Water Management

Groundwater has always played a critical role where ever man has settled. The supplementary nature of groundwater cannot be overstated, especially in arid and semi arid regions.

When one considers that worldwide there is more than 20 times more water in underground reservoirs than in rivers and lakes, and that this underground water supply is less susceptible to wastes and organism contamination, only then does the importance of this water source become apparent.

Groundwater exists in pores between sedimentary particles and fissures in solid rocks, and can exist in this state almost indefinitely. Saturated porous layers allow water to permeate into the ground to form an aquifer. It is from these areas that water is pumped to the surface. The deeper the aquifer the less water that is available as the increased pressures squeeze the pores shut.

Groundwater management has become very important recently and will become more important in the future. The sustainability of our water resources have been put under the spotlight and one creative idea that has been put forward as a water storage alternative to dams and reservoirs, is that of recharging aquifer resources.

This artificial groundwater recharge solution has been tried successfully in various countries around the world. The major advantage of this as a storage reservoir is that large quantities of water that can be stored with low evaporation.

The cost of groundwater usage, management and control is a major factor, however, and it is precisely in this regard that Boreline could play a vital role in keeping costs down.

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