Managed aquifer recharge by using spreading basin methods on alluvial fans: a general overview of the situation in Japan
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https://doi.org/10.21701/bolgeomin.120.2.015Keywords:
alluvial fan, artificial recharge of groundwater, basins, MAR, RokugoAbstract
In this paper, the author reviews the present situation of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) by using basin method as of 2009 in Japan. Most of the MAR basin is carried in the area of alluvial fans. The enhancing groundwater resources in the Rokugo alluvial aquifer has resulted in sustainability for the groundwater environment, especially in the distal fan. As a recent tendency, the MAR basin contributes to sustainable aquifer management in alluvium and is spreading in Japan.
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