Chlorination is a simple and effective way to disinfect water and make it drinkable. It consists of introducing chlorinated products into the water to kill the microorganisms contained in it. Normally, after an action time of about 30 minutes, the water becomes drinkable. Thanks to the remaining effect of the chlorine, it remains so for hours or days. In the [...]

Irrigation canals have the function of conducting water from the catchment to the field or orchard where it will be applied to the crops. They are important engineering works, which must be carefully thought out so as not to cause damage to the environment and to use as little water as possible. The irrigation system of the country has [...]

The extraction of sand and gravel from the watersheds seriously affects the ecosystem: it lowers the river beds, generates lagoons and branches of the riverbed, erosion of the banks and contamination of agricultural land downstream. Similarly, the extraction of sediment pollutes the water in different ways, both through the residues left by the [...]

The country has six hydrographic regions with 97 main basins and 556 secondary basins. Together, they offer an availability of 19.4 million cubic meters (1). The real supply lies in the storage capacity of dams and reservoirs and in the extraction of groundwater. There are 34 dams in the country, of which 26 are classified as [...].