Groundwater is an important source of drinking water. Therefore; groundwater
contamination is a source of continuing concern. Groundwater contamination is unlike
surface water contamination, because it is difficult to define and harder to be contro
lled
and treated. It may also last for years or decades.
Deveh Spring area is an agricultural area in Lattakia. It suffers from many
environmental problems, so, it is very important to assess spring water vulnerability using
DRASTIC and create water vulnerability assessment map by GIS.
The map showed that the recharge water to Deveh Spring has a high and moderate
vulnerability to contamination. The area of high vulnerable groundwater zone is (82Km2),
which is about (48%) from the whole study area. The area of moderate vulnerable
groundwater zone is (40Km2), which is about (23%) from the whole study area. Sufficient
actions must be taken to protect water from contamination, through the integrated
management of groundwater resources.