World Bank2017-08-152017-08-152010-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27855The report looks critically at the water resources and the current and projected future water demands in the Southern Gobi Region (SGR) using the widely dispersed data and information that are currently available. An important conclusion of the report is that almost all the significant sources of groundwater in the SGR are 'fossil' or 'non-renewable', meaning that they are finite resources which cannot be replenished. Not only will that, but pumping water out of these fosil aquifers tend to cause a drop in the groundwater levels above them. The report proposes practical steps by which water resources development and management could be managed to best serve economic and infrastructure development while giving attention to environmental protection and service to communities in the SGR. The report also highlights the urgent need for more data. A more detailed picture of the distribution and quantity of the groundwater would give planners first, a better idea of both the limits to the growth of the SGR; and, second, of the future water demands, its spatial distribution, quality requirements, and the possibilities to increase water use efficiency and water re-use. Thus there is a need to bring all information and data together to form the basis for rational planning.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCEPTABLE QUALITYACCESS TO WATERADEQUATE WATERAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL WATERAGRICULTURAL WATER USEANIMAL FEEDANNUAL PRECIPITATIONANNUAL RAINFALLAQUATIC LIFEAQUIFERAQUIFERSARID REGIONSAVAILABILITY OF WATERAVAILABLE WATERAVAILABLE WATER RESOURCESBOREHOLESBROAD RANGECALCIUMCANALSCAPACITY BUILDINGCHLORIDECLAYCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE VARIABILITYCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCONJUNCTIVE USECONSERVATIONCONSTRUCTIONCOPPERCOVERINGCREEKSCROP PRODUCTIONCUBIC METERSCUT OFFDAILY WATER CONSUMPTIONDECISION MAKINGDEEP WELLSDEMAND ESTIMATESDEMAND MANAGEMENTDEWATERINGDISCHARGEDISSOLVED SOLIDSDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDOMESTIC USESDOMESTIC WATERDOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTIONDOMESTIC WATER SUPPLYDOWNSTREAM USERSDRILLING RIGSDRINKING WATERDRINKING WATER SUPPLYDROUGHTENERGY RESOURCESENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEVAPORATIONFARMINGFOSSIL WATERFRESH GROUNDWATERFRESH WATERFRESHWATERFUTURE WATER NEEDSGEOLOGICAL FORMATIONSGLACIERSGRAVELGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER ABSTRACTIONGROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENTGROUNDWATER EXPLORATIONGROUNDWATER MANAGEMENTGROUNDWATER QUALITYGROUNDWATER RECHARGEGROUNDWATER RESERVESGROUNDWATER RESOURCESGROUNDWATER SAMPLINGGROUNDWATER SOURCESGROUNDWATER STORAGEGROUNDWATER TABLEGROUNDWATER USEGROUNDWATER USERSHARDNESSHEATINGHEAVY METALSHIGH LEVELSHOUSE CONNECTIONSHYDROGEOLOGYHYDROLOGYICEINDUSTRIAL SECTORINDUSTRIAL WATERINDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLYINDUSTRIAL WATER USEINTERNAL DRAINAGEIRONIRRIGATIONLAKESLAND USELITERS PER CAPITA PER DAYLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLIVESTOCK WATERINGLOGGINGLOW PERMEABILITYMAINTENANCE COSTSMETEOROLOGYMINE WATERMINERALSMINING OPERATIONSMINING WATERMINING WATER DEMANDMOTORIZED PUMPSNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNATIONAL WATER RESOURCESNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL SPRINGSPAYMENT FOR WATERPERMEABLE ROCKPERMITSPHPIPED WATERPIPELINEPIPELINESPOLLUTIONPONDSPOPULATION CENTERSPOPULATION DENSITYPOROSITYPOWER GENERATIONPRESSUREPROGRAMSPROSPECTINGPUBLIC HEALTHPUMPINGPUMPSQUANTITY OF WATERRAINWATERRAW WATERREGIONAL DEVELOPMENTRESERVOIRSRIVER BASINRIVER BASIN MANAGEMENTRIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANRIVER BASINSRIVER BEDSRIVER WATERRIVERSROTARY PUMPSRURAL WATERRURAL WATER SUPPLYSALINITYSANDSANITATIONSANITATION SERVICESSEASEDIMENTSSEEPAGESERVICE FEESEWERAGE AUTHORITYSEWERAGE NETWORKSHALLOW WELLSSILTSNOWSOIL MOISTURESOIL PROFILESPRINGSURFACE WATERSURFACE WATER QUALITYSURFACE WATER RESOURCESSURFACE WATER SUPPLYSURFACE WATER SYSTEMSURFACE WATERSTOWNTOWNSURBAN CENTERSURBAN GROWTHURBAN WATERURBAN WATER SUPPLYVEGETATION COVERWARM SEASONWASHINGWASTE WATERWASTE WATER TREATMENTWATER ALLOCATIONWATER AUTHORITYWATER AVAILABILITYWATER CONSUMPTIONWATER CONVEYANCEWATER EXTRACTIONWATER FEESWATER LAWWATER LEVELWATER LEVELSWATER MANAGEMENT AGENCIESWATER POINTSWATER PRICINGWATER QUALITYWATER REQUIREMENTSWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTWATER SECTORWATER SERVICESWATER SUPPLYWATER SUPPLY DEMANDWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMSWATER TREATMENTWATER TREATMENT PLANTWATER USE SECTORSWATER USERSWATER USESWELL DRILLINGWELLSWETLANDSZINCReportWorld Bank10.1596/27855