Book excerpt: This book contains a series of reports on the administration of the irrigation services in Egypt and the Sudan. The reports cover topics such as the design and construction of irrigation systems, the management of water resources, and the impact of irrigation on agriculture and the environment. A valuable resource for anyone interested in the history and practice of irrigation in the Middle East. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.