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Scenario planning for water
resources: a Saudi Arabian case study
De Jong, R.L.
, Yazicigil, H., Al-Layla, R.I. 
King Fahd
University of Petroleum & Minerals
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Abstract
Uncommonly
rapid development of the oil-rich Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia has led to
heavy stresses on the local groundwater resources and there has arisen concern
for the adequacy of supply to sustain future growth. Whereas oil is the only
significant export commodity, the demand for it has an important and immediate
impact on water exploitation activities. In this article four development
scenarios are considered, each resulting in a specific water abstraction
pattern. The hydrologic consequences of each scenario are evaluated by means of
a digital hydraulic groundwater model. -Authors