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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Safeguard Zones and Activities Permitted Cartography: Application in Carbonate Aquifers of Southern of Spain
Authors : A. Jiménez-Madrid, F. Carrasco, C. Martínez
Published in: Hydrogeological and Environmental Investigations in Karst Systems
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Abstract
Carbonate aquifers constitute a water reserve of essential importance for human supply. Accordingly, suitable protection measures should be established in order to meet the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The objective of this paper is to discuss a methodology for defining protection zones for carbonate bodies containing groundwater intended for human consumption, these zones being determined by mapping the activities permitted within them. This approach constitutes an effective tool for land-use planning, enabling the appropriate location of human activities to ensure no adverse effects are produced on the quality of drinking water, in accordance with WFD criteria. The results obtained in a karst groundwater body in southern Spain show the percentage of land that must be protected to preserve the quality of water intended for human consumption, and its territorial distribution, demonstrating the value of this method in land-use planning.