Important Challenges Confronted By Surroundings Company In Abu Dhabi
As a consequence of a rise within the demand for groundwater and withdrawal from aquifers, The Surroundings Company in Abu Dhabi (EAD) has introduced that Abu Dhabi’s shortage of naturally renewable water sources has been worsened.
This has brought about a rise in salinity, air pollution, decrease water ranges, depletion of shares and deterioration of the groundwater reserves.
Particular areas in Abu Dhabi have been prohibited from digging new wells as a result of depletion of water ranges.
An absence of rain this yr has additionally contributed to the discount of water ranges.
Dr Sheikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Secretary-Normal of EAD stated, “Groundwater is taken into account a non-renewable useful resource in Abu Dhabi, and its. pure recharge fee is extraordinarily restricted. Actually, it solely happens within the Hajar Mountains space. Groundwater represents round 60 per cent of the whole water sources used within the emirate, whereas desalinated water accounts for roughly 30 per cent, and the remaining 10 per cent is attributed to handled wastewater. About 65 per cent of the water sources are used for irrigation within the agricultural sector, forests, gardens and parks.”
EAD has additionally launched a three-year program in 2020 to evaluate deep underground reservoirs and decide underground storage, its high quality and potential for future exploitation.
EAD can also be answerable for the Abu Dhabi Groundwater Legislation issued in 2016 which is able to strengthen the authorized framework and ensures groundwater is utilised effectively, thus contributing to the lengthy lifetime of water reservoirs.