Groundwater Samples were collected from seven locations distributed in
Lattakiabasin during the winter and summer seasons of 2013.All samples were treated
chemically and calculated statistically to evaluate the quality of the studied water and its
chemical properties. The aim was to assess the suitability of the water to be potable and to
determine the predominant hydrogeology status.
It was noticed that the concentrations of the detected major elements were within
allowed limits cited for drinking and irrigation waters. Also, it was found that there were
no sharp changes either in salinity or in geochemical type of the water toward groundwater
movement. Furthermore, the groundwater in the studied locations was largely influenced
by lithological composition of aquatic holder. In general, these waters were found to be
uncontaminated with marine waters with exception of the location called " wall of Al
Mena Al Baida" that is located near the sea. This has been proven by calculation of some
of geochemical proportions. Also, this study proved that the aquatic flows in the different
water holders of Latakia basin have a hydrolytic relationship among them. Consequently,
these flows comprise a uniform aquatic flow with homogenous properties in most of its
parts. The direction movement of this uniform flow was identical to the general decline of
the zone mostly.
The Drastic method has been used to assess the potential sensitivity of the
Groundwater In Lattakia basin using Arc GIS 9.2 Where the modified Drastic system has
been developed by combining the land uses and its divisions with general Drastic model
.As a result, final values of Drastic have been modulated into two categories "low and
moderate sensitivity"
It has been found that the introduction of the human criteriahas increased the
potentialof the moderate sensitivity of the Groundwater.
As a final result, the general content of the sensitivity map which has been
establishedfor Lattakia basin, showed, the domination of low sensitivity category in the
north western and the north eastern areas which has big location depths of the Groundwater
and high topographic altitudes.In contrast, the moderate sensitivity category dominated in
the southern areas of the study region.
The latter areas which are characterized by the existence of varied human activities
havelocation ofGroundwater levels close to the surface.
