Construction of an impervious diaphragm for improvement of a subsurface water-reservoir and simultaneous protection from migrating salt water

Abstract

In the Mediterranean coastal regions a vast amount of the winter precipitation remains unutilized. Therefore it is necessary to take strong measures to make this unused water available to agriculture and drinking-water supply during the summer months. A suitable step to prevent the loss of fresh-water is the construction of an impervious, subsurface diaphragm this engineering project, it will be possible to utilize the winter-time precipitation for enrichment of the fresh-water aquifers.