TITLE:
Water loss in Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
AUTHORS:
Nadhir Al-Ansari, Salem Al-Oun, Wafa Hadad, Sven Knutsson
KEYWORDS:
Mafraq; Water Loss; Jordan; Administrative Loss; Technical Loss
JOURNAL NAME:
Natural Science,
Vol.5 No.3,
March
26,
2013
ABSTRACT: Jordan is located in theMiddle Eastand covers an area of89,342 km2. The total population ofJordanis 6,508,271.Jordanis rapidly facing a severe water supply crisis due to greater demands on a finite quantity of available water. If current trends continue, it has been estimated that the country will experience a chronic water shortage by 2020. Despite these shortages, water loss in the distribution network is relatively high where it reaches 46%. Mafraq Governorate has the maximum water loss. Continuous records and data for the period 1999-2004 for Mafraq water authority were investigated for the water supply and lose. Water losses were evaluated, and suggestions were given to minimize the loss.