Water Conveyance System
This great achievement is executed through a number of huge Conveyance Systems to transfer water cross the great desert from south to north, to provide large amounts of fresh water for drinking and agriculture, at an estimated rate of 6.5 million cubic meters daily. Through the following Water System:
1. Serir Sirte – Tazerbu Benghazi Water System :-
This Water System carries 2 million m3 of fresh water per day through two main lines, first of which carries water from Tazerbu water fields and the other from Al Serir water fields east-south of Libya. The two main lines are directed northward to the collecting and balance reservoir in Ajdabia, capacity of which is 4 million m3 of water and where from Conveyance System is bypassed in two branches, one of which goes east to carry 1.18 million m3 of water to Omar Mukhtar Reservoir with capacity of 4.7 million m3 , the other branch heads westward carrying 820,000 m3 of water to settle in Ghurdabia Reservoir at Sirte capacity of which 6.8 million m3 of water . 234 producing wells this conveyance 126 of which at Serir region, and 108 wells at Tazerbu region. Well depth varies in both fields from 450 to 650 meters. This water trip from the fields to the coast takes about 9 days at a speed of 0.95 m/sec.
2. Al-Hasawna Al-Jefara Water System :-
This Water System aims to transfer 2.5 million m3 of fresh water every day from west-south of Libya, precisely from Jabel Hasawna region situated above Murzuq natural basin to the western coast and the fertile lands in Jefara Plain. This water system extends to 1676 km’s length fed by 484 producing wells. 168 of which situated at North East Jabel Hasawna field and 316 wells at east of Jabel Hasawna Well depth in both fields varies from 400 to 600 meters…
50 km’s to the north, Conveyance system line splits into the following two branches ;
A- Central Branch :
This line heads northward across Wadi zamzam region and Sof El-Jean Bene Walid to the regulating reservoir in Tarhouna Region. This routing then is directed towards Jabel Nafusa through a tunnel of 288 meters long to Jefara Plain. From there , to Abu Zayan Reservoir to feed Jabel Gharbi region with water.
B- Eastern Branch :
This branch heads eastern northward from a point lies between Wadi Girza and Wadi Rashada at Esdada. This branch will be directed to the west along the coastal highway, passing close to Misurata, Zlieten, AlKhums until it reaches ultimate destination at Gharabulli, where the balance reservoir is erected at 160 meters above sea water level. From this reservoir water is carried over to Tripoli and surrounding regions, and also to supply irrigation water to agriculture projects at Jefara Plain.
It is worthwhile to note here that this Conveyance system is more difficult to execute for its extensions pass through rough lands with many hills and canyons and rocky surface. This authority for the investment of Jabel Hasawna – Jefara System is to assume supervision for the execution of the investment projects of this conveyance system.
3. Ghadames – Zuara – Zawia Water System :-
This Conveyance System should carry quarter of a million m3 of fresh water per day from Ghadames basin comprising 143 producing wells to Zuara, Zawia and close by cities.
4. Al-Kufra – Tazerbu Connection :-
This connection aims to increase the flow of water into Tazerbu – Benghazi – Serir – Sirte Water System with a rate of 1.68 millions m3 of water per day from Al-Kufra well fields that contain 260 producing wells, so that total Conveyance System capacity becomes 3.68 million m3 of fresh water daily , length of this line is 383 kilometers.
5. Al-Gardabia – Al-Sdada Connection :-
This line connects the Tazerbu – Benghazi – Serir – Sirte Water System and Jabel Hasawna – Jefara Water System,length 190 kilometers aiming to carry 980,000 m3 of water daily to Jabel Hasawna –Jefara Water System after increase of flow rate due to connection to Al-Kufra Tazerbu.
6. Ajdabiya – Tobruk Water System :-
The aim of Igdabia – Tubrok system is to carry 50 million cubic meter of water annually from Sarir –Sirt-Tazerbo system to Tobruk to supply all regions between Omm El-Rozm to the west and Mosaed to the east. This system consists of a line to carry water from the bypass north of Igdabia on Igdabia – Benghazi pipeline to collecting aquifer at Tubrok 385 KM long of pre-stressed concrete pipes of 1600 mm diameter and water pumping station at Igdabia, utilities, facilities to support operation and electric power and communication and control system.
Upon completion of these Conveyance Systems MMR Project should be completed and total volume of conveyed water is about 2,400 millions m3 a year, hence forming the largest civil engineering project known to humanity in this epoch.