Groundwater Rising as Environmental Problem, Causes and Solutions: Case Study from Aswan City, Upper Egypt
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48159#.VEXvgFfHRK0 Author(s) Sayed A. Selim , Ali M. Hamdan , Ahmed Abdel Rady Affiliation(s) Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt . Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt . Aswan Water and Sanitation Company, Aswan, Egypt . ABSTRACT This paper examines the rise in the level of the groundwater in the Quaternary aquifer at Aswan city, Upper Egypt. Since the 1960’s, the areal extent of Aswan City and the urban populations are growing at a high pace which introduces new sources of water that increase groundwater recharge. As a result of leakages or infiltrati...