Project:

Enhancing Ground-water Management in Jordan

The project agreement was signed in April 2004. The U.S. Geological Survey selected a senior hydrologist for team leader who relocated to the project in Amman, Jordan, in May of 2004 for a 3-year assignment. The project is situated in the Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), and will include a Jordanian contingent that will work with and be trained by the team leader, temporary-duty [tdy] USGS staff, and MWI staff. The Jordanian technical staff members will, on completion of the project, be hired by MWI.
The project is designed to enhance current Jordanian technical capacities for hydrogeologic data and information development, management, and use; develop capabilities to construct and use ground-water management models; and to contribute to the use of public outreach to instill in the populace an awareness and understanding of the benefits of Jordanian efforts in groundwater management and conservation. US-based USGS staff will participate in the project on a tdy basis to train MWI staff in the development of optimization criteria, and their incorporation in optimization modeling.