January 2017

Water harvesting: Groundwater storage reservoir in Wadi Ishe, Jordan

Wadi Ishe pilot project is a trial project set to illustrate the recharge of runoff and storage in an artificial groundwater reservoir to minimize evaporation losses and as a substitute of water supply for rural arid areas that could be used for stock watering and some agricultural activities. The HEC-Hydrologic modeling System was used to estimate the runoff potential. The model in the research will provide...

Author(s): Arwa Hamaideh, Heinz Hoetzl and Marwan Al Raggad