The water of the Jordan Valley
Subtitle: scarcity and deterioration of groundwater and its impact on the regional development
By: Heinz Hötzl (project leader) ; Peter Möller (ed.), Eliahu Rosenthal (ed.).
Contributors: Möller, Peter.; Rosenthal, Eliahu.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 531
ISBN-13: 9783540777564
Subjects: Water-supply -- Jordan River Valley; Sustainable development -- Jordan River Valley
Description: 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 and its underground flow is understood and water extraction is regionally controlled. Rare earth element and spider patterns are presented as new tools for studying the hydrology. Progress in 3-D modelling of groundwater flow proved successfully the impact of pumping on the surroundings of wells and overexploitation of aquifers.