scholarly journals Efficient management of municipal water: water scarcity in Taiz City, Yemen – issues and options

2015 ◽  
Vol 366 ◽  
pp. 186-186
Author(s):  
A. Noaman ◽  
A. W. Al-Sharjabe
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Groundwater Depletion ◽  
Groundwater Availability ◽  
North East ◽  
The City

Abstract. The city of Taiz is the third largest city in Yemen, located about 250 km south of Sana'a and about 90 km inland from the Red Sea. Taiz is situated on the foothills and slopes of the Jabal Saber Mountain at elevations between 1100 and 1600 m a.s.l. Its population is rapidly increasing and is expected to grow from about 580 000 in 2012 to over 1 000 000 in 2020. Water supply is the most pressing problem in the city of Taiz today due to the significant shortages of supply (the average consumption is 23 L/d) caused by the depletion of existing water resources and the lack of a clear direction in dealing with the problem. This forces frequent service interruptions (30–40 days) and the service is rarely extended to new users (only 57% of the population are covered). Sanitation is another daunting problem. The (poorly maintained) sewerage network covers only 44% of the population. In several unsewered areas to the north, east and west of the city, raw sewage is disposed of directly into wadis, which causes a health hazard and threatens to contaminate groundwater resources. The proper computation of demand and supply is based on the various fields. It was performed under this study with a particular model: the Water Evaluation and Planning System (WEAP) developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). WEAP is supported by a geographical information system (GIS). The available and relevant data on poverty and social indicators, water use and sources, surface runoff, surface and groundwater availability, groundwater depletion and management, crop production areas, soil cover, maps, and meteorological information were gathered from a number of sources. There are only two ways to decrease the water deficit: by increasing water supply or decreasing the water demand. Any adaptation project aims at one of the two. Six projects are proposed, with three in each category (1, 2 and 3 to decrease demand, and 4, 5 and 6 to increase supply): − Project 1: Improvement of irrigation methods − Project 2: Improvement of the water distribution network in Taiz City − Project 3: Water re-use − Project 4: Water harvesting − Project 5: Brackish water treatment − Project 6: Desalinization of sea water

scholarly journals Securing Access to Drinking Water in North-Eastern Morocco: The Example of the Taourirt-Oujda Corridor

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 928
Author(s):  
Halima Jounaid ◽  
Taha Attou ◽  
Toufik Remmal ◽  
Aimad Bouaziz
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Drinking Water Supply ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Eastern Morocco

Taourit-Oujda corridor (T.O.C.) is a geological entity of north-eastern Morocco with a total area of 4000 Km2. The drinking water supply in this arid region still faces challenges that meet a growing demand for a shortage of fresh water. This shortage is mainly due to the scarcity and irregularity of the precipitations, the overexploitation of the water resources, and the decrease of the capacity of storage dams that are the main source of drinking water supply in this area. This work aims at estimating deficit (to 2040) for drinking water provided by Machraa Hammadi dam and proposing favourable drilling sites to strengthen drinking water supply through the identification of groundwater resources that can be used in quantity and quality. To do this, a multi-criteria analysis (MCA) covering geological, hydrogeological and hydro-chemical aspects using the Geographical Information System (GIS) was carried out. This study shows that T.O.C. aquifer is more productive in the south-west of it, in the centre near the El Aioun municipality and in the north-east at the town of Sidi Bouhouria. According to Moroccan standards, defining the quality norms of surface waters, waters destined for irrigation, and of surface waters used for the production of drinking water, the groundwater in the center and north-east areas is also with good to medium overall quality groundwater.

scholarly journals Groundwater Resources of Mukhrani Artesian Basin

2021 ◽  
pp. 175-184
Author(s):  
Avtandil Jgamadze ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Artesian Basin ◽  
Quantitative Distribution ◽  
Hydrogeological Parameters ◽  
Household Water ◽  
The City ◽  
Natural Reserves

