Groundwater abstractions

Groundwater abstractions

01. Water abstractions

Effect/Impact on (including literature citations)

• HYMO (general and specified per HYMO element)
• physico - chemical parameters
• Biota (general and specified per Biological quality elements)

Case studies where this pressure is present

• Tordera_-_Restoration_of_a_secondary_channel_of_the_Tordera_River
• Stream_-mending_the_Avon
• Chícamo_Life_project._Conservation_of_Aphanius_iberus´_genetics_stocks_(_Murcia_).
• Lower_Traun
• Thur_
• Töss

Possible restoration, rehabilitation and mitigation measures

• Improve water retention
• Recycle used water
• Reduce groundwater extraction
• Improve/Create water storage
• Reduce water consumption

Useful references

Suso J. and M.R Llamas. 1993. Influence of groundwater develop-ment on the Doñana National Park ecosystems (Spain). Journal of Hydrology, 141, 239-269.
Trick T and E. Custodio. 2004. Hydrodynamic characteristics of the western Doñana Region (area of El Abalario), Huelva, Spain.Hydrogeology Journal, 12:321–335.
Sousa A.,García-Murillo P., Morales J. and García-Barrón L. 2009.Anthropogenic and natural effects on the coastal lagoons in the southwest of Spain (Doñana National Park). ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66 (7), 1508-1514.
G. A. Tularam and M. Krishna, 2009. Long Term Consequences of Groundwater Pumping in Australia: A Review OfImpacts Around The Globe.Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation, 4 (2): 151-166