The Water of the Jordan Valley Scarcity and Deterioration of Groundwater and its Impact on the Regional Development /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hötzl, Heinz (Editor), Möller, Peter (Editor), Rosenthal, Eliahu (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Water-supply.; Geochemistry.; Geophysics.; Hydrogeology.; Agriculture.; Waste management.; Earth Sciences.; Water Industry/Water Technologies.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

Natural saline water, waste water, and irrigation return flow endanger the groundwater aquifers in the Rift. In the long run this will ruin the socio-economic backbone of the settlements in the area. Sustainability of the water resources will only be achieved when the process of water replenishment...

Table of Contents:

• Regional setting
• State of the Art
• Hydrogeology
• The hydrochemical history of the Rift
• Research Studies
• Characterization of recharge areas by rare earth elements and stable isotopes of H2O
• Regional hydrochemical and hydrogeological aspects of groundwater in the Jordan-Dead Sea Rift system
• Specific regional hydrological aspects
• Hydrogeology and flow pattern along the Fazael–E-Salt cross-section
• Lake Tiberias and its dynamic hydrochemical environment
• Retreat of the Dead Sea and its effect on the surrounding groundwater resources and the stability of its coastal deposits
• Aquifers in the western Jordan Valley
• 3-D Hydrogeological model of the Marsaba-Feshkha region
• Groundwater flow and transport model of the Jericho area
• Hydrochemistry and isotope hydrogeology in the Jericho area/Palestine
• A GIS based hydrosystem model for the Jericho Plain, Palestine
• Aquifers in the eastern Jordan Valley
• GIS based model for groundwater flow and heat transport in Zarqa Ma’in and Jiza area, central Jordan
• Groundwater conditions of the Jordan Rift escarpment northeast of the Dead Sea
• Protective potential of soils, ground-water vulnerability and hazards in the Wadi Shueib, Jordan
• An integrated approach for the hydrogeological investigation of unconsolidated aquifers in the lower Jordan Valley
• Groundwater Management
• Sustainable management of groundwater resources
• State of water strategy and policy
• Future water demands
• Summary and conclusions.