La protección del agua subterránea empleada para consumo humano y su integración en la ordenación del territorio
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El agua subterránea constituye una reserva de vital importancia para el
abastecimiento de la población. Por ello, es necesario establecer medidas
de protección adecuadas con objeto de cumplir con los requerimientos de la
Directiva Marco del Agua. El objetivo de este artículo es complementar la
metodología para la delimitación de zonas de salvaguarda como figura de
protección de las masas de agua subterránea utilizadas para consumo humano
mediante la elaboración de una cartografía de actividades permitidas
en su interior, con objeto de dotarlas de una herramienta efectiva en la gestión
del territorio. Los resultados obtenidos en una masa de agua carbonatada
del sur de España muestran el porcentaje de territorio que debe ser
protegido para conservar la calidad de las aguas destinadas al consumo humano,
facilitando así su futura integración en los instrumentos de planificación
para una adecuada ordenación del territorio
Groundwater constitutes a reservoir of essential importance for human supply. For this, it is necessary to establish suitable protection measures in order to achieve the requirements of theWater Framework Directive. The objective of this paper is to complement a methodology to define safeguard zones for the protection of carbonate groundwater bodies intended for human consumption by means of the development of a cartography illustrating the permitted activities in its interior, in order to provide an effective tool in the management of the territory. 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, thus facilitating their future integration into adequate land use planning tools
Groundwater constitutes a reservoir of essential importance for human supply. For this, it is necessary to establish suitable protection measures in order to achieve the requirements of theWater Framework Directive. The objective of this paper is to complement a methodology to define safeguard zones for the protection of carbonate groundwater bodies intended for human consumption by means of the development of a cartography illustrating the permitted activities in its interior, in order to provide an effective tool in the management of the territory. 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, thus facilitating their future integration into adequate land use planning tools







