Problems Associated with Groundwater Management

Abstract

An important component of water supply of the country is the supply from groundwater sources. They correspond to the use of blue water and they complement the surface water supply. Unlike surface supply sources, for which there is abundant information and analysis, groundwater resources are an area of water management that needs institutional strengthening by increasing their knowledge. Despite this, the diagnoses of this type of resources provide clues that indicate a growing overexploitation and competition, which show the results of institutional arrangements that have promoted the use of water in the country.