Ground water quality in the San Luis Potosi Valley Conference Paper

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abstract

• Water in the San Luis Potosi Valley are sourced from either the Deep Aquifer System or the dams of El Peaje, San Jose, Canada del Lobo, or El Potosino. The main economic activities in this area are agriculture, cattle raising and diary farms, mining, metallurgical, and manufacturing industry. About 90%25 of water required comes from the deep aquifer and the rest from the dams. Water use has increased considerably in the last ten years. The conditions and issues related to water management and supply are discussed.

authors

• Alfaro de la Torre Ma. Catalina
• Díaz Barriga Martínez Fernando
• Medellín-Milán P.

publication date

• 1995-01-01

published in

• Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation Conference  Proceedings

Research

keywords

• Agriculture; Aquifers; Contamination; Dams; Flow of water; Fluoride minerals; Recharging (underground waters); Waste disposal; Wastewater; Water quality; Water supply; Ground water quality; San Luis Potosi Valley; Water extraction; Water use; Groundwater

Additional Document Info

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• 62

end page

• 78