Application of ERT Survey for Addressing the Issues of Urban Rain Storm Water Logging in the Qassim Province of Saudi Arabia英文文献资料.docVIP

International Journal of Geosciences, 2012, 3, 726-736 /10.4236/ijg.2012.34073 Published Online July 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ijg) Application of ERT Survey for Addressing the Issues of Urban Rain Storm Water Logging in the Qassim Province of Saudi Arabia Faisal K. Zaidi, Osama M. K. Kassem, Mohammad T. Hussein, Abdulaziz M. Al-Bassam SGSRC, Department of Geology and Geophysics, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA Email: okassem@KSU.EDU.SA Received February 10, 2012; revised March 11, 2012; accepted April 15, 2012 ABSTRACT The Qassim province is one of the most arid regions of Saudi Arabia, however heavy rainfall events have led to water logging problems in the populated centers like Buraidah mainly as a consequence of construction in low lying areas and valleys. Urban rain storm water logging problem were reported at 4 localities in the Buraidah Municipal area after heavy rainfall in November 2008 and March 2009. The logged water from these sites were directed to 4 manmade lakes however the stagnant water in these lakes posed a serious environmental threat mainly in the form of water borne dis- ease. Keeping this problem in mind, a detailed geophysical investigation in the form of Electrical Resistivity Tomogra- phy was carried out using the SYSCAL Pro Unit at these 4 locations with a dipole-dipole configuration. The survey was helpful in delineating the wet zones from the dry ones and based on the interpretations the optimum depth and sites of 4 injections bore-wells were determined at each locality. These injection bore-well would serve the dual propose of get- ting rid of the stagnant water in these lakes and also recharging the underlying aquifers. Keywords: Qassim; Arid Regions; Water Logging; ERT Survey; Aquifer Recharge 1. Introduction with the dual purpose of recharging the aquifer and get- ting rid of the stagnant surface water thereby preventing environmental degradation. Keeping this objec