The Mukhrani artesian basin is a reservoir containing high quality groundwater. Well-known aquifers and galleries are located within the artesian basin, which are one of the main sources of drinking and household water supply for the city of Tbilisi. The article summarizes the hydrogeological conditions of the Mukhrani artesian basin. The hydrogeological parameters of the productive aquifer were determined based on the results of studies carried out at the existing water intakes. A hydrodynamic map of the artesian basin was compiled. The spatial and quantitative distribution of groundwater resources in the basin has been estimated. Established dynamic (natural) resources and static (natural) reserves of groundwater.

scholarly journals Participatory GIS Mode of Sustainable Surface and Groundwater Management Practices Involving NGOs in India

2020 ◽  
pp. 602-608
Author(s):  
L. Murali Krishnan ◽  
N. Kumarasamy ◽  
K. C. Sivabalan ◽  
S. Oliyarasan ◽  
R. Ravikumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Management ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Participatory Gis ◽  
Groundwater Availability ◽  
Sustainable Groundwater Management ◽  
Surface And Groundwater

Groundwater resources plays important role in agro-biodiversity and environmental conservation perspectives. Surface and groundwater have played a significant role in the agrarian economics in the developing economics particularly in India. At the same time, the tropical and sub-tropical India is the largest groundwater user in the world through unregulated construction and utilization of millions of private wells in the last five decades exploited groundwater availability and sustainable regeneration issues. Hence, in order to improve the surface and groundwater conservation, regeneration, management and protection for sustainable utilization of Groundwater requires a participatory and coordinated action. Nationwide, many national and regional Non Government Organisations (NGOs) are functioning in the line of effective surface and ground water management the community. The recent Geographical Information Systems (GIS) based technologies also supports for drought mitigation and climate change adaptation. This study highlights the important NGOs led sustainable Groundwater management practices under various local hydro geological settings and agro economic realities for up scaling the community driven sustainable Groundwater management.

scholarly journals Assessment of groundwater quality using geographical information system (GIS), at north-east Cairo, Egypt

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-339
Author(s):  
M. F. El-Shahat ◽  
M. A. Sadek ◽  
W. M. Mostafa ◽  
K. H. Hagagg
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Geographical Information System ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Quaternary Aquifer ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Groundwater Samples ◽  
Almost All

The present investigation has been conducted to delineate the hydrogeochemical and environmental factors that control the water quality of the groundwater resources in the north-east of Cairo. A complementary approach based on hydrogeochemistry and a geographical information system (GIS) based protectability index has been employed for conducting this work. The results from the chemical analysis revealed that the groundwater of the Quaternary aquifer is less saline than that of the Miocene aquifer and the main factors that control the groundwater salinity in the studied area are primarily related to the genesis of the original recharging water modified after by leaching, dissolution, cation exchange, and fertilizer leachate. The computed groundwater quality index (WQI) falls into two categories: fair for almost all the Miocene groundwater samples, while the Quaternary groundwater samples are all have a good quality. The retarded flow and non-replenishment of the Miocene aquifer compared to the renewable active recharge of the Quaternary aquifer can explain this variation of WQI. The index and overlay approach exemplified by the DUPIT index has been used to investigate the protectability of the study aquifers against diffuse pollutants. Three categories (highly protectable less vulnerable, moderately protectable moderately vulnerable and less protectable highly vulnerable) have been determined and areally mapped.

scholarly journals Sub Zoning as a Measure for Water Supply Optimization—Case Study of the City of Nikšić

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Daničić ◽  
Dejan Dimkić ◽  
Mira Papović ◽  
Darko Kovač
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Technical Solution ◽  
Operation Analysis ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Supply Optimization ◽  
The City

