ورقة بحثية
Water Metering Pilot Project: A Case Study of Water Demand Management in the Sultanate of Oman = تقييم تجربة تركيب عدادات على الآبار الزراعية في سلطنة عمان

Al Suleimani, Zaher Khalid.


 

Water Metering Pilot Project: A Case Study of Water Demand Management in the Sultanate of Oman = تقييم تجربة تركيب عدادات على الآبار الزراعية في سلطنة عمان

Al Suleimani, Zaher Khalid.

The Sultanate of Oman is experiencing increased pressure on its groundwater resources. This is mainly due to agricultural enterprises, which consume about 92 % of national water resources, as well as an upsurge in industrial, commercial and domestic water use. The ever-growing population, diversification of economic activities and the ensuing rise in national prosperity have meant an increasing demand for water. This has resulted in a marked depletion of groundwater supplies, intrusion of seawater, and deterioration of ground water quality in the case of the Al Batinah region. A scientific and effective water demand management strategy for the Sultanate is therefore needed. Accordingly, the Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources (MRMEWR) have conducted several studies related to water demand management in the agricultural, industrial and domestic sectors. One of these studies was the Water Metering Pilot Project (WMPP), initiated in 1994 with the objective of evaluating patterns of water use on a number of randomly selected farms in the southern Al-Batinah. The results obtained over a period of seven years confirm that water metering alone does not help reduce the quantity pumped. These findings have encouraged other advanced studies on water demand management in industrial, commercial, domestic and agriculture sectors in different areas of the Sultanate.

The Sultanate of Oman is experiencing increased pressure on its groundwater resources. This is mainly due to agricultural enterprises, which consume about 92 % of national water resources, as well as an upsurge in industrial, commercial and domestic water use. The ever-growing population, diversific...

مادة فرعية

المؤلف : Al Suleimani, Zaher Khalid.

مؤلف مشارك : Al Wuhaybi, Bushra Khalfan

بيانات النشر : Muscat، Sultanate of Oman : Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences، 2006مـ.

التصنيف الموضوعي : العلوم التطبيقية|الزراعة .

المواضيع : Grandwater - Sultanate of Oman.

Water in agriculture - Sultanate of Oman.

المياه الجوفية - سلطنة عمان.

المياه في الزراعة - سلطنة عمان.

رقم الطبعة : 1

المصدر : Sultan Qaboos University : Muscat، Sultanate of Oman.

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