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This paper presents a method for the feasibility of an artificial recharge scheme in a limestone aquifer. A 3D digital groundwater flow model was developed and calibrated to gain a better understanding of the aquifer dynamics and to estimate its capacity for artificial recharge. Several scenarios, based on different pumping alternatives, were tested over a 30 year period. The results were then analysed by yearly input-output balances. Worst case scenario model output suggests that implementing the scheme might ensure a sustainable use of the aquifer in the future.
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Martinez-Santos, P., Martinez-Alfaro, P. & Murillo, J.M. A method to estimate the artificial recharge capacity of the Crestatx aquifer (Majorca, Spain).. Environ Geol 47, 1155–1161 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-005-1259-5
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