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Case Studies of Implementing Water Harvesting
Through a few case examples, this chapter assesses the extent to which water harvesting has been successful in finding solutions to the problems of groundwater management, and whether these technologies can help to overcome the present water scarcity situation in any meaningful sense. There are limitations in implementing rainwater harvesting (RWH) at the local scale, due to limited scientific quantitative analysis of real‐time data on the status of aquifer water quality and quantity in order to understand the balances and flows between water budget zones, yields of various crops grown, etc. and predicting the impacts of decisions on aquifer water quantity and quality. More research is needed on pollutant dynamics in groundwater and groundwater's attenuation capacity for pollutants under natural and exploited conditions, based on a well‐designed monitoring network. Strategies should be created to contain the spread of pollution in groundwater and to develop vulnerability maps to restrict/eliminate unplanned waste disposal and agrichemical application in these areas. Studies on water balances and the interaction between surface and groundwater reservoirs, a critical issue, would also help greatly in understanding the value of the practice.
Case Studies of Implementing Water Harvesting
Through a few case examples, this chapter assesses the extent to which water harvesting has been successful in finding solutions to the problems of groundwater management, and whether these technologies can help to overcome the present water scarcity situation in any meaningful sense. There are limitations in implementing rainwater harvesting (RWH) at the local scale, due to limited scientific quantitative analysis of real‐time data on the status of aquifer water quality and quantity in order to understand the balances and flows between water budget zones, yields of various crops grown, etc. and predicting the impacts of decisions on aquifer water quantity and quality. More research is needed on pollutant dynamics in groundwater and groundwater's attenuation capacity for pollutants under natural and exploited conditions, based on a well‐designed monitoring network. Strategies should be created to contain the spread of pollution in groundwater and to develop vulnerability maps to restrict/eliminate unplanned waste disposal and agrichemical application in these areas. Studies on water balances and the interaction between surface and groundwater reservoirs, a critical issue, would also help greatly in understanding the value of the practice.
Case Studies of Implementing Water Harvesting
Datta, Partha Sarathi (author)
2019-01-10
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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