STUDY AND EVALUATION OF GROUND WATER IN AL- DIWANIYAH PROVINCE, IRAQ

Abstract

This study was conducted on well water for 6 sites in Al-Diwaniyah Province, Iraq (Al-Shamiya, Al-Amin, Al-Sudair, Al-Shafiya, Al-Daghara and Al-Shinafiya). For the two seasons, summer and winter, The parameters were measured which are (pH, turbidity, electrical conductivity, total dissolved salts, total hardness, chlorides, calcium, alkalinity, copper and zinc concentration). The results showed an increase in most of the studied indicators compared to the international and Iraqi determinants, The highest values were ( 33.6 , 5987, 2313, 1986, 988, 911 , 360, 31.4 ) for turbidity , EC, TDS, TH, CL, Ca , Alk and Cu . The rest of the indicators were within the permissible international and Iraqi limits. The suitability of the water of these wells for irrigation was determined using WQI. The wells of Al-Shamiya and Al-Daghara were poor water, while the water from the Al-Shinafiya and Al-Shafi’i wells was unsuitable for irrigation, while the Al-Sudair and Al-Amin wells were in the very poor category.