Artificial recharge of groundwater

Book · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:7247183

Asano, T

The vast underground reservoirs formed by aquifers constitute invaluable water supply sources as well as water storage facilities. Because natural replenishment of the supply occurs very slowly, continued excessive exploitation of it causes groundwater levels to decline with time. If not corrected this leads to an eventual depletion of a valuable natural resource. To prevent mining and groundwater pollution, the artificial recharge of groundwater basins is becoming increasingly important in groundwater management as a way to increase this natural supply of water. Artificial recharge can reduce, stop, and even reverse declining levels of groundwater. In addition, it can protect underground freshwater in coastal aquifers against salt-water intrusion from the ocean, and can be used to store surface and reclaimed water for future use. This book is a treatise of the artificial recharge of groundwater, with particular emphasis on recharge with reclaimed municipal wastewater.

• OSTI ID: 7247183
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUIFERS
CHEMISTRY
COASTAL REGIONS
FRESH WATER
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LEVELS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MUNICIPAL WASTES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
PROCESSING
PURIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
RESOURCE DEPLETION
RESOURCES
SALINITY
SEAWATER
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
WATER CHEMISTRY
WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SUPPLY