Groundwater abstractions

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Groundwater abstractions

01. Water abstractions

General description

Groundwater over-abstraction can lead to decline in groundwater levels within aquifers and drying up or causing severe flow reduction in rivers. Surface seepage from aquifers supports groundwater-fed ecosystems such as wetlands and springs. Riparian vegetation affected by declining phreatic levels rapidly shows signs of water stress, leading in extreme cases to widespread riparian plant death.

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

Possible restoration, rehabilitation and mitigation measures

Useful references

Custodio, E. 2001. Aquifer overexploitation: what does it mean? Hydrogeology Journal, 10:254–277.
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.
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.
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.
Trick T and E. Custodio. 2004. Hydrodynamic characteristics of the western Doñana Region (area of El Abalario), Huelva, Spain.Hydrogeology Journal, 12:321–335.
Tularam, G. A. 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.

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