reserves of fresh water . To assess, first based on climate change scenarios and sea level rise has been Vietnam announced in 2012, at the same time as the underground water is exploited more constant (the maximum amount of water extraction in 2015 basis), the authors conducted for running surface flow model to get the water level data at some point to put into models of groundwater flow. Thanks to model groundwater flow, the authors showed that the sea level rise significantly shift the boundaries of the aquifer salinity toward the inner city. The area contains fresh water and reduced water reserves only light compared with present reserves. Key words: underground water, impact of see level rising. 1. INTRODUCTION Underwater at Ho Chi .
