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Development of a Protection Strategy of Karst Limestone Aquifers: The Merida Yucatan, Mexico Case Study

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  • O. Escolero
  • L. Marin
  • B. Steinich
  • A. Pacheco
  • S. Cabrera
  • J. Alcocer

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In many regions karstic aquifers constitute the only available source of drinking water. Due to the high risk of contamination in these aquifers, a comprehensive groundwater protection and control system must be designed and established. It has recentlybeen proposed that Hydrogeologic Reserve Zones (HRZ) can be established as a tool for the groundwater management in these aquifers. The following approach is proposed in order to establish the HRZ in karstic aquifers: including several generalstrategies for the protection of the ground waters within them, as well as the zoning of the land use and the development of acode of practice. A general procedure is proposed for the development of code of practice for ground water protection inkarst aquifers, which is applied as a case study in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2002

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  • O. Escolero & L. Marin & B. Steinich & A. Pacheco & S. Cabrera & J. Alcocer, 2002. "Development of a Protection Strategy of Karst Limestone Aquifers: The Merida Yucatan, Mexico Case Study," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 16(5), pages 351-367, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:16:y:2002:i:5:p:351-367
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1021967909293
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    1. Philippe Turpaud & Luca Zini & Nataša Ravbar & Franco Cucchi & Metka Petrič & Janko Urbanc, 2018. "Development of a Protocol for the Karst Water Source Protection Zoning: Application to the Classical Karst Region (NE Italy and SW Slovenia)," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 32(6), pages 1953-1968, April.
    2. Jaco Nel & Yongxin Xu & Okke Batelaan & Luc Brendonck, 2009. "Benefit and Implementation of Groundwater Protection Zoning in South Africa," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 23(14), pages 2895-2911, November.
    3. M. Dedewanou & S. Binet & J. Rouet & Y. Coquet & A. Bruand & H. Noel, 2015. "Groundwater Vulnerability and Risk Mapping Based on Residence Time Distributions: Spatial Analysis for the Estimation of Lumped Parameters," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 29(15), pages 5489-5504, December.
    4. Lihong Liu & Longcang Shu & Xunhong Chen & En Wang & Thomas Oromo, 2010. "Rainfall-Driven Spring Hydrograph Modeling in a Karstic Water System, Southwestern China," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 24(11), pages 2689-2701, September.

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