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

O. Escolero (), L. Marin, B. Steinich, A. Pacheco, S. Cabrera and J. Alcocer

Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), 2002, vol. 16, issue 5, 367 pages

Abstract: 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

Keywords: groundwater; groundwater management; karst; protection; Yucatan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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