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Management of Coastal Aquifers The Case of a Peninsula State of Qatar 20th Salt Water Intrusion Meeting Naples, 23 - 27 June 2008 Dr. Kamel M. Amer Mr.

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1 Management of Coastal Aquifers The Case of a Peninsula State of Qatar 20th Salt Water Intrusion Meeting Naples, 23 - 27 June 2008 Dr. Kamel M. Amer Mr. Abdul A. Aziz Al Muraikhi Dept. of Agri. & Water Research Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture State of Qatar Nauman Rashid Schlumberger Water Services Middle East & Asia

2 Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar The State of Qatar

3 Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar Growth! Today

4 Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar Annual Rainfall Annual Mean Rainfall = 80.3 mm/yr

5 Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar The Load on Groundwater ConsumptionCost* * Illustrative only

6 Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar A Changing Picture

7 Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar Salt Water Intrusion Impact on Agriculture

8 Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar Comparison of Freshwater Lens 1971 2003

9 Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar No. of Wells and Abstraction Volumes

10 Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar A Groundwater Project Study 1 Well Inventory & Groundwater Abstraction/Recharge/ Quality/Quantity Survey Study 2Establishment of an Online Groundwater GIS Study 3 Build up a surface rainfall - runoff model to study the relation between rainfall, runoff and recharge Study 4 A Pilot Study in 3 Depressions with Optimized Design of Recharge Wells & Surface Drainage Study 5 Supply, Install, Calibrate and Implement a 3-D Groundwater Model to Study Groundwater Study 6Design, Drilling and Testing of a New Groundwater Monitoring Wells Network

11 Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar An Online GIS Data Mgmt System Water Quality Software Pump Test Software Online GIS

12 Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar Recharge and Observation Wells

13 Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar Doing Some Good

14 Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar Mitigating Effects on Urban Development

15 Management of Coastal Aquifers The Case of a Peninsula State of Qatar 20th Salt Water Intrusion Meeting Naples, 23 - 27 June 2008 Dr. Kamel M. Amer Mr. Abdul A. Aziz Al Muraikhi Dept. of Agri. & Water Research Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture State of Qatar Nauman Rashid Schlumberger Water Services Middle East & Asia


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