WATER CONSERVATION IN OMAN

被引：18

作者：

ABDELRAHMAN, HA

ABDELMAGID, IM

机构：

[1] Department of Soils and Water, College of Agriculture, Muscat, Al-khod

[2] Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Al-khod

来源：

WATER INTERNATIONAL | 1993年 / 18卷 / 02期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1080/02508069308686155

中图分类号：

TU [建筑科学];

学科分类号：

0813 ;

摘要：

Limited resources and growing needs for water have triggered a nationwide campaign for water conservation in the Sultanate of Oman. A land and soil survey study of Oman shows the availability of more arable land than present water resources could support. Groundwater is the main source for agricultural production. Overpumping at rates higher than the natural recharge has resulted in lowering of the ground water table, while seawater intrusion has led to an increase in soil salinity. A comprehensive water program is underway to: (1) conserve water through efficient irrigation, use of soil additives, modern irrigation systems, agronomic management, and institutionalization; and (2) augmentation of resources via introduction of more desalinization plants, more waste water treatment, use of brackish water, water fog collection, and water harvesting by building recharge dams.

引用

页码：95 / 102

页数：8