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Assessing the impacts of uncontrolled artesian flows on the management of groundwater resources in the Jordan Valley
- Source :
- Environmental Earth Sciences. 76
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- The deep wells drilled along the eastern escarpment of the Jordan Valley penetrate confined aquifers that produce thermal and mineralized artesian water. Uncontrolled flows from poorly constructed and uncapped artesian wells over the last 30 years have caused the deterioration of the quality of shallow groundwater and surface water. They also have been accelerating the discharge of saline water from deep aquifers and have caused the loss of shallow fresh groundwater resources through the downward percolation of fresh water to replace the extracted deep salty groundwater. A lack of adequate controls on the construction and maintenance of artesian wells is leading to widespread water quality problems in the region, which limits the ability of future generations to access high-quality water, a clear breach of the principle of intergenerational equity.
- Subjects :
- Hydrology
Global and Planetary Change
geography
geography.geographical_feature_category
Artesian aquifer
Soil Science
Geology
Aquifer
Escarpment
010501 environmental sciences
010502 geochemistry & geophysics
Saline water
01 natural sciences
Pollution
Water resources
Environmental Chemistry
Water quality
Surface water
Groundwater
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Earth-Surface Processes
Water Science and Technology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18666299 and 18666280
- Volume :
- 76
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Environmental Earth Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........5095c3cf4175630616e88d33a1bee941