The drinking water supply of the city of Nikšić, the second largest city in the Republic of Montenegro, is secured from a nearby karstic groundwater resources. Water is transported from two different directions (two sources) into the distribution system. At the end of the distribution system, on the opposite side of water resources, there is a counter tank, as the only storage capacity for leveling the inflow and consumption in the system. However, the interplay of the three vital water supply capacities (two water sources and counter tank) does not meet the requirements of regular supply, to the point where it is necessary to disconnect the tank, from regular operation. The existing system, which operates without leveling space, is fraught with numerous problems, ranging from the appearance of significant temporal and spatial pressure variations, to the inability of delivering the needed quantities to the peripheral parts of the system, in seasonal peaks of consumption. During International project Drinkadria (2013–2016), efforts for solving numerated problems were done. This paper provides an overview of activities on system operation analysis, based on simulation modeling and definition of technical solution, proposed in the form of subzoning. Realization of proposed subzones will put all capacities in the full operation state, with the realization of stable pressures in the system, and with a regular supply of all parts of the system in all predictable modes of consumption.

scholarly journals Evaluating The Groundwater Potential of Wadi Al-Jizi, Sultanate of Oman By Intergrating Remote Sensing & GIS Techniques

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javed Akhtar ◽  
Ahmed Sana ◽  
Syed Mohammed Tauseef ◽  
Gajendran Chellaiah ◽  
Parmeswari Kaliyaperumal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Groundwater Potential ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Groundwater Availability ◽  
Region Data ◽  
Potential Groundwater ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques ◽  
Terrain Characteristics

Abstract Groundwater resources are highly stressed due to their overuse, especially in the arid region. This study is aimed at discovering potential groundwater resource zones using currently available data and state-of-the-art methods. This will lead to effective management of scarcely available and rapidly depleting groundwater resources in the Wadi Al-Jizi catchment, located in the Al-Batinah region. Data on terrain characteristics, geology, and geomorphology was integrated using remote sensing techniques and Geographical Information System (GIS). The result from this exercise was used for the identification of areas with a high potential for groundwater availability. These areas were classified into five types; namely; excellent, good, medium, low, and very low. The present study shows that the integration of all the weighted parameters shows promising results in the zonation of groundwater. This study shall be useful to the decision-makers in highlighting potential drilling as well as recharge sites in the area.

Action Plan for Urban Waste Water Recycling in Lucknow

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 460-465
Author(s):  
Baljeet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Recycling ◽  
Gangetic Plain ◽  
Urban Waste ◽  
Tube Wells ◽  
The City

Abstract: Urban waste water generation per day in Lucknow city is 84 MLD and the treatment capacity of this urban waste water is 446 MLD and 445 MLD urban waste water flows in Gomti River and 339 MLD urban waste water partially treated. Some waste water is recycled by Water treatment plant which are treating 560 MLD urban waste water and remaining are polluted to ground and as well as gomti river.to achieve 100% recycling and treatment we need a action plan for it. The formation of Lucknow municipal board took place in 1882, while as the water supply demand is fulfilled by tube wells, river Gomti, Sharda Sahayak feeder canal, aquifers, and so on, the maximum source of intake is Gomti which is geographically distinguished as Cis and Trans Gomti. The Cis Gomti side is comparatively lower than the area on Trans Gomti side. Since the city is located on alluvial aquifers of Indo-Gangetic plain, where due to easy accessibility, private tube well construction activity is going on unchecked, especially in residential colonies and multi-storeyed buildings, and this is the reason why the private tube wells/borings have almost mushroomed in this capital city. This has led to heavy pumpage/continuous abstraction of groundwater resources, widespread depletion of aquifers and as a result, going down of groundwater levels drastically to almost unsustainable levels, from where it seems very difficult that the depleted conditions of ground water could ever improve (6). The water supply network depends on sources like tube wells, river Gomti and the Sharda Sahayak feeder canal. The distribution of water supply has a very vast network and it is reported to be 2884 km. The rate of water supply is assumed to be 150 LPCD and water demand is calculated accordingly, The availability of water, as reported by Jawaharlal Nehru national urban and rural mission (JNNURM) on November 2016, was 619 MLD from various sources, however, it keeps fluctuating as the city is more vulnerable to migration from other parts of state. Keywords: urban waste water, waste water recycling, reuse of waste water, sewage treatment plant

