PROJECT SUMMARY REPORT: 2003-2014 NATIONAL GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELLS NETWORK FINDING CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN Prepared by: M. Hassan Saffi, Senior Hydro-geologist Ahmad Jawid Hydro-geologist Reviewed by: Betman Bhandari, WASH Adviser December, 2013 Paikob-e-Naswar, Wazirabad, PO Box 208, Kabul, Afghanistan Phone: (+93) (020) 220 17 50 Mobile (+93) (0)70 28 82 32 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.dacaar.org 1 Table of Contents Abbreviations ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 5 2. BACKGROUND OF GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELLS NETWORKS .......................................... 6 3. MAIN OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................................................... 6 4. RATIONALE OF THE STUDY ........................................................................................................................ 7 5. METHODOLOGY AND MATERIAL .............................................................................................................. 8 5.1 ON SITE MEASUREMENTS AND WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS PERIOD .............................................................................. 8 5.2 LOCATION OF WATER POINTS ............................................................................................................................... 8 5.3 EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS FOR WATER LEVEL MEASUREMENT ....................................................................................... 9 5.4 PHYSICAL PARAMETERS MEASUREMENT DEVICES AND TOOLS ................................................................................... 11 5.5 BACTERIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS MEASUREMENT DEVICES ....................................................................................... 11 5.6 CHEMICAL PARAMETERS MEASUREMENT DEVICES .................................................................................................. 11 5.7 BOTTLE USING FOR TAKEN WATER SAMPLES ......................................................................................................... 12 5.8 SOIL SAMPLE .................................................................................................................................................. 12 5.9 FLOW METER .................................................................................................................................................. 13 5. 10 EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS FOR GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY ............................................................................................ 13 5.11 DATA ANALYSIS RELATED SOFTWARE PACKAGE .................................................................................................... 14 5.11.1 AquaChem software ......................................................................................................................... 14 5.11.2 HydroGeo Analyst software ............................................................................................................. 15 5.11.3 Aquifer test software ........................................................................................................................ 15 5.11.4 IPI2win software ............................................................................................................................... 16 5.11.5 Res2dinvx32 software ....................................................................................................................... 16 5.12. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM ............................................................................................................ 16 5.13 ACQUIRING INFORMATION .............................................................................................................................. 16 6. OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................................................... 16 6.1 NATIONAL GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELLS NETWORK DATABASE (WSG_SWL) AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM .......................................................................................................................................... 16 6.1.1 Acquisition of data .............................................................................................................................. 16 6.1.2 Database and Data Information System ............................................................................................ 17 6.1.3 Water Points Information System ...................................................................................................... 17 6.1.4 Technical Capacity Building ................................................................................................................ 17 6.2 ENHANCED DATA MANAGEMENT CAPACITY ......................................................................................................... 18 6.3. ENHANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS AND DATA MANAGEMENT CAPACITY ........................................................................ 18 6.4. ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY DATA MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SYSTEM ............ 19 6.5. COLLECT HISTORIC AND RECENT GROUNDWATER DATA MANAGEMENT ................................................................. 20 6. 6 PROVIDE GROUNDWATER RELATED INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS .............................. 21 6.6.1 DACAAR program ................................................................................................................................ 21 6.6.2. Supporting NGOs and GO .................................................................................................................. 21 6.6.3 Enhancing Capacity of GO and NGO ................................................................................................... 21 6.7 IDENTIFY CRITICAL AND VULNERABLE AQUIFERS THAT REQUIRE PROTECTION ............................................................ 21 6.8 IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMATIC AREAS FROM A WATER QUANTITY PERSPECTIVE THAT REQUIRE FURTHER RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVE WATER RESOURCES . ................................................................................................. 22 2 6.9 HIGHLIGHT WATER RELATED PROBLEMS TO SUPPORT DECISION MAKERS AND POLICY MAKERS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF POLICIES STRATEGIC PLAN AND REGULATION REGARDING GROUNDWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT , PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY . ................................................................................................................................................... 22 7. MAJOR FINDING OF GMW NETWORK AND POLICY RELEVANT OPTIONS .................................... 22 7.1 GROUNDWATER QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE CONCERNS ................................................................................. 22 Groundwater qualitative concerns ............................................................................................................... 22 Groundwater quantitative concerns: ........................................................................................................... 22 7.2 GROUNDWATER TABLE LOWERING MODEL AND EARLY WARNING SIGNAL ................................................................ 23 8. DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS ................................................................................................................... 24 8.1 PRIME ISSUES ON WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION MANAGEMENT .......................................................................... 25 9. PITFALLS ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ........................................................................... 25 9.1 KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITY BUILDING ................................................................................................................ 25 9.2 POOR INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................... 25 9.3 POOR INITIATE TECHNICAL OR CONSERVATION MEASURES ....................................................................................... 26 9.4 POOR SUPPORTING AND MOTIVATING MEASURES ................................................................................................. 26 10. SOLUTIONS AND POLICY RELEVENT OPTIONS .................................................................................. 26 10.1 MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE AND IMPROVEMENT .................................................................................................. 26 10.2 ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................................... 27 10.3 INITIATE TECHNICAL OR CONSERVATION MEASURE ............................................................................................... 27 10.4 BUILDING CAPACITY ....................................................................................................................................... 27 10.5 KNOWLEDGE BUILDING ................................................................................................................................... 27 11. RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 28 Annex 1 an overview of the