Development of strategic water reserve for the Holy City of Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 533-540

  Al Ghamdi, Abdullah S ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Diaphragm wall; Groundwater dam; Makkah; Strategic water reserve; Subsurface dam; Wadi Naman

Indexed keywords

DAMS; DESALINATION; DIAPHRAGMS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); REGIONAL PLANNING; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RURAL AREAS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

DESALINATION PLANT; DIAPHRAGM WALL; MAKKAH; MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; STORAGE COEFFICIENT; UNPLANNED SHUTDOWNS; WADI NAMAN; WATER RESERVES;

RIVERS;

CONCRETE; WATER;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE; BEDROCK; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; DESALINATION; PIPELINE; RECHARGE; SPILLWAY; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TRANSMISSIVITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DESALINATION; EMERGENCY; PIPELINE; ROCK; SAUDI ARABIA; STORAGE; THICKNESS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

MAKKAH [SAUDI ARABIA]; MECCA; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 77955068687     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2009.451     Document Type: Article

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