Ras al Khaimah: further archaeological discoveries

Antiquity ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 50 (200) ◽  
pp. 216-222
Author(s):  
Beatrice De Cardi
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
The State ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

Ras a1 Khaimah is the most northerly of the seven states comprising the United Arab Emirates and its Ruler, H. H. Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qasimi, is keenly interested in the history of the state and its people. Survey carried out there jointly with Dr D. B. Doe in 1968 had focused attention on the site of JuIfar which lies just north of the present town of Ras a1 Khaimah (de Cardi, 1971, 230-2). Julfar was in existence in Abbasid times and its importance as an entrep6t during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries-the Portuguese Period-is reflected by the quantity and variety of imported wares to be found among the ruins of the city. Most of the sites discovered during the survey dated from that period but a group of cairns near Ghalilah and some long gabled graves in the Shimal area to the north-east of the date-groves behind Ras a1 Khaimah (map, FIG. I) clearly represented a more distant past.

The influence of submesoscale eddies on hydrochemical parameters and structural and functional characteristics of phytoplankton in the north-eastern part of the Black Sea

2019 ◽  
pp. 24-40
Author(s):  
Sergey B. Kuklev ◽  
Vladimir A. Silkin ◽  
Valeriy K. Chasovnikov ◽  
Andrey G. Zatsepin ◽  
Larisa A. Pautova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anticyclonic Eddy ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Hydrochemical Parameters ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Seasonal Thermocline ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Quantitative Indicators ◽  
The City ◽  
North Eastern Part

On June 7, 2018, a sub-mesoscale anticyclonic eddy induced by the wind (north-east) was registered on the shelf in the area of the city of Gelendzhik. With the help of field multidisciplinary expedition ship surveys, it was shown that this eddy exists in the layer above the seasonal thermocline. At the periphery of the eddy weak variability of hydrochemical parameters and quantitative indicators of phytoplankton were recorded. The result of the formation of such eddy structure was a shift in the structure of phytoplankton – the annual observed coccolithophores bloom was not registered.

Past Verses Present; Metamorphosis in Different Spheres of Guwahati: A Study of Srutimala Duara’s Mindprints of Guwahati

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Ankita Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Areca Nut ◽  
Medieval Period ◽  
River Bank ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Indian State ◽  
The City ◽  
Beautiful City

Guwahati derives its name from the Assamese word “Guwa” means areca nut and “Haat” means market. However, the modern Guwahati had been known as the ancient Pragjyotishpura and was the capital of Assam under the Kamrupa kingdom. A beautiful city Guwahati is situated on the south bank of the river Bramhaputra. Moreover, It is known as the largest city in the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in North East India. It has also its importance as the gateway to the North- East India. Assamese and English are the spoken languages in Guwahati.  In 1667, the Mogul forces were defeated in the battle by the Ahom forces commanded by Lachut Barphukan. Thus, in a sense Guwahati became the bone of contention among the Ahoms, Kochas and the Moguls during the medieval period.  Guwahati the administrative headquarters of Lower Assam with a viceroy or Barbhukan was made by the Ahom king.  Since 1972 it has been the capital of Assam. The present paper will discuss the changes happened in Guwahati over the period of late 1970s till the present time. It will focus on the behavior of people, transformed temples, Panbazar of the city, river bank of Bramhaputra, old Fancy Bazaar, chaotic ways, festivals and seasons including a fifth man made season etc. It will also deal how over the years a city endowed with nature’s gifts and scenic views, has been changing as “a dirty city”. Furthermore, it will also present the insurgencies that have barged into the city. The occurrence of changes will be discussed through the perspective and point of view of Srutimala Duara as presented in her book Mindprints of Guwahati.

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