Presenting the quantitative and qualitative challenges of water and the most important related structures and its environmental effects in Khuzestan province

Khuzestan province, one of water-rich provinces of Iran, is the crossing point of several important rivers, and the protection of the quantity and quality of these water resources is the most important concerns of water science thinkers and researchers. Recently, the emergence of numerous problems, often associated with human intervention, has endangered the health of these valuable resources. In this article, the data and field observations were analyzed to detect the important water problems created related to the Gatvand dam, the salinity of the Karun River, the three Karun dams, water transfer between water basins, the design of the Bahmanshir system, and Chamshir dam dewatering.  Finally, suggestions were presented to prevent or reduce the effects of improper exploitation of the mentioned plans.