Evaluation of Soil and Water Resources in North-East Egypt

The study concerned water and soil resources in San El-Hagar (Sharkia Governorate, Egypt). In the first part of this study, water quality for irrigation was assessed. Samples of water were collected from different irrigation and drainage canals. Analyses included pH, EC, soluble ions and heavy metals during 12 months (one sample each month for each site) from June 2015 to May 2016. Some water sources have waters of C3S1 (high salinity and low sodicity), and others have waters of C4S1 (very high salinity and low sodicity). Most of the waters contained heavy metals below the permissible limits. Soil studies included obtaining soil profiles which were described and sampled for laboratory analyses. Surface interpolation methods were used to generate thematic maps of soil characteristics such as texture, mean weight diameter, CaCO3 content, salinity and sodicity. The results are important and can be used as a guide to water and soil quality in the San El-Hager region.