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
Management of Coastal Aquifers The
Case of a Peninsula
State of Qatar
The State of Qatar
Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar
Growth!
Today
Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar
Annual Rainfall
300
Annual Mean
Rainfall
= 80.3 mm/yr
200
150
100
50
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
0
2007
Rainfall in mm
250
Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar
The Load on Groundwater
TSE Groundwater
TSE
8%
Desal
35%
Groundwater
57%
Consumption
Desal
Cost*
* Illustrative only
Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar
A Changing Picture
Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar
Salt Water
Intrusion Impact
on Agriculture
Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar
Comparison of Freshwater Lens
1971
2003
Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar
No. of Wells and Abstraction Volumes
4000
350000
3500
3436
3313
300000
3083
3000
240208
2769
250000
229858
218219
2496
2500
200000
2000
1838
145000
150000
1500
76216
51239
99653
100000
966
1000
660
50000
500
00
5
04
/2
00
2
01
/2
99
9
98
/1
99
6
95
/1
99
1
90
/1
98
6
85
/1
98
1
0
80
/1
97
6
0
75
/1
No. of Used Water Wells
234432
Abstraction in 1000 Cubic Meters
No. of Used Water Wells
Abstraction in 1000 Cubic Meters
Season
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 2
Establishment 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 6
Design, Drilling and Testing of a New Groundwater
Monitoring Wells Network
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
Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar
Recharge and Observation Wells
140000
160000
180000
200000
220000
240000
500000
500000
237
238
240
239
241
480000
480000
242
161
160
159
158
244
243
245
246
247
157
151
204
150 149
148
146 144145
147
152
248
153
155
249
143
154156
250
251
252
142
253
133
132
138
139 141
137
136134
140
460000
255
135
257
258
260
207
111
115
114
116
113
108
10
89
11
117
12
112
14
7
15
6
259
13
217
218
125
25109
24
126
219
262
130
127
129
2317
16
22
21
18
19
12820
209
215 210
211
216
214
212
3
21
213
223
295
33
32
31
30 35
34
296
297
47
298
299
300
324
327
163
36
28
328
265
61
60
329
162
165166
167
168
171
170
169
71
72
75
7673
74
400000
42
84
83
323
41
77
62
38
78
337
81
420000
90
93
94
91
92
99
100
98
97 334 316
317
315
333
318
278
96
95 314
312
313
331
131
173
440000
103 102 101
275
276
277
174
330
172
66
70
65
67
69
64
68
63
222
59
58
221
338
82
46
45
89
43
39
88
266
40
44
268
267
57
85
270
105 269
271
106
107
273
104272
274
326
164
420000
225
224
56 55
229
234 339 54
54
235
52
236
48
5351
80
79
50
49
291
292
175
176
226
227
340 228
231 87
86
232
233
285
286
37
29
293
294
460000
208
27
124
123
261
26
263
264
230
341
281
282
283
284
287
290288289
440000
206
205
220
254
256
118
119
121
122
120
202
203
201
110
400000
185
177
178
184
183
179
180
181
335
182
336
197
186
198
196
191
380000
332
193 192
195
194
199
188
190
187
380000
189
200
301
302
303
319
304
320
305
279
280
325
306
307
360000
360000
308
309
310
322
321
311
340000
340000
320000
320000
300000
300000
280000
280000
260000
By Kamel M. Amer and A. Abdel Rab, Groundwater Sub-Section
140000
160000
180000
200000
220000
260000
240000
Observation Wells Network in Qatar
Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar
Doing Some Good
Management of Coastal Aquifers - The Case of a Peninsula - State of Qatar
Mitigating Effects on Urban Development
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
Management of Coastal Aquifers The
Case of a Peninsula
State of Qatar