Study of the validity of groundwater for the Conseh area / Hamidat area for agricultural purposes

Abstract

Ground water quality of Gonsia area which distance (about 35 km) western Mosul city were investigated, the study area suffer from water shortage, the only available water is bad quality from wells . Ten wells were chosen for this study to evaluate the quality of water used for live stock and irrigation. The results indicated that all parameter of the surveyed ground water were suitable for use to live stock regarding to test parameters excepted sulfate ion concentration which exceeded the maximum allowance limit, the study also showed that most surveyed water were highly saline which classed for irrigation as C4 according to US . Lab .Staff. Some toxic hazard elements like chloride and sodium were found in ofwell No.lO which considered unsuitable for irrigation uses.

Keywords

• groundwater
• hamidat area
• live stock