Groundwater Protection and Management Strategy in Jordan |
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Authors: | Ali El-Naqa Ammar Al-Shayeb |
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Affiliation: | (1) Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, P.O. Box 150459, Jordan |
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Abstract: | Groundwater resources are essential in Jordan that require careful planning and management in order to sustain human socio-economic
development and various ecosystems. However these vital resources are under the threat of degradation by both mismanagement
and over-exploitation that leads to contamination and decline of water levels. A new by-law, which specifically addresses
pollution prevention and protection of water resources used for domestic purposes through appropriate land use restriction
and zoning, is currently under preparation in Jordan. This law (i.e., Groundwater Management Policy) addresses the management
of groundwater resources including development, protection, management, and reducing abstraction for each renewable aquifer
to the sustainable rate (i.e., safe yield). Groundwater vulnerability mapping and delineation of groundwater protection zones
were implemented in different areas in Jordan in cooperation between the German Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe
(BGR) company and Ministry of Water and Irrigation. This paper presents the status of groundwater resources in Jordan and
their major issues. It attempts to discuss the groundwater vulnerability and protection strategy and the impacts of over-exploitation
on the groundwater aquifers in an integrated water resources management perspective. |
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Keywords: | Groundwater Protection Vulnerability Pollution Strategy Jordan |
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