Water Resources Bulletin
Volume 24, Issue 1, February 1988, Pages 77-85  

NUMERICAL MODELING OF SOLUTE TRANSPORT PATTERNS IN THE DAMMAM AQUIFER.

Al-Layla, RashidShow author details, Yazicigil, HasanShow author details, de Jong, RemyShow author details Correspondence address

Civil Engineering University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

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Abstract

During the part two decades, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has witnessed rapid development in its agricultural and urban areas, which has resulted in greater reliance being placed on its ground water aquifers. The intensive development, particularly along the coastline and in the absence of adequate replenishment sources, has led to major deterioration in the quality and quantity of ground water resources. A numerical model of the Dammam aquifer in the Eastern Province is developed and used to predict the extent of the saline instruction in the aquifer. The types of stress effecting the solute transport were identified and remedial measures were suggested.