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    Geotechnical Investigation For Yas RA Development Project: Figure 6: Direction of Water Flowatat Coastal Area

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    The document provides information on the hydrogeological setting of the Yas RA Development Project site in Abu Dhabi Emirate. It notes that groundwater, while mostly brackish and saline, provides around 80% of the water used in the Emirate. Thousands of meters of sedimentary deposits accumulated over millions of years, forming aquifers and aquicludes that provide the current groundwater resources. The site is located at the interface between coastal flats and paleodunes, with the groundwater condition controlled by regional topography, climate, rainfall and drainage. The area experiences both continental freshwater discharge and marine water incursion. Groundwater recharge occurs in high areas and typically flows toward the coast, where se

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    The document provides information on the hydrogeological setting of the Yas RA Development Project site in Abu Dhabi Emirate. It notes that groundwater, while mostly brackish and saline, provides around 80% of the water used in the Emirate. Thousands of meters of sedimentary deposits accumulated over millions of years, forming aquifers and aquicludes that provide the current groundwater resources. The site is located at the interface between coastal flats and paleodunes, with the groundwater condition controlled by regional topography, climate, rainfall and drainage. The area experiences both continental freshwater discharge and marine water incursion. Groundwater recharge occurs in high areas and typically flows toward the coast, where se

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    Geotechnical Investigation For Yas RA Development Project: Figure 6: Direction of Water Flowatat Coastal Area

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    Geotechnical Investigation for Yas RA Development Project

    6.1 Hydrogeological Setting

    Abu Dhabi Emirate occurs in the subtropical arid climatic zone and is exposed to oceanic effects
    of the Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean. Rainfall is erratic and unreliable. Groundwater, albeit mostly
    brackish and saline in quality, still provides around 80% (ERWDA, 2003) of all water used in the
    Emirate. For many million years, the land beneath the present day Emirate’ territory subsided as
    part of a large geologic basin within which large volumes of sediment were deposited. The
    sediments character proves that the area was sometimes covered by a shallow seas, influenced
    by tides and formation of tidal flats and was also sometimes above sea level. Layers of dolomite,
    limestone, silt and clay were deposited in the seas and the tidal flats comprised layers of sand, silt,
    clay and evaporate. During terrestrial conditions, streams deposited layers of gravel, sands, slit
    and clay (USGS, 1996). Thousands of meters of materials accumulated within the geologic basin
    and eventually consolidated into the thick sequences of sedimentary limestone, dolomite,
    evaporate, conglomerate, sandstone, mudstone and shales which underlie the Emirate today and
    form the aquifers and aquicludes which provide for the present day groundwater resources
    development. Hyper aridity of present-day intensity began only about 17,000 years ago (Brook et
    al, 2005). The current hydrographic situation is characterized by the fact that not a single
    watercourse reaches the sea throughout the year. Current sea levels were reached some 5000
    years ago.

    The subject site is part of the interface between coastal flat sabkha terrace and
    paleodunes. The groundwater condition is controlled by the regional topography, climate,
    rainfall and drainage pattern. It falls within the interface of two main hydrological regimes;
    the continental water discharge and the marine water incursion.

    The coastal area of the Arabian Peninsular along the Gulf (whereas the subject site is located
    south of these areas) forms the discharge area for the continental waters flowing from the
    interiors. These continental waters meet the seawater of the Gulf at a very low velocity due to the
    low gradient of the topography across the coastal plan. Groundwater table in the study area is
    shallow. Seawater intrusion in the low-lying areas is common for the area of study. Recharging
    rainwater dissolves halite and other soluble minerals on the surface, causing the solution to
    become denser and sink to the bottom of the aquifer where it vertically mixes with less dense
    ascending brines. Solutes are returned to the surface by capillary forces and recycled or lost from
    the system by eolian or fluvial processes (Wood et al, 2002). These upper aquifer have a high
    transmissivity in the order of 1-2*10-2m2/sec and a hydraulic conductivity of 1 to 5*10-5m/sec. with
    a typical storativity in the order of 0.0005-0.001 (Al Sharhan et Al.).

    The hydrogeologic system in the study region is characterized by ground water recharge generally
    occurring in topographically high areas within the boundaries of the regional watershed area.

    This flow is consistent with the regional hydrogeologic model, which belongs to the miocene to
    eocene age and eolian deposits of quaternary age which form the main water bearing formations.
    The typical direction of flow is illustrated by Figure 6.

    Figure 6: Direction of Water Flowatat Coastal Area

    S17000144-Rev.2-Factual & Interpretative Report Page 9 of 86

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