Main Problems and Risks Threatening the Litani River Water
Anarchic Exploitation and Abuse of Water Resources
- This anarchic exploitation is represented through the existence of thousands of groundwater wells in the basins related to the Authority; these wells consume the capacity of aquifers t through excessive exploitation of the water stored. This dangerous phenomenon harmed many springs and led to an alarming decline in the groundwater levels followed by a decline in surface water levels.
- Due to the lack of control and the absence of the rule of law, hundreds of water pumping stations were established along the river courses and water points; these stations contributed to the disappearance of many springs and the deterioration and shrinking of many permanent rivers.
Pollutants Attacking Water Sources
Main pollutants:
- The wastewater and wastes released from the cities and residences into the river courses.
- Effluents and waste released by factories producing agricultural and animal products (cheese factories/ canned food/ sanitary tissues/ sugar mills/ poultry farms/ slaughterhouses…).
- The excessive use of pesticides, fertilizers and agricultural medicines which directly contributes to increasing the levels of nitrogen and heavy metals in aquifers.
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