Dredging the Shafiel Valley stream in western rural Daraa

The Water Resources Directorate has started dredging the Shafil Valley, which stretches from Tasel to the town of Sahm Al-Jolan, to allow rainwater to flow smoothly through the channel. The work is expected to continue for more than ten days. This step is part of the directorate's plan to make the most use of rainwater to fill the dams.

The 'Aksad' team visits Al-Abrash Dam in Safita countryside to study the impact of climate changes on groundwater

A team from the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands in Syria (ACSAD), along with specialists from Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, and Lebanon, made a field visit to the Al-Abrash Dam in the Safita countryside, accompanied by the water resources director, engineer Mohammad Mohrez, to check out the dam, its uses, and its role in providing irrigation water for the Akkar Plain area.

The water authority is keeping an eye on illegal wells and protecting drinking water sources in Daraa.

The water authority is continuing its work after the deadline for inspecting and counting wells around the Ain Zakhar spring and the Al-Ashari station in western Daraa has passed. They are identifying the pumps installed that affect the spring water levels, issuing warnings to reduce the pumps as required, and sealing wells that violate regulations around the spring's protected area. This is aimed at limiting the overuse of drinking water and organizing its consumption for several towns that rely on the water from Ain Zakhar, Ain Al-Shibraq, and Al-Ashari.

400,000 cubic meters of water from Ghadir Al-Bustan Dam to save the farmers' season in Tasel

After the drying up of the Al-Jubailiya Dam, which supplies water to the agricultural lands in the town of Tasil in western Daraa and the surrounding areas, the Daraa Water Resources Directorate worked to compensate for the water loss by supplying the dam with about 400,000 cubic meters of water from the Ghadir Al-Bustan Dam (Al-Nasiriya), aiming to secure irrigation water, protect crops from dying, and maintain the farmers' season in Tasil and the nearby lands.

Water resources use the 'phenates' method to determine ammonia concentration with lab-prepared reagents

The water quality monitoring team at the Tartus Water Resources Directorate uses the 'Phenate' method to measure ammonia ion concentrations in general water samples, using lab-prepared reagents, which allows for cheaper and more reliable testing compared to using ready-made reagents.

To boost digital transformation and improve irrigation management, the Water Resources Directorate in Latakia set up a system to manage irrigation in government irrigation projects.

This system is considered a decision support system as it provides the management with daily information about the irrigation status across different irrigation sectors, both spatially and in tables, relying on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and database systems. Using it, the management can visually track the irrigation status and water coverage percentage for each sector within an irrigation set in the project across the governorate, which is considered a step toward digital transformation and modern management of government irrigation networks.

Maintenance work on the seventh siphon in Al-Samia Village in Latakia Governorate

Maintenance work on the seventh siphon in Al-Samia Village in Latakia Governorate

Cleaning the canals belonging to the 17,400 hectare project

Continued work on clearing some of the canals belonging to the 17,400 hectare project within the village of Qastoun

The gates of the Rastan Dam spillway were opened for 10 minutes to remove sediment and clean the spillway.

Work has begun on cleaning the main and secondary irrigation canals in Latakia Governorate in preparation for the upcoming irrigation season.

Suwab Valley Stream, Al-Salihiya Bridge, Deir ez-Zor Governorate

Works of the Water Resources Directorate in Deir ez-Zor Governorate