Harmonised Techniques and Representative River Basin Data for Assessment and Use of Uncertainty Information in IWM -Uncertainty assessment on the quantitative status of the Mancha Oriental Aquifer, Jucar River basin, Spain -
HarmoniRIB - 3. Impacts from overexploitation of the Mancha Oriental Aquifer, Spain
The overexploitation of the Mancha Oriental Aquifer from agriculture has caused two major quantitative impacts, namely a steady drop in groundwater level and a reduction of aquifer discharge to Jucar River. Another significant impact from irrigation agriculture pressure is the change of direction in groundwater flow (see 2.2 Pressures and impacts - p. 10)
Countries:
Europe›Spain
Eco regions:
On land›01 - Iberic-Macaronesian region
River Basins:
Júcar
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