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Increasing Water Supplies in the Iberian Peninsula
Author(s) -
Higham Steven
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1987.tb02877.x
Subject(s) - peninsula , hydropower , arid , water resources , irrigation , water resource management , government (linguistics) , environmental planning , geography , drainage basin , environmental protection , environmental science , engineering , archaeology , geology , cartography , paleontology , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , electrical engineering , biology
Wet and contrasting arid regions characterize the Iberian Peninsula, thus presenting challenges to water planners. Recently, the government of Spain promulgated laws, similar to those in the United Kingdom, that created river basin water authorities. Now, instead of most of the water resources of the country being under the control of large landowners, the resources have been put in the public domain. In addition, many new impoundment projects are under construction or have recently begun operation. These actions are expected to alleviate the difficulties in meeting growing water demands for urban areas as well as for irrigation of farmlands and production of hydropower.