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Participatory Planning. Case Study: Jordan Amman-Zarqa Basin. Amman-Zarqa Basin, Jordan. Intense groundwater development. 1970’s – government launches full-scale agricultural development program 1980’s – market-driven private development Urban development. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Participatory Planning
Case Study: Jordan
Amman-Zarqa Basin
Amman-Zarqa Basin, Jordan
Intense groundwater development
1970’s – government launches full-scale
agricultural development program 1980’s – market-driven private development Urban development
Intense groundwater development
Total abstraction: 145 MCM (1999)
Out of which irrigation: 80 MCM Safe Yield: 70 MCM This resulted in:
– Water shortage and salinity
increase
– Drying up of springs
– Water quality deterioration
– Groundwater table decline
Static Water Level Umm Jimal, North Badia, Well AL1521
440
445
450
455
460
465
25-1
-86
7-1-
87
28-9
-87
22-8
-88
26-7
-89
24-6
-90
15-5
-91
30-3
-92
11-1
-93
16-1
1-93
6-9-
94
6-8-
95
9-6-
96
13-7
-97
10-5
-98
19-4
-99
13-3
-00
TIME (YEAR )
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Groundwater table decline
USD 8.3 M because of higher pumping cost USD 7.1 M because of well deepening USD 25.6 because of abandoning of wells USD 33.0 because of crop losses due to salinity increases
Estimate of losses (20 yrs)
Participatory developmentof options in
groundwater management in Amman-Zarqa Basin
Stakeholders discussions
Process
Rapid appraisal by team of professionals Field interviews 50% of well-owners Confidence building:
– Presentation of water overview
– Offer to measure water quality
Process
Individual farmers asked to suggest practical actions Small groups meetings involving community leaders Workshop with various well-owners and community
leaders
Outcome (1)
Want to reduce irrigation water consumption but
without loss of income Want to be better informed on water conservation
methods and after-sales services of drip systems Willingness to ‘sell out’ wells against fair
compensation Metering is not considered a reliable tool; charging
is not accepted
Outcome (2)
Support ban on unlicensed drilling Additional water resources
– Willing to reduce recycled water (50%)
– Explore local water harvesting or sharing
aquifers with Syria Accept idea of Groundwater Managment
Consultative Committee (77%)
Follow up
Different options:
– Assessment of legal implications
– Estimate of impact on abstraction Discussion, workshop and scenario development
on:
1) Water management extension services
2) Buy-out of irrigation wells
3) Limiting annual abstraction and/or crop area
4) Exchange of groundwater with recycled
waste water
5) Municipal and urban pumping reduction Option 1,3,4, 5 implemented or piloted
Acknowledgement
This case study is based on:
Mohamed Chebaane, Hazim El-Nasir, Jim Fitch, Amal Hijazi and
Amer Jabbarin:
‘Participatory groundwater management in Jordan: development
and analysis of option’
(Hydrogeology Journal, 12: 14-32)
Pictures were kindly made available by Mohamed Chebaane