Operating a limestone aquifer as a reservoir for a water supply system
Harpaz, Y.; Schwarz, J.
Bulletin of the International Association of Scientific Hydrology = Bulletin de l'Association Internationale d'Hydrologie Scientifique (Multilingual Ed)
1967
DOI: 10.1080/02626666709493513
Accession: 019612977
The case history of a thick upper Cretaceous limestone aquifer overlying impermeable lower Cretaceous strata in central Israel is described. The aquifer, cropping out in mountains, dips westward under relatively impermeable Tertiary deposits. Its natural recharge is principally from winter rains in the outcrops. Supplemental artificial recharge by means of wells during wet spells enables it to supply water in dry periods.