GIS-based framework for artificial aquifer recharge to secure sustainable strategic water reserves in Qatar arid environment peninsula
<div><p>This study proposes a large-scale artificial aquifer recharge plan to increase the strategic water reserve to cope with future emergencies. The main aim of the plan is to restore groundwater levels to those of the 1980s through artificial recharge. Desalinated water or highly tre...
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| author | Yasir Elginaid Mohieldeen (18513750) |
| author2 | Elnaiem Ali Elobaid (18513753) Rifaat Abdalla (18513756) |
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| author_facet | Yasir Elginaid Mohieldeen (18513750) Elnaiem Ali Elobaid (18513753) Rifaat Abdalla (18513756) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Yasir Elginaid Mohieldeen (18513750) Elnaiem Ali Elobaid (18513753) Rifaat Abdalla (18513756) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2021-09-14T03:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1038/s41598-021-97593-w |
| dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv | https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/GIS-based_framework_for_artificial_aquifer_recharge_to_secure_sustainable_strategic_water_reserves_in_Qatar_arid_environment_peninsula/25764858 |
| dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv | CC BY 4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Environmental sciences Environmental management Pollution and contamination Artificial aquifer recharge Groundwater restoration Strategic water reserve Emergency water management Desalinated water Municipal sewage effluent Potentiometric surface |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | GIS-based framework for artificial aquifer recharge to secure sustainable strategic water reserves in Qatar arid environment peninsula |
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| description | <div><p>This study proposes a large-scale artificial aquifer recharge plan to increase the strategic water reserve to cope with future emergencies. The main aim of the plan is to restore groundwater levels to those of the 1980s through artificial recharge. Desalinated water or highly treated municipal sewage effluent could be artificially recharged into the aquifer to recharge it. Potentiometric surface of aquifers and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis were used to assess change in the groundwater levels between 1980 and 2009. Zones that have experienced considerable decline in groundwater levels from their former “natural” status—when the aquifers were barely exploited, were identified. These zones are considered optimum recharge sites as they could provide ‘natural’ ground storage chosen by nature. Therefore, working with nature (not against it) by re-filling these natural spaces is the optimum approach. The artificial recharge of the main and principal upper aquifer in Qatar (Rus and Um er Radhuma) is targeted and recommended. It is estimated that up to 182.8 Million Cubic Meter (mcm) could be recharged and stored in these proposed zones, to increase the strategic water reserve of the country. This increase would sustain supplies of high quality for up to three months if consumption is maintained at the 2018 level. Moreover, this additional reserve could last for over one year, if emergency measures were put in place—in case of serious water-shortages, and disaster preparedness, for example by reducing the per capita consumption to the global average per capita consumption.</p><p> </p></div><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Scientific Reports<br> License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97593-w" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97593-w</a></p> |
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| spelling | GIS-based framework for artificial aquifer recharge to secure sustainable strategic water reserves in Qatar arid environment peninsulaYasir Elginaid Mohieldeen (18513750)Elnaiem Ali Elobaid (18513753)Rifaat Abdalla (18513756)Environmental sciencesEnvironmental managementPollution and contaminationArtificial aquifer rechargeGroundwater restorationStrategic water reserveEmergency water managementDesalinated waterMunicipal sewage effluentPotentiometric surface<div><p>This study proposes a large-scale artificial aquifer recharge plan to increase the strategic water reserve to cope with future emergencies. The main aim of the plan is to restore groundwater levels to those of the 1980s through artificial recharge. Desalinated water or highly treated municipal sewage effluent could be artificially recharged into the aquifer to recharge it. Potentiometric surface of aquifers and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis were used to assess change in the groundwater levels between 1980 and 2009. Zones that have experienced considerable decline in groundwater levels from their former “natural” status—when the aquifers were barely exploited, were identified. These zones are considered optimum recharge sites as they could provide ‘natural’ ground storage chosen by nature. Therefore, working with nature (not against it) by re-filling these natural spaces is the optimum approach. The artificial recharge of the main and principal upper aquifer in Qatar (Rus and Um er Radhuma) is targeted and recommended. It is estimated that up to 182.8 Million Cubic Meter (mcm) could be recharged and stored in these proposed zones, to increase the strategic water reserve of the country. This increase would sustain supplies of high quality for up to three months if consumption is maintained at the 2018 level. Moreover, this additional reserve could last for over one year, if emergency measures were put in place—in case of serious water-shortages, and disaster preparedness, for example by reducing the per capita consumption to the global average per capita consumption.</p><p> </p></div><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Scientific Reports<br> License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97593-w" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97593-w</a></p>2021-09-14T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1038/s41598-021-97593-whttps://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/GIS-based_framework_for_artificial_aquifer_recharge_to_secure_sustainable_strategic_water_reserves_in_Qatar_arid_environment_peninsula/25764858CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/257648582021-09-14T03:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | GIS-based framework for artificial aquifer recharge to secure sustainable strategic water reserves in Qatar arid environment peninsula Yasir Elginaid Mohieldeen (18513750) Environmental sciences Environmental management Pollution and contamination Artificial aquifer recharge Groundwater restoration Strategic water reserve Emergency water management Desalinated water Municipal sewage effluent Potentiometric surface |
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| title | GIS-based framework for artificial aquifer recharge to secure sustainable strategic water reserves in Qatar arid environment peninsula |
| title_full | GIS-based framework for artificial aquifer recharge to secure sustainable strategic water reserves in Qatar arid environment peninsula |
| title_fullStr | GIS-based framework for artificial aquifer recharge to secure sustainable strategic water reserves in Qatar arid environment peninsula |
| title_full_unstemmed | GIS-based framework for artificial aquifer recharge to secure sustainable strategic water reserves in Qatar arid environment peninsula |
| title_short | GIS-based framework for artificial aquifer recharge to secure sustainable strategic water reserves in Qatar arid environment peninsula |
| title_sort | GIS-based framework for artificial aquifer recharge to secure sustainable strategic water reserves in Qatar arid environment peninsula |
| topic | Environmental sciences Environmental management Pollution and contamination Artificial aquifer recharge Groundwater restoration Strategic water reserve Emergency water management Desalinated water Municipal sewage effluent Potentiometric surface |