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UAE Groundwater Levels Falling by .5cm Per Year, According to New Masdar Institute Research "There is neither a claim that in the last 24 years of regulation by the CGWA, groundwater levels have improved nor any projection for future improved. There is no adequate implementation of conditions for drawal of groundwater for commercial purposes," the bench said.The green panel said the failure is evident by falling levels and news of mafias engaged in illegal drawal of groundwater in OCS areas without effective check.It said that further liberalisation will defeat the purpose of having CGWA and be contrary to the mandate of public trust doctrine.It directed the Ministry of Jal Shakti to ensure requisite manning and effective functioning of CGWA so as to ensure sustainable ground water management.The tribunal said that all OCS assessment units must undergo water mapping and water Management Plans need to be prepared for all OCS assessment units in the country based on the mapping data, starting with Overexploited blocks. No comments yet! Stimulating infiltration and the storage of water in the subsurface during wet periods can create excellent opportunities for retaining water more and better. %���� Since most of the UAE’s water comes from groundwater, it is essential to know exactly how much groundwater the UAE currently has and can expect to have in the future.“This effort to determine all components of the water budget has not been completely done in the past. The tribunal says no road map has been provided on how new regime will check falling groundwater levelsThe National Green Tribunal Monday slammed the Centre over its submission that restriction on extraction of groundwater in over-exploited, critical and semi-critical (OCS) areas is likely to have an adverse impact on industrial production, employment opportunities and GDP of some States.The green panel refused to review its order disallowing grant of ''No Objection Certificate'' to industries in OCS areas and said exemptions for infrastructure projects, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises or other industries or commercial purposes except drinking water will be against sustainable development and public trust doctrine.The tribunal directed the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Central Ground Water Authority to ensure that no general permission be given for the withdrawal of groundwater, particularly to any commercial entity, without carrying out an environmental impact assessment. During the summer months, the water table tends to fall, due in part to plants taking up water from the soil surface before it can reach the water table. But in some places, the problem is exacerbated by another phenomenon: the land is falling. Treated wastewater caters to most industrial and agricultural requirements. Ouarda, Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering and Head of the Institute Center for Water and Environment (iWater). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.Green Court Pulls Up Centre Over Groundwater Extraction In Dry Areas Masdar Institute graduate student Maria del Rocio Gonzalez Sanchez created the UAE’s first ‘water budget’ – a term that reflects the relationship between all inputs and outputs of water through an area – and discovered that the UAE’s groundwater is being pumped out for irrigation at a rate of about 860 billion liters per year, and is depleting at a rate of 0.5 centimeters a year.