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- Title
The Horizontal Covered Well (Draining Gallery) Technique as a Model for Sustainable Water Use.
- Authors
Gil-Meseguer, Encarnación; Gómez-Gil, José María; Gómez-Espín, José María
- Abstract
Among the techniques for capturing nearby groundwater, the covered horizontal well (draining gallery) stands out in its different types of water mine, qanat, and cimbre. The water collected by these means is used to supply people and livestock, in irrigation, in the movement of hydraulic devices, etc. Because they are carried to the surface by gravity (without the need for energy) and because only the recharging of the groundwater table that takes place after the rains are captured, they serve as models for sustainable water use. The measured flow is variable depending on the rainfall and infiltration, but the quality of the water makes it its own water resources of great interest at the local level. The study area is the territory of the Southeast of Spain (more than 22,000 km2), with a rich hydraulic heritage. The research is a regional analysis (diachronic and compared) of several socio-hydric systems, with extensive fieldwork.
- Subjects
SPAIN; WATER use; GROUNDWATER recharge; WATER supply; WATER table; WATER quality
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2023, Vol 15, Issue 15, p11515
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3390/su151511515