Characterization of the agricultural supply of desalinated seawater in Southeastern Spain
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Martínez Álvarez, Victoriano; Maestre Valero, José Francisco; González Ortega, Manuel Jesús; Gallego Elvira, Belén; Martín Górriz, BernardoKnowledge Area
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The authors would like to thank all the desalination plants and the irrigation district managers for providing the data on which the study has been carried out. The collaboration of partners in DESEACROP Project (Universidad de Almería, Valoriza Agua, and Comunidad de Usuarios de Aguas de la Comarca de Nijar) is also acknowledged.Publication date
2019Publisher
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Martínez-Alvarez, V.; Maestre-Valero, J.F.; González-Ortega, M.J.; Gallego-Elvira, B.; Martin-Gorriz, B. Characterization of the Agricultural Supply of Desalinated Seawater in Southeastern Spain. Water 2019, 11, 1233.Keywords
DesalinationCrop irrigation
Energy consumption
Water price
Agriculture resilience
Abstract
The increasing shortage of water for crop irrigation in arid and semiarid regions is encouraging the use of non-conventional resources. In the last decade, seawater desalination has consolidated its position as an alternative source to increase the supply for agricultural irrigation in Spain and Israel, where the farmers’ acceptance is progressively rising, despite the supply price being much higher than that of other conventional water sources. This article describes the current situation of desalinated seawater production and supply to agriculture in the southeast of Spain, and analyzes key questions such as its role in regional water planning, the infrastructure needed for conveyance and distribution, the energy requirements, the production and distribution costs, and the final price to farmers. The study is based on descriptive and quantitative data collected from desalination plants and irrigation district managers through technical questionnaires and personal interviews. The results ...
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