ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: The State of Qatar is a peninsula located in theArabianGulf. It has no surfacewater and the only accessible and renewable conventional source of water is groundwater that is being recharged mainly from the sparse rainfall within the Qatari territories. The abridged groundwater balance explains that the abstraction by the Qatari farms is always greater than recharge from rainfall apart from few exceptional years and the accumulated deficit was estimated to be more than 2180 Million Cubic Meters (MCM) by the year 2003/2004. The aim of this paper is to identify the existing pressing problems that are currently being faced for the management of this important source and hence suggest some applicable and practical solutions in order to reach groundwater resource sustainability. Results showed that the gap between the available groundwater resources and the agricultural demand can be bridged and sustainable use of groundwater can be achieved by applying the proposed groundwater resources management plan.
