Abstract
The late Albian-Turonian Judea Group carbonate aquifer is one of the most important resources of fresh groundwater in the northern Negev and in the central part of Israel. Over three decades ago, various hydrological, hydrochemical, hydrometeorological and geological aspects of this aquifer were thoroughly investigated and served to build up the professional background and data base for the management of this resource. Notwithstanding the accumulating structural, hydrogeological and hydrochemical evidence, the conceptual hydrogeological model of the Yarkon-Taninim basin (which constitutes the western part of the Judea Group aquifer) has neither been questioned nor updated. Therefore, the existing and accepted model of this basin should in the best case only depict general features and trends. The present review critically examines the main hitherto accepted hydrogeological conventions, points out puzzling and contradictory phenomena and emphasizes questionable issues. Although the present review deals with problems related to a specific groundwater basin, the methods and effort for breaking long-established conventions may serve as an example for similar situations, in other places, in which water resources are managed according to long-established concepts and traditions without being periodically revised and reassessed in view of accumulating knowledge.
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