Reuse of collected stormwater runoff for irrigation in Kuwait

✍ Scribed by B.A. Al-Hoti; R. Abdullah

• Book ID: 103058001
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 512 KB
• Volume: 75
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0011-9164
• DOI: 10.1016/0011-9164(89)85020-9

✦ Synopsis

Kuwait is a small country, about 18000 Km 2 in surface area, located a t the northwest tip of the Arabian Gulf. The country has only ground-water as a fresh-water source which is not enough for even drinking purposes. The government desalinates the sea-water to provide fresh-water for human use. Brackishwater is being used for irrigation purposes which limits the number of crops grown and the surface area planted.

Recently, the government encouraged the people to start planting trees in order to make Kuwait green. This will result in an increase in water demand for irrigation especially in the summer months when the ambient temperature reaches about 50 Oc.

Kuwait has a low yearly precipitation, which will be collected in the developed areas in a stormwater drainage system and discharged in the Gulf. The amount of water collected seems sufficient to irrigate the developed areas of Kuwait during the hot summer months.