- 1. Consultancy Services for Artificial Recharge and Utilisation
of the Groundwater Resource in the1 Groundwater Aquifer Storage and
Recovery in Arid Regions: Abu Dhabi Pilot Experiment Case Study Dr.
Mohamed Dawoud Manager, Water Resources Department Environment
Agency - Abu Dhabi Learning from land and water projects
experiences for smart management 15-18 December 2013,
Amman-Jordan
2. Consultancy Services for Artificial Recharge and Utilisation
of the Groundwater Resource in the2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kuwait Qatar Oman
UAE Bahrain Saudi Arabia Days Dependency of Domestic Sector on
Desalination (100%) Present Supply Network Present Storage 3.
Consultancy Services for Artificial Recharge and Utilisation of the
Groundwater Resource in the3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 24 21 19 20
25 0 0 16 19 23 25 28 29 26 23 25 31 34 0 15 19 24 28 36 38 36 34
31 33 35 38 40 0 0 17 24 30 37 41 45 45 43 42 43 41 42 41 0 0 24 37
46 46 54 50 52 52 53 51 52 53 55 0 0 23 34 40 60 58 58 63 64 65 64
65 62 58 0 0 18 33 44 57 61 65 68 70 73 74 71 68 65 0 0 17 34 44 56
70 72 74 80 80 79 74 74 67 0 0 20 35 43 57 68 80 88 88 87 85 77 66
65 0 14 18 31 47 57 62 79 88 91 86 84 71 62 58 0 15 27 43 60 68 81
82 91 86 79 65 51 40 0 0 0 22 44 56 66 78 83 91 90 82 67 36 33 33 0
0 17 30 48 65 76 86 91 92 81 46 34 29 0 0 0 0 26 47 59 76 90 90 90
68 42 32 31 0 0 0 0 24 39 48 57 75 76 77 65 49 40 0 0 0 0 0 26 36
44 56 75 84 82 62 47 39 0 0 0 0 0 23 35 43 56 61 82 87 57 29 40 0 0
0 0 0 21 31 39 50 56 61 79 70 33 39 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 43 50 59
62 63 75 52 40 41 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 30 44 51 55 55 57 68 56 41 32
29 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 35 41 48 60 53 57 63 57 51 33 30 0 0 0 0 0 25 30
35 42 46 51 52 55 58 58 51 49 26 0 0 0 0 0 19 23 28 31 41 47 52 58
57 53 54 57 52 39 27 0 0 0 0 0 17 22 28 33 38 42 50 49 57 60 50 53
53 49 37 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 20 27 32 37 40 41 45 47 47 53 50 48 50
45 38 28 0 0 0 14 0 15 18 21 23 26 31 36 39 41 44 47 47 48 44 43 47
47 42 30 0 0 0 0 13 16 17 20 24 25 27 28 39 36 38 45 45 45 47 41 40
39 43 46 41 29 0 0 0 0 20 22 23 23 27 29 29 30 33 33 35 35 40 41 43
41 37 33 31 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 26 28 23 34 31 32 34 33 32 33 35 37
35 35 37 33 27 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 29 26 24 30 31 33 32 37 35 28 28 32
31 28 27 0 0 0 0 25 24 0 0 31 29 25 33 37 36 27 35 37 31 29 30 26 0
0 0 0 52 40 29 34 40 49 46 29 26 34 35 32 25 21 31 0 0 31 27 40 49
50 41 38 31 36 37 32 30 18 49 43 37 37 34 48 50 34 25 37 28 37 49
45 54 47 42 29 29 14 20 41 45 41 0 51 48 30 21 0 49 40 0 57 0 0 0
39 0 0 0 Haleiba Az Zafrah Agrab Al Faiha Bu Hamrah Ramlat Ar
Rabbad Mender Qusahwira Mashhur Al Qafa Zarrarah Huwaila Bateen
Zaroub As Sad Al Khazna B U H A S A S A H IL A S A B S H A H B A B
L I W A Sultanate of Oman Dubai Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Arabian
Gulf Arzana JebelHafit Sharjah 0km 25km 50km 75km 100km 0 - 10 10 -
20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60 60 - 70 70 - 80 80 - 90 90 - 100
Evaluation Points Suitability of Area for Large-Scale ASR-Project
Cluster excluded if three or more Criteria not fulfilled
Suitability of Areas for Large-Scale ASR-Project No. of Criteria
for which Minimum Requirement is not fulfilled to Evaluation
Criteria, min. Requirements and max. Points: max: 25 points max. 10
points max: 10 points max. 20 points max. 15 points max. 10 points
max. 10 points >=10 m >=10 m >=10m 4,000 - 7,000 ppm
>7,000 - 10,000 ppm >10,000 ppm Vertical Exaggeration:
100-fold 0 km 10 km 20 km 30 km 40 km 50 km Aquitard / Aquiclude
Abu Dhabi Al Ain Shuweihat Hamim Mizeriah Al Mirfa Madinat Zayed
Arabian Gulf 0 km 50 km 100 km 150 km Emirate of Abu Dhabi 7.
Consultancy Services for Artificial Recharge and Utilisation of the
Groundwater Resource in the7 Infiltration/AbstractionRate(m/h)
Cum.Infiltration/AbstractionVolume(m)
ElevationofGroundwaterLevel(m+MSL)
ElevationofGroundwaterLevel(m+MSL) Groundwater Level Fluctuations
of Observed Wells 101103105107109111113115 101103105107109111113115
OB-01: r= 45.1m OB-02: r= 55.3m OB-05: r= 0m OB-06A: r= 36.9m
OB-06B: r= 35.7m OB-06C: r= 36.1m OB-06D: r= 38.5m OB-07A: r= 92.1m
OB-07B: r= 91.5m OB-07C: r= 91.4m OB-07D: r= 92.3m OB-08: r= 127m
OB-09: r= 691.6m OB-10: r= 204.8m OB-11: r= 433.5m OB-12: r= 889m
OB-13: r= 181m OB-14: r= 533.1m OB-15: r= 731.3m OB-16: r= 99.7m
OB-17: r= 366.5m OB-18: r= 1164.2m OB-19: r= 1766.5m 2,400 Regime
of Desalinated Seawater Infiltration and Groundwater Abstraction
-300-200-1000100200300400 25.09.03 09.10.03 23.10.03 06.11.03
20.11.03 04.12.03 18.12.03 01.01.04 15.01.04 29.01.04 12.02.04
26.02.04 11.03.04 25.03.04 08.04.04 22.04.04 06.05.04 20.05.04
03.06.04 17.06.04 01.07.04 15.07.04 29.07.04 12.08.04 26.08.04
09.09.04 23.09.04 07.10.04 21.10.04 04.11.04 18.11.04 02.12.04
-1.2E+6-6.0E+50.0E+06.0E+51.2E+6 Infiltration Rate Abstraction Rate
(RB-01-04) Cumulative Infiltration Cumulative Abstraction
(RB-01-04) ASR Pilot Project (Infiltration/Recovery Cycles)
Groundwater Level Monitoring 8. Consultancy Services for Artificial
Recharge and Utilisation of the Groundwater Resource in the8 ASR
Pilot Project Results 250 days continuous injection 20 40 60 80 100
120 140 OB-06A-D OB-07A-D OB-04 OB-05 OB-01 OB-02 OB-08 OB-10 RB-01
RB-03 OB-16 OB-13 after 150 days Infiltrated Volume: 883,100 m
Initial Ground- water Level West East 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
OB-06A-D OB-07A-D OB-04 OB-05 OB-01 OB-02 OB-08 OB-10 RB-01 RB-03
OB-16 OB-13 -225 m -200 m -175 m -150 m -125 m -100 m -75 m -50 m
-25 m 0 m 25 m 50 m 75 m 100 m 125 m 150 m 175 m 200 m 225 m
Initial EC of Groundwater Before Start of InfiltrationInfiltration
Basin Screened Section of Well Natural Groundwater Level m+MSL 20
40 60 80 100 120 140 OB-06A-D OB-07A-D OB-04 OB-05 OB-01 OB-02
OB-08 OB-10 RB-01 RB-03 OB-16 OB-13 Initial Ground- water Level
after 75 days Infiltrated Volume: 432,700 m -225 m -200 m -175 m
-150 m -125 m -100 m -75 m -50 m -25 m 0 m 25 m 50 m 75 m 100 m 125
m 150 m 175 m 200 m 225 m 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 OB-06A-D OB-07A-D
OB-04 OB-05 OB-01 OB-02 OB-08 OB-10 RB-01 RB-03 OB-16 OB-13 after
250 days Infiltrated Volume: 1,482,400 m Initial Ground- water
Level 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 OB-06A-D OB-07A-D OB-04 OB-05 OB-01
OB-02 OB-08 OB-10 RB-01 RB-03 OB-16 OB-13 after 25 days Infiltrated
Volume: 149,500 m Initial Ground- water Level West East -225 m -200
m -175 m -150 m -125 m -100 m -75 m -50 m -25 m 0 m 25 m 50 m 75 m
100 m 125 m 150 m 175 m 200 m 225 m 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
OB-06A-D OB-07A-D OB-04 OB-05 OB-01 OB-02 OB-08 OB-10 RB-01 RB-03
OB-16 OB-13 after 250 days Infiltrated Volume: 1,482,400 m Initial
Ground- water Level 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 OB-06A-D OB-07A-D OB-04
OB-05 OB-01 OB-02 OB-08 OB-10 RB-01 RB-03 OB-16 OB-13 after 150
days Infiltrated Volume: 883,100 m Initial Ground- water Level 20
40 60 80 100 120 140 OB-06A-D OB-07A-D OB-04 OB-05 OB-01 OB-02
OB-08 OB-10 RB-01 RB-03 OB-16 OB-13 Initial Ground- water Level
after 75 days Infiltrated Volume: 432,700 m 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
OB-06A-D OB-07A-D OB-04 OB-05 OB-01 OB-02 OB-08 OB-10 RB-01 RB-03
OB-16 OB-13 -225 m -200 m -175 m -150 m -125 m -100 m -75 m -50 m
-25 m 0 m 25 m 50 m 75 m 100 m 125 m 150 m 175 m 200 m 225 m after
25 days Infiltrated Volume: 149,500 mInfiltration Basin Initial
Ground- water Level m+MSL 9. Consultancy Services for Artificial
Recharge and Utilisation of the Groundwater Resource in the9 Lesson
Learned and Recommendations GCC countries depend on desalinated
water for domestic water supply. Emergency reserve in the surface
reservoirs and distribution network is 2-5 days. Increasing the
storage capacity using surface reservoirs is costly and not
environmentally friendly. Groundwater storage using the artificial
recharge technique is a promising tool for strategic water reserves
in all GCC countries. Storing the fresh water in groundwater
aquifers is safer and more reliable in terms of time and location.
It is recommended to carry out more extensive studies to evaluate
the feasibility of artificial recharge schemes. 10. Consultancy
Services for Artificial Recharge and Utilisation of the Groundwater
Resource in the10 Thank You