| Artificial Recharge Methods of
KarizAbdolkarim Behnia Irrigation Department, Agricultural College Shahid Chamran University P. O. Box 61355-114 Ahvaz, Iran Fax: 0098-611-330079
Abstract Kariz is one of the Iranian traditional water harvesting systems. Unfortunately some experts believe that water loss during winter and out of the crop season is the main disadvantage of this method. One of the methods to increase the discharge of kariz, is to recharge the aquifer artificially, where the karez tunnels are dug in them. This can be done by different methods, which are divided by "surface recharge" method and "underground recharge" method. Some case studies of Iran will be considered in this paper. |
