Protection measures aimed at prevention of groundwater pollution and overuse should be the basic tools for groundwater management.

Protection of groundwater from contamination and water resource management issues.

(xii) Charter on Groundwater Management, 1989, adopted by the Economic Commission for Europe at its forty fourth session, Groundwater strategies

(viii) Section IV of the Charter on Groundwater Management, 1989, adopted by the Economic Commission for Europe at its forty fourth session, Groundwater allocation

ESCWA also focused on the sustainable management of shared groundwater resources, especially in the many countries where groundwater is the main source of water.

The sustainable development and management of groundwater resources is a critical element of water resource management in many countries.

Effective management links land and water uses across the whole of a catchment area or groundwater aquifer.

Emphasis has been placed on integrating specific policies for groundwater management into policies at the basin level.

WHO activities are also concerned with the protection of groundwater from contamination and water resource management issues.

For each declared Transboundary Groundwater Conservation Area, the Commission shall prepare a Comprehensive Management Plan for the rational development, use, protection and control of the waters in the Transboundary Groundwater Conservation Area.

The Committee stresses the importance of water management and the integrated consideration of soil and water resources, including groundwater.

(c) Assistance to developing countries for strengthening their institutional capabilities regarding environmental management of freshwater resources, and support for research on environmental management of groundwater resources.

Specific support will focus on community management of local water resources, including rainwater harvesting (for use by households and schools, and groundwater recharge), micro watershed management and operational research.

(b) Develop water management plans in transboundary, national and or local contexts, preferably on the basis of catchment areas or groundwater aquifers.

As groundwater should be recognized as a natural resource with economic and ecological value, groundwater strategies should aim at the sustainable use of groundwater and preservation of its quality.

Monitoring groundwater levels, pressures, and quality

(vi) Section VI of the Charter on Groundwater Management, 1989, adopted by the Economic Commission for Europe at its forty fourth session, Competence

The contributions of ECE to the Decade include research and capacity building support in such technical areas as flood management, protection of water related ecosystems, groundwater management and monitoring and assessment of transboundary waters.

Over 200 copies were distributed to some 100 developing countries, international and other organizations that work with developing countries and a workshop on computer applications for groundwater assessment and management was held under operational activities to present this groundwater software to developing country participants.

In Tunisia, ACSAD is working to improve technical expertise and build capacity as concerns the management, protection and sustainability of groundwater and soil in Arab countries.

The groundwater is 300 feet deep, 100 meters.

In allocating groundwater resources, account should be taken of the amount of groundwater in reserve and of the rate of its replenishment.

The territorial competence of such authorities with respect to groundwater management should not necessarily be limited to either administrative boundaries or catchment areas but should allow for encompassing, as appropriate, management of aquifers in their entirety.

Salinization and depletion of groundwater resources Jordan seeks compensation in the amount of USD 1,465,565,462 for the salinization and depletion of its groundwater resources.

(a) That greater external financial support be given to developing countries for the purpose of improving their capacity for integrated management of soil and water resources, including groundwater

The IAEA, we believe, can play a significant role in that regard by promoting the use of isotope technology for the protection and management of surface water and groundwater.

The Economic Commission for Europe has also included provisions on monitoring in its Charter on Groundwater Management as well as in its Guidelines on Monitoring and Assessment of Groundwaters.

(k) Overpumping of groundwater in excess of capacity for recharge.

More emphasis should be given to the nature conservation value provided by groundwater resources, in particular where nature protection areas are vulnerable to changes in groundwater conditions.

Groundwater abstraction activities or artificial groundwater recharge schemes where the annual volume of water to be abstracted or recharged amounts to 10 million cubic metres or more.

The Government's water sources are groundwater and surface water (Ugum River).

Groundwater protection planning should be incorporated into general environmental protection planning.

It's the number one contaminant of groundwater, drinking water, rain water.

Many Parties reported on options to increase domestic water supply these included prospecting for, and extraction of, deep groundwater, increasing storage capacity by building reservoirs and dams, and improving watershed management.

She emphasized the multiple causes of water related disasters, noting the need for integrated water management, which included soil moisture as well as surface and groundwater, particularly in drought prone areas.

IAH will devote significant resources to Africa during the period 2005 2015, recognizing that technically sound groundwater management will be critical in the types of basins and aquifers that exist in Africa.

There are no groundwater areas at the border between Finland and Sweden.

Most Parties highlighted the extraction of groundwater as the most cost effective measure.

Some Parties emphasized their needs for adaptation research, particularly to address key vulnerabilities, such as water resources management, including use of groundwater resources and development of drought tolerant and disease resistant crops and livestock.

States, in accordance with the precautionary approach, shall take early action and develop long term plans to ensure the sustainable use of groundwater and of the aquifers in which the groundwater is contained.

The Environmental Protection Agency also collected soil and groundwater samples and conducted independent analyses.

United Nations groundwater software development, dissemination and training were also added because of demand.

Aquifer means a subsurface layer or layers of rock or other geological strata of sufficient porosity and permeability to allow either a significant flow of groundwater or the abstraction of significant quantities of groundwater.

This resulted in the salinization and degradation of Jordan's main groundwater basins, in particular the aquifers of Amman Zarqa, Azraq and Northern Mujib, as well as depletion of groundwater resources in the main basins.

Even worse, farmers are now relying on groundwater that is being depleted by over pumping.