Seventh Periodic Scientific Conference – 2010
Seventh Regular Scientific Conference
Conference Date: November 24–25, 2010
Conference Slogan:
“Investing Water and Natural Resources Towards Future Challenges”
Preparatory Committee:
- Prof. Salim Qasim Al‑Naqeeb — Chairperson (Director of the Center)
- Dr. Adel Ali Bilal — Member (Head of Water Resources Department)
- Dr. Nabeel Hameed Al‑Sayegh — Member (Head of Dams & Geotechnical Department)
- Dr. Nabeel Youssef Al‑Banna — Member
- Dr. Qutaiba Tawfiq Al‑Yuzbakey — Member
- Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Othman — Member
- Mr. Ya’rub Ibrahim Suleiman — Member
- Ms. Nidal Abdul‑Hadi — Member
Scope of the Conference:
The submitted research was organized under these four scopes:
- Optimal management for the investment of natural resources
- Water resources
- Dams and geotechnical engineering
- Environment and climate change
Conference Objectives:
- To invest water and natural resources, develop them, and explore their applications using a scientific methodology grounded in research strategy—specifically in:
- Hydrological water studies
- Groundwater quality assessment
- Environmental pollutants
- Effects of dams and hydraulic structures on river flow regimes
- To present academic and applied research across various geological specialties on formations of multiple uses—such as groundwater storage, dam construction, irrigation tunnels and canals, and civil works.
- To employ remote‑sensing data to estimate water harvesting, forecast flood waves, and model river‑level fluctuations in Mosul—leveraging statistical and computational analysis of discharge data.
Participating Research Papers:
- Time‑Series Analysis of Flow in the Greater Zab, Lesser Zab, and Diyala Rivers
Anas Mahmoud Mohammed Rashid - Effect of Faults and Fractures on Time‑Distance Curves in Seismic Refraction Surveys
Nabeel Hameed Mohammed Al‑Sayegh & Bashar Aziz Al‑Jreisi - Role of Brine Water in Nitrate Removal from Soils in the Rabia Area, Northwest Iraq
Huda Hashim Badr & Qutaiba Tawfiq Al‑Yuzbakey - Determination of the Optimal Hydraulic Section for the Main Canal in the Northern Gezira (Rabia) Project
Suleiman Dawood Jasim Al‑Zubaidi - Hydrogeophysical Characterization of Fatha Formation at Mishraq, Northern Iraq
Marwan Mutib Ahmed & Mahmoud Salman Ahmed Al‑Fadhil - Turkish Water‑Policy Strategies in the Middle East: The Role of Water in Turkey’s Relations with Iraq and Syria
Rowa Zaki Younis - Rainfall Data Analysis for Meteorological Stations in Iraq
Younis Najib Saeed - Assessment of Selected Groundwater Sources in the Al‑Muhallabiyah Area, West of Mosul
Qutaiba Tawfiq Al‑Yuzbakey & Nabeel Youssef Al‑Banna - Effect of Discharge Angle on Scour Angle behind Stepped Gabions
Tahseen Ali Julmiran - Land‑Suitability Classification for Irrigation
Mohammed Abdul‑Fattah Al‑Mallah & Huda Hashim Badr - Morphometric Analysis of Valleys on the Right Bank of the Tigris in Mosul and Its Suburbs
Nizar Mohammed Salim Numan & Hadeer Ghazi Mohammed Adeeb - Modeling Water Percolation in Varying‑Texture Soils of Northern Iraq Using HYDRUS‑1D
Essam Mahmoud Mohammed, Iftikhar Abdul‑Jawad & Mazahim Mahmoud Abdul - Development and Investment of Fishery Resources in the Mosul Dam Reservoir
Zuhayr Ibrahim Fattouhi & Mahmoud Ahmed Mohammed - Biotechnological Reduction of Dissolved Nutrients Using Duckweed and Its Use as Fish Feed
Nidal Tahseen Taha - Isolation and Identification of Fecal Coliforms from Drinking Water in Nineveh Province and Their Resistance to Antibiotics and Chlorine
Mohsen Ayoub Issa Al‑Ukaydi & Ingham Jabbar Al‑Ukaydi - Effect of Weathering on Building Stones Used at Archaeological Sites
Izz Al‑Deen Saleh Al‑Jawadi, Nabeel Youssef Al‑Banna & Diyaa Ghawi - A Treatment System for Removing Microbial Pollutants from Tigris River Water
Osama Mohammed Mustafa, Laith Mohammed Al‑Taiee & Amira Mahmoud Al‑Rawi - Origin and Evolution of Seepages Downstream of Haditha Dam Using Remote Sensing
Salim Q. Al‑Naqeeb & Hekmat S. Al‑Daghastani - Sedimentary Facies and Depositional Environment of the Fatha Formation (Middle Miocene) in the Shaikhan Anticline, Northern Iraq
Ramzi Khder Al‑Naser & Mohammed Waleed Saeed - Expected Impact of Turkey’s Ilısu Dam (Under Construction) on Tigris River Water Quality
Salim Q. Al‑Naqeeb, Muath H. Mustafa & Abdulmuhsin S. Shihab
Recommendations:
- Enact laws and regulations aligned with current and projected water‑quality declines; employ all diplomatic means to secure Iraq’s water shares from the Tigris and Euphrates with riparian states.
- Construct the proposed upstream cofferdam for Mosul Dam to resolve grout‑loss issues, ensure full-power operation, and protect downstream populations.
- Complete the preventive Badush Dam works, build small catchment dams on wadis, and finish the Eastern and Southern Gezira irrigation projects.
- Develop plans to harness, desalinate, and reuse brine waters for agriculture; mandate treatment of wastewater before river release and use aquatic plants for pollutant removal.
- Legislate to protect groundwater—prohibiting uncontrolled well drilling that depletes aquifers.
- Formulate an integrated strategy to study groundwater quantities, qualities, and reserves across Iraq.
- Promote water‑resource awareness through media campaigns and public education on consumption reduction.
- Adopt modern irrigation technologies that minimize water loss.
- Enforce regulations to prevent unauthorized construction and quarrying in river basins.
- Encourage treatment plants to trial natural filtration (e.g., slow‑sand filters) prior to chlorination for health benefits.
- Incorporate fish‑migration ladders into future dam designs.
