Groundwater forms the main water source in the Marj Sanour Watershed. While, domestic water is mainly abstracted from deeper aquifers, shallow aquifers are mainly used for agricultural purposes. Due to drought and the over pumping of agricultural boreholes drilled in the area, groundwater levels of shallow aquifers dropped to more than 80 meters during the last ten years and caused serious reductions in pumping from agricultural wells. This has obliged farmers to seek alternatives to increase water availability to sustain agriculture in the area. This case study comes as part of the Regional Knowledge Network on Water (R-KNOW) and is funded by the European Union.
Groundwater Artificial Recharge,التغذية الاصطناعية للمياه الجوفية, Recharge artificielle des eaux souterraines