ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the situation in 2010 regarding the available fresh groundwater resources and to evaluate future salinization in the Nile Delta Aquifer (NDA) using a three dimensional (3D) variable-density groundwater flow model coupled with salt transport that was developed with SEAWAT. The ND in Egypt is occupied by the most populated governorates in Egypt. Salinity in groundwater is a major quality hazard that limits its usage and affects the productivity of agricultural areas that depend on irrigation from groundwater wells. One of the most important factors that control the development scenarios is the population growth rate, as it represents the main condition that directly affects future economic and social progress. Future salinization of the groundwater resources in the NDA is a complex process and its prediction has a high degree of uncertainty. The Egyptian governorates are administrative divisions.
