cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

The above mentioned project is considered to be a major one for which our Ministry gives special priority. By implementation of this project our Ministry shall bring international standard in hydrological studies by getting technical expertise and assistance from advisors and experts from IAEA thereby getting benefit on the IAEA's capability .
The IAEA supports this project technically by providing the MAF with the needed reference books as well as the required instruments and technically qualified staff for supervision the project .

Water Pumping Device and Measuring Instruments	Water Sampling and Measuring pH, Ec and Dissolved Oxygen Instruments

The aims of this project are as follows

1. Applying Isotope Hydrology in evaluation of groundwater recharge in dams.
2. Defining flow directions of the groundwater.
3. Defining shallow and deep percolation of the groundwater.
4. Defining groundwater ages and origin of these waters and saline water intrusion.

The study will be in two stages

First stage

Second stage

The project will last until December 2003. The actual start of the study was on the 8th of April 2002 when the first water samples were collected from Wadi Al-Tawiyean Dam followed by water samples from Wadi Al-Wurayyah Dam .
The mentioned wadis have been studied previously by consultants where the flow path been traced by using special dye solution, pumping test from boreholes and Time Domain Electromagnetic Method were applied to define the geological and hydrological features of those wadis.
The expected results will improve groundwater
recharge and decrease the evaporation losses
from the dams .