Management Alternatives of Aquifer Storage, Distribution, and Simulation in Conjunctive Use

Aquifers are ubiquitous, and their water is easy to obtain with low extraction costs. On many occasions, these characteristics lead overexploitation due important level declines, reduction of river base flows, enhanced seawater intrusion, wetland affection. The forecasted increase in demands global warming will impact the future availability resources. Conjunctive use surface subsurface waters can help mitigating impacts. There two main conjunctive strategies: artificial recharge (AR) alternate (ACU). AR stores that not be used directly aquifers. ACU utilizes groundwater dry periods, while preferred wet ones; this allows supply lower dam storage, economic gains, environmental advantages. Efficient prevent soil salinization waterlogging problems semiarid countries excessive from irrigation return flows or other origins. Groundwater a neglected generally misused resource maintain conditions. When considering solution resources problem, should always part design as an alternative complementary resource. have large inertia, changes volumes only noticeable after years observations. Unfortunately, observation networks much poorer than ones, something changed if come rescue times climate change. Human material made available monitor, control, analyze, forecast groundwater.