Water resources of the Upper Tempisque River Watershed, Costa Rica (Technical note) Recursos hídricos de la Cuenca Alta del Río Tempisque, Costa Rica (Nota técnica)
<p>The study addresses the state of water resources of the upper Tempisque Watershed located in the Province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.</p> <p>A brief biophysical description of the study area as well as detailed accounting of availability and use of water resources is provided. It...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Tecnología en Marcha |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tec-digital.itcr.ac.cr/servicios/ojs/index.php/tec_marcha/article/view/620 |
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| Summary: | <p>The study addresses the state of water resources of the upper Tempisque Watershed located in the Province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.</p> <p>A brief biophysical description of the study area as well as detailed accounting of availability and use of water resources is provided. It was found that before 2005, water concessions plus the recom- mended environmental flow requirements for this river exceeded the availability of natural flows during the dry season.</p> <p>A series of recommendations are given in order to maintain environmental flows, avoid social conflicts and meet the water demands of communities, agricultural investors, tourism and real estate developments.</p><br><p>El estudio aborda la situación de los recursos hídri- cos de la Cuenca Alta del Tempisque ubicada en la Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica.</p> <p>Se proporciona una breve descripción biofísica del área de estudio, así como el cálculo detallado de la disponibilidad y uso de los recursos hídricos. Se encontró que antes del 2005, las concesiones de agua, además de los requisitos recomendados de caudal ambiental para el río superó la disponibilidad de los flujos naturales durante la estación seca.</p> <p>Se da una serie de recomendaciones con el fin de mantener los caudales ecológicos, evitar los conflic- tos sociales y satisfacer las demandas de agua de las comunidades, inversionistas agrícolas, el turismo y desarrollos inmobiliarios.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 0379-3982 2215-3241 |