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Saudi Arabia
(48-10%) 18000
Groundwater
16000 16000
16000
Desalinated water
Desalinated water 10000 8830 9000
Reclaimed water
(3-6%) 8000 6480 Total
6000
Reclaimed water
4000 2362
(0-5%) 2000 1145
1154
1850 1926 1800 1800
1190 13001000
400100 739 710
335
0 63 0
10600 Agricultural
10000
(79-85%) 8000
8830 Total
7430
6000
4000 3000
2500
1400 1700
2000 23625021860
0
1980 1985 1990 2000 2010
Year
Started in 1970
Average desalination cost is SR 4.00 per cubic meter
21 plants in the western province
6 plants in the eastern province
Operation modes
76% of plants are operated by multistage flash systems
24% of plants are operated by reverse osmosis technology
Turaif
an
rd Wadi as
30o A Sarhan EXPLANATION
D
Jo
A IRAN
STABLE REGION
Al Jauf B C A
B
Ar
Tabuk
A ARABIAN SHIELD
ab
A. Western Arabian shield
26 o
C B. Yemen-Adan Plateau
ian
Hail C. Southern Arabian Shield
ARABIAN SHELF
Gu
Qatar
A. Tabuk Segment
GULF OF
lf
B. Ha’il Arch
OMAN C. Northern Tuwayq Segment
D. Widyan Basin Margin
A RIYADH E. Central Arabian Arch
B F. Southern Tuwayq Segment
D G. Hadramawt Segment
22o
H. Hadarmawt Plateau
E
RE
B
Interior Platform
SAUDI ARABIA
D
OMAN
Basins
A. Sirhan-Turayf Basin
SE
B. Dibdibba Basin
C. Northern Persian Gulf Basin
F
A
S EA B. Oman Mountains
N Forelands
YEMEN
A
H BI A. Zagros Mountains Foreland
B RA
B. Oman Mountains Foreland
Probable fault
Groundwater discharge to surface
Sabkha (groundwater evaporation)
Infiltration / Recharge
Flow lines
Depleted aquifers
Fresh groundwater
Saline groundwater
Lithostratigraphic succession and hydrogeologic units in Saudi Arabia (modified after Powers et al. 1966,
Lithostratigraphic succession and hydrogeologic units in Saudi Arabia (modified after Powers et. al 1966,
MAW 1984, Edgell 1997) Contd.
Lithostratigraphic succession and hydrogeologic units in Saudi Arabia (modified after Powers et. al 1966,
MAW 1984, Edgell 1997)