The depiction of the groundwater resources in Wadi As-Safra, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract EN

Unprecedent ed development in [he Kin gdom of Saudi Arabia .l'avc rise to groundwater depletion pr oblems in many arid regions.

In order to a void suc h an undesirable situation .

a comprehen sive investigati on and as sessmcnt o f groundwater re sources should be c a r ried out with utmost importance .

Wadi As -Safr« basin ha s been chosen as a pilot area for extensive study of groundwater pot cntialir y.

In the past.

there wen.' many sma ll villages a lo ng th is wadi .

wh ere the peopl e used 10 work mainl y in local a gri c ul lure .

In tuci , in the pr evi ou s and cu r re nt five -year plans .

a g reat emphasi s wa s given to the a~ ricullural activities whi ch ca n be achieved only by ca re fully presenting and ex plo iting th e oisting groundwater re sources.

It has been found that the total ava iluhlc groundwater st o~age in t he wadi is abo ut 7 .:; x lIY'm ' .