Damour is a coastal village located 20 km to the south of Beirut. The population of the area is around 75.000 inhabitants. It is an important and necessary crossroad, linking Beirut to the Shouf Caza in the Mount Lebanon, and to other southern cities and villages such as Saida, Tyr and Nabatiyeh. The village relies on both groundwater (public and private wells) and surface water sources. Key indicators for river basins (including Damour) are summarized below.

The main water management issues are: 

• The Damour River is a shared water resource among several villages. This fact triggers conflicts among its users (upstream and down stream). 
• The Damour River is a vital socioeconomic resource, since it is used, in addition to few artesian wells, for irrigation. 
• The deterioration of the water quality of the Damour River, due to the discharge of waste (sewage and industrial wastes) is a key problem.
• The Saadiyat area, which belongs to Damour Village, does not have access to piped water networks. Instead, private wells are extensively utilized for domestic purposes to meet the basic water needs. This threatens the availability of the groundwater resources in terms of quality and quantity.
• The water resources (public wells) in Damour are used by the Beirut Water Authority for external supply. This increases the pressure on the groundwater resources in the area (shared use of groundwater).

River Basin Areas – Key statistics

RB No	Major Water Course	Area (km²)	Population (million people)
1	El-Kabir River	195	0.08
2	Estwan River	146	0.057
3	Arka River	121	0.036
4	Al-Bared River	284	0.038
5	Abou-Ali River	482	0.126
6	El-Jauz River	196	0.038
7	Ibrahim River	326	0.095
8	El-Kalb River	237	0.069
9	Beirut River	216	0.276
10	El-Damour River	333	0.076
11	El-Awali River	291	0.062
12	Siniq River	102	0.024
13	El-Zahrani River	140	0.038
14	Litani River	2170	0.68
15	Hasbani River	680	0.058
16	Al-Assi River	1720	0.32
Total		7640