Groundwater Management in Egypt

El-Nashar, Walaa Y.

doi:10.9790/1684-11446978

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“…The major feeding sources of renewable groundwater are rainwater seepage, irrigation water and sanitary drainage water and industrial effluents. Thus, the quality of groundwater is greatly affected by surface activities as well as the type of water that feeds underground reservoirs (3) .…”

Section: Groundwater Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are different groundwater aquifers with different importance for exploitation in the Nile River region. They range from shallow local aquifers, recharged by rainfall, to deep aquifers, which contain non-replenishable reserves being exploited on a large scale (3,5) .…”

Section: Groundwater Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The total groundwater abstraction in Delta, Sinai and New Valley is estimated to be 5.1 BCM/year. On the other side, 0.5 BCM/year is abstracted from the western desert aquifers (1,3) . The Nile valley aquifer is; by far; the largest followed by the Nubian then the Moghra aquifer.…”

Section: Amount Of Groundwater In Egyptmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1. The Nile aquifer dating back to the Quaternary and Late Tertiary (3) : It is not a resource in itself, as it is replenished from the Nile River by seepage from canals and deep percolation as a result of flood irrigation. It is a renewable source with high productivity.…”

Section: Description and Exploitation Of Egyptian Main Aquifersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The sediments are covered by clay cap of varying thickness up to 50 m in the northern part of Delta (2,8) . (3) : It is of fossil origin. It has been estimated that the total volume of fresh water stored in this aquifer exceeds 150,000 BCM.…”

Section: Description and Exploitation Of Egyptian Main Aquifersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Groundwater in Egypt Issue: Resources, Location, Amount, Contamination, Protection, Renewal, Future Overview

2016

Egypt. J. Chem.

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HE PRESENT review is concerning with the groundwater issue in Egypt. Groundwater is one of the most important resources of water in Egypt. It ranks as the second source after the Nile River. In addition, there are different groundwater aquifers with variable importance for exploitation in the Nile river region. They are ranging from shallow local aquifers, recharged by rainfall, to deep nonreplenishable aquifers. The first comprises groundwater in the Nile Valley and Delta system. The second aquifer category is the nonrenewable type, which is located in the "Western Desert-Nubian Sandstone Aquifer". Non-renewable groundwater exploitation is estimated at a rate of 1.65 Billion m 3 /year (BCM/year). It is mainly concentrated at the Western Desert Oases with 0.5 BCM/yr. On the other side, the amount of groundwater abstractions in Delta, Sinai and New Valley are about 5.1 BCM/yr. It is estimated that about 200,000 BCM of fresh water are stored in the New Valley's Oasis aquifer only. The water is at the depth of 60-100 m around the area of East-Oweinat. In Sinai, groundwater is mainly encountered in three different waterbearing aquifers. Further information concerning groundwater issue in Egypt, locations, origin, amount, quality and quantities, contamination, natural aquifer treatment, protection, uses, future overview and conclusion are included and discussed in details in this review.

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Section: Groundwater Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Groundwater Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Amount Of Groundwater In Egyptmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Description and Exploitation Of Egyptian Main Aquifersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Description and Exploitation Of Egyptian Main Aquifersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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