Estimation of potential recharge in detrital aquifers through winter irrigation in poplar groves (peninsular Spain)
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https://doi.org/10.55407/geogaceta108690Keywords:
poplars, hydrogeology, winter irrigation, surplusesAbstract
The water cycle presents an increasing anthropogenic influence that is reflected in both quality and quantity. This situation is being suffered in different areas of Spain and is affecting both human consumption and irrigation. There are ancestral practices based on nature that have been used in different areas of Spain for centuries that improve water management. The essence of them is to take advantage of winter waters to infiltrate them into the land that will be available in spring-summer for consumption. Winter irrigation in poplar groves is one of those practices that have been abandoned despite the obvious benefits they present. This work presents an approximate estimate of the potential volume that could infiltrate in winter into detrital aquifers where there are poplar trees or where the soil conditions are appropriate for this type of crops. The first estimates indicate that the infiltration potential in these lands could reach 900 hm3, in three months.
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