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A.A. Ebraheem
"Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources In The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer"  

A Joint Scientific Research Project between Assiut and Martin-Luther Universities

 

Objectives

· Exploration and Evaluation of the available groundwater resources in the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer
· Development of a regional and sustainable management scheme for this natural resources.
· Using mathematical models to predict the impact of present and planned groundwater extraction.
· Developing the ability of using the linear programming techniques together with mathematical models to define the most optimum and sustainable management option.
· Building the capability to detect sources of groundwater contamination. This components also includes the assessment of risk associated with each contaminant and the possible remediation and protection techniques.


Background

Groundwater in arid areas is most crucially needed natural resource for the development of such areas. The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer in East Sahara in one of the largest groundwater aquifer in the world. It extends in Egypt, Libya, Sudan, and Chad. The area of the Nubian Aquifer System of the eastern Sahara is about 2.35 million Km2. It is formed by pre-Tertiary, mainly continental, fine to course grained sandstone with minor intercalation of shale and clay of deltaic and marine origin.

The total groundwater mass is estimated about 150,000 Km3. It was deposited in extensive basins, with thickness varying from 500 to 3500 m depending on the location. The results of the recent studies have indicated that it is a fossil groundwater aquifer which are currently heavily exploited.

 

 

Institutions and Regional Cooperation

Sustainable management of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer is an ongoing scientific research project between the Geology Department of Martin-Luther University and The Geology Department of Assiut University since 1996. For further information, please contact

Prof. Dr. Peter Wycisk, Chairman of Environmental Section, Geology Department, Domstr. 5, Halle, 06108 Halle, Germany. Email:<wycisk@geologie.uni-halle.de<

Dr. A.M. Ebraheem, Associate Professor of Hydrogeology, Geology Department, Fac. of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt. Email:<ebraheem@acc.aun.eun.eg<

 


Reports and Publication

Ebraheem, A., Riad, S., Doering, U., and P. Wycisk (1998). Large scale groundwater flow modeling of the New Valley area, SW Egypt. TGA, Reihe C, Nr. 36, 118-120.

Ebraheem, A. M.; S. Riad; P. Wycisk; A. M. Safe El-Nasr (2002). Simulation of groundwater flow in The Egyptian part of the Nubian sandstone aquifer for determining the environmental impact of the present and future groundwater extraction regimes. Environmental Geology (in press, online DOI 10.1007/s005254-002-0643-7).

Ebraheem, A. M., H. K. Garamoon, Riad, S., P. Wycisk , Seif El Nasr, A.M. (2002). Numerical modeling of ground-water resource management options in East Oweinat area, SW Egypt. Environmental Geology (under reviewing)

Ebraheem, A.M. (2002). A large-scale groundwater flow model for the New Valley area with a telescoping mesh on Kharga Oasis, SW Egypt. N. Jahr. Für Geologie und Paläontologie, Stuttgart (in press).

Ebraheem, A. M., Riad, S., P. Wycisk , Seif El Nasr, A.M. (2002). A local-Scale groundwater model for modeling groundwater resources management options in Dakhla Oasis, SW Egypt. Proceedings of the first International Conference on “The application of mathematical models for water resources management “. ASCAD, Cairo Office, 10-15 March, 2002.

Seif El Nasr, A.M. (2002). Hydrogeological studies on some areas of the New Valley, SW Egypt. M Sc. Thesis. Geology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

 

Meeting

The results of the ongoing research were presented on the following international conferences

1. GQ 98. Tübingen, Germany, September 21-25, 1998.
2. Application of Mathematical Models in Groundwater Management. Cairo, Egypt, 10-15 March, 2002.
3. Water Resources Management and Environmental Research. Dresden, Germany, July 21-25, 2002.
4. Sustainable Development of Natural Resources. SUREMA Workshop. Halle, Germany, November 22-27, 2002.

 

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