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Water Resources Assessment
• Main Resources– Surface water– Groundwater– Unconventional
• Tools– Flood routing/delineation models– Runoff models– GIS– Finite element – Finite difference– Lumped parameters models

Surface Water
• General Equation
I(t) – O(t) = ΔS/Δt• Oin Inputs
– Precipitation– Base flow
• Oin Outputs– E/ET– Infiltration– Intakes
Qin
Qout
S

System Boundaries
• Reservoir– Balance
ΔS/Δt=(P*Ares+Qin)-(E*Ares+Qout)
– Residence Time
S/I(t)
• Watershed ΔS/Δt=(P*A)-(ET*A+Qout)

Groundwater
• Definitions– Saturated Zone: VWater=Vvoids– Unsaturated Zone: VWater < Vvoids– Moisture Content: VWater < Vtotal– Voids/Pores: allow the flow of water– Water Table: surface where the water pressure in the pores
equals Zero– Porosity: n = Vvoids / Vtotal (~0 - 0.7)– Hydraulic conductivity [L/T]= represents how easily water can
flow through formation• Gravel >50 m/day• Course Sand: K = 30-50 m/day• Fine sand: K = 10-30 m/day• Silt: K = 1-10 m/day• Clay: K < 1 m/day

Groundwater
• Definitions– Formations types with respect to water bearing
• Aquifer = permeable layer that contains and transmits water in large quantities
– Confined– Unconfined
• Aquiclude = impermeable layer that may contain water but transmissivity is very low
• Aquitard = semi permeable layer that transmits water in the vertical direction only
• Aquifuge = impermeable layer that neither contains nor transmits water

General Cross Section of Gaza Aquifer
calcareous sandstone, unconsolidated sands
Eocene chalks and limestone
Clay
marls, marine shales, and claystones

Groundwater
– Darcy
Adl
dhKQ
dl
dhKvq
g
pzh
gCd
K2
Intrinsic permeability

Groundwater
– Average pore velocity
– Problem: A tracer traveled 3 days and 6 hours between 2 wells
that are 20 m apart. Water elevation difference between the wells is 0.5m, porosity n=0.15. Estimate v, q, K
dl
dhKq
n
qv

Groundwater Balance
dl
dhKq
dt
dS
dz
dhK
dz
d
dy
dhK
dy
d
dx
dhK
dx
dzyx
dt
dhS
dz
dhK
dz
d
dy
dhK
dy
d
dx
dhK
dx
dszyx
Ss [1/L] = Specific Storage = volume of water that a unit volume of aquifer releases under a unit decline in hydraulic headS [dimensionless] = Storativity = volume of water that a unit surface area of aquifer releases under a unit decline in hydraulic head

Groundwater Balance
• Pollutants transport mechanisms– Advection– Diffusion– Dispersion
*DvDl dt
dC
dl
dCv
dl
CdD
dx
dll
2
2
Mechanical dispersion coefficient Diffusion coefficient

Average Nitrates Concentrations (PWA, 2005 Data)

Average Chlorides Concentrations (PWA, 2005 Data)

0
12
-1
3
4
-2
5
6
-3
-4
7
-5
8
-6
9-8
-7 -9 10-10
-4
2
1
-3
0
-1
1
0
2
-1
0
0
-2
-4
Gaza StripGroundwater Level Contours (m)
0 2 4 6 Kilometers
N
EW
S
Average Groundwater Level (PWA, 2005 Data)

Gaza Strip
Soil TypeDark brown / reddish brownLoess soilsLoessal sandy soilSandy loess soilSandy loess soil over loessSandy regosols
Soil Map

Gaza StripBuiltup AreasLocal roads.shp
Built Up Areas

Gaza Strip
All crops.shpAlmondsCitrusCitrus mixed witDatesGrapesGreenhousesHorticultureOlivesRainfed Crops
Agricultural Areas