Wells

Wells

Groundwater, represented by wells, in addition to desalinated water, represented by desalination plants, contributes to the provision of potable water, as the contribution of a total of (767) wells - government wells - amounted to (27%) of the total water produced during 2006.

The Ministry of Water Resources previously implemented a project to list the private water wells used for drinking and agriculture in all regions of the Sultanate as part of a national project to manage water resources as a national wealth.

Laws and regulations have been issued in this regard, Royal Decree No. (29/2000) issuing a law for the protection of water resources, and the issuance of regulations regulating wells and aflaj, and a regulation regulating the use of water desalination units on wells.