Water availability is a fundamental concern for coastal areas in arid and semiarid regions
such as Jerba Island, southeastern Tunisia. In these areas, the water demand is steadily
increasing and putting pressure on water resources. These pressures are maintained by
excessive pumping to meet the needs of various agricultural, domestic, industrial and
tourism sectors. The effects on the groundwater are expressed by a quantitative and
qualitative deterioration of the regional ecosystem. An assessment of groundwater …