1.Introduction, importance of water to Oman economy.
Oman is located in the arid belt and an average rainfall of about 100 millimeters per year and the situation has led to reliance on groundwater and rainwater to meet the growing needs of the water projects were implemented falaj inventory and wells , the establishment of a modern network to monitor water conditions
Water resources in the Sultanate:
Falaj : The model for the practical man of genius and ability to deal with the environment and take advantage of them and the quality of the source water and the water flow periods
Wells : a source of vital important for life and reliable and has provided inventory project wells and falaj .
Springs : one main water sources of wealth in Amman, depending on the quality of waters affected as other sources of water in quantities of rainfall annually .
Groundwater basins : represent groundwater basins of the most important sources of water in the Sultanate water needs of the availability of safe drinking water .
I will discuss in this assignment about one of the sources of water resources in the Sultanate is Falaj.
Importance of water to Oman economy. almost every industry from agriculture water is a lot of industrial activities in the country's economic development. Water is one of many goods and services important input. For example, most of the energy production process requires a lot of water, which is used to extract, for cooling thermal power generation, oil processing and production of hydroelectric power. The importance of farmers' water supply for agricultural production and fishing industry
Water is of economic importance so that the availability of water associated with the establishment of civilization, cities and the impor...
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Falaj al - Daoudi : their origin from the depths of the earth up 40 meters deep and 12 kilometers in length and are not exposed to drought
Falaj Agheila : their source of ongoing surface water such as valleys emitted from rain and rain heavily affected quickly with a length less than 5 kilometers.
Falaj kind : from springs and cold and warm eyes and be drinkable.
Oman maintains cultural heritage and still maintain it by building wells help and do inventory project Falaj wells and maintenance periodically every 3 months and the work of international fairs to inform the world about the importance of Aflaj and intelligent man of Oman.
Finally, we maintain Aflaj and thinking about how to maintain modern engineering tools in order to be ongoing throughout the coming years .
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