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Abstract
Many comprehensive studies were executed on a regional scale in
Egypt to manage and control groundwater extraction. Groundwater
modeling is a very important tool that has been used for this purpose on
one of the most vital zones in Egypt, Ain Sukhna.
Ain Sukhna lies at the northwestern part of Gulf of Suez. This region
has become one of the most important economic centers in Egypt as part of
the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SC Zone). The main focus has been on
groundwater as an important source of water for achieving the development
plans. Therefore, the main objective of the current study is to evaluate and
manage groundwater in order to meet the development needs of that region.
To achieve the study objective, a solid model was constructed using
Groundwater Modeling System (GMS) software. The solid model helped in
simulation the geometry of the aquifer layers in the study area. Then, a
conceptual model was developed and calibrated in steady state case. The
calibration results were satisfactory and showed a good agreement between
the calculated and observed heads.
Finally, four scenarios were simulated with different operating
possibilities. In the first scenario, the model was simulated using the
average pumping and injection rates of the wells according to the available
data while they were decreased by 25% in the second scenario. On the
other hand, the average pumping and injection rates were increased by 25%
and 50% for the third and fourth scenarios respectively. It can be deduced
that the second scenario with 25% reduction of the average pumping and
injection rates will be more applicable. It also showed that the best recommended places to drill more wells could be in the east and south
directions, as the drawdown values were significantly less than those in the middle and northwestern directions.