Mapping Water for Agri Businesses
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business
Fugro GeoServices and Aqua-Terra Nova Have Signed a Cooperation Agreement to Provide Feasibility Studies on the Use of Fresh Water Resources, Based on the Water Resource Survey
The Water Resource Survey is a tool jointly developed by Fugro and Aqua-Terra Nova to access potential sources for fresh water (rainwater, surface water, groundwater, waste water), structural availability (distribution between season and years, distances, depth, current, final soil layers) and water quality.
Fugro and AquaTerra Nova offer the service worldwide especially for agricultural businesses.
Avoid wrong investments
For horticultural, agro-food and industrial companies the availability of fresh water is essential. In many places in the world water is scarce. In other cases it is difficult to ensure the existing availiblity because of falling groundwater levels, discharges of polluted water, declining water quality (salinity), rivers and lakes drying up and tighter regulations.
To avoid wrong investments, complicated legal procedures and ecological disasters, Fugro and Aqua-Terra Nova developed the tool Water Resource Survey (WRS). This tool helps companies to determine a strategy and vision on their water supply.
The tool can be applied globally and clients in Mexico and South Africa already used it.
Enough water throughout the year
WRS maps the availibity, quality, capacity, storage and required treatment of all potential water sources. It also maps waste water as a source and even soil that can act as a storage medium.
The survey enables a sustainable and financially sound design of the water supply system through the seasons and for medium term use.
Source: Dutch Water Sector
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