Matching agricultural freshwater supply and demand: using recycled water for subirrigation purposes (pag. 317-322)

“We are increasingly confronted with drought damage in agriculture and nature, as well as an increasing pressure of the availability of water for high-grade appications, such as the production of drinking water. Strategies are being developed to control these risks and to secure long-term supplies of freshwater. These include increasing regional self-sufficiency to meet the demand for freshwater and improving the utilization of available water sources. We provide results of a pilot study in which industrial treated wastewater (TWW) is used for subirrigation in an agricultural field. Results show that the water availabilty for crops can be optimized by subirrigation with TWW as water sorces, and the need for groundwater or surface water extraction decreases.”

(Citaat: Bartholomeus, R.P., Huijgevoort, M.H.J., Loon, A.H. van, Eertweg, G.A.P.H. van den, Raat, K.J. – Matching agricultural freshwater supply and demand – using recycled water for subirrigation purposes – IWA Water Reuse, Berlin, Germany, 16-20 June 2019 p. 317-322)