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Underground irrigation delivers water to gardens and lawns through buried hoses or pipes.
Underground water is available for home use and irrigation.
A qanāt is a gently sloping underground channel to transport water from an aquifer or water well to the surface for irrigation and drinking.
Gordon Sloggett has written: 'Prospects