There’s plenty of oil, but, according to a new study Abu Dhabi is running short on water.
A new report, revelaed yesterday, showed that Abu Dhabi’s groundwater reserves stand at 641 million cubic metres but more than 97 per cent of this is brackish. This means it contains high amounts of dissolved salts known to cause deterioration in the quality of soil and is therefore unuseable.
The study recommends that the emirate becomes more aware of the water it uses and encourages and education programme to show users how to be more careful. Measures recommended in the study include ways to increase efficient use of treated effluent for irrigating forests.
It also recommends that excess desalinated water be used to recharge underground reservoirs for use in times of emergency.
