Groundwater Guideline

Delineation of Groundwater Protection Zones

329 pages , 4 figures, 12 tables (April 2003)

Contents:

PART A: Review of International Guidelines for the Delineation of Groundwater Protection Zones

General Aspects (legislative requirements, socio-economic implications, methodologial approaches, cost)

Guidelines of selected countries

Requirements for a national guideline-case study Jordan

Recommendations for the Arab Region

References

Internet links

ANNEX 1: German Concept for Delineation of Drinking Water Protection Areas

ANNEX 2: Acceptability matrixes for land-uses in England and Wales

ANNEX 3: Restrictions for public drinking water areas in western Australia

ANNEX 4: EPIK - Practice Guide - Grundwater Vulnerability Mapping in Karst regions

PART B: Proposal for a National Guideline for the Delineation of Groundwater Protection Zones

1 Significance for groundwater protection measures

2 Legal basis and administrative procedure

3 Classification of protective areas

4 Restrictions for activities in groundwater protection zones

5 Contingency plans and remedial action plans

6 Implementation of the groundwater protection ordinance

7 Requirements for the hydrogeological study and ordinance for the delineation of a groundwater protection zone

ANNEX B-1: Inventory Sheet of potentially contaminating sites - Mapping of Hazards to Groundwater

ANNEX B-2: Inventory of Hazards to Groundwater - Hazards to be inventoried and inventory of Groundwater Supply Facilities

ANNEX B-3: Index of potential sources of drinking water contamination

ANNEX B-4: Potential drinking water contamination index

ANNEX B-5: Standard outline for a hydrogeological study report for the delineation of groundwater protection zones

PART C: Examples from selected ACSAD member countries

1 General Aspects

2-7 Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Yemen

8 References and related literature

ANNEX C-1: Information requested for guideline on groundwater protection zones

ANNEX C-2: Evaluation of the current practice of groundwater monitoring and protection in Egypt

ANNEX C-3: Evaluation of the current practice of water protection in Tunisia

ANNEX C-4: Groundwater Monitoring, Protection and Sustainable Resources Management in Syria

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Part C, A. 2-Egypt (2.19 MB)

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