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Field Name | Syria | Jordan
Aquifer name | Jabal Arab Bazalt | Bazalt-Azraq
Countries | Syria,Jordan | Syria,Jordan
Country Name | Syria | Jordan
Aquifer Type | Bazalt | Bazalt
Boundaries Length (km) | 160 | 160
Area Population (inh) | 1000000 | 250000
Altitude low (m) | 1100 | 440
Altitude high (m) | 1800 | 495
Topography description | Mountainous | hilly
Mean annual Rainfall (mm) | 500 | 100
Mean annual Rainfall Description | Rainfall is generly irregular and ranges from highest in Jabal alArab 500mm including snow. Precipitation period Novmber-Avril | Rainfall is iregular .The area is semi arid to arid
Discharge flow (m^3/s) | 0 | 0
Annual groundwater resources (Mm^3/y) | 0 | 0
Annual groundwater abstractions (Mm^3/y) | 267 | 0
Water use Urban | 175 | 55
Water use Irrigation | 1 | 1
Water use Industrial | 1 | 1
Water use description | 1 | 1
Pressure Factors | 80% for irrigation, 15% for drinking, 5 for industry | 60% irrigation, 35% drinking, 5% industry
Quantity Problems | Abstraction of groundwater | Abstraction of groundwater
Quality Problems | Severe increase in groundwater exctraction ,lowering of water table and drying most of the springs .A water deficit of 170mcm/y | Severe increase in groundwater exctraction ,lowering of water table and drying most of the springs
Transboundary Impacts | Not observed | Increasing salinity
Management Measures | - | -
Needs | A methematicl model for GWmanagement has been prepared and effective water use efficiency ,monitoring system | A methematicl model for GWmanagement has been prepared and effective water use efficiency ,monitoring system
Future Trends | Water policy |
Notes | |
Policy Bilateral agreements | 0 | 0
Policy Regional agreements | 0 | 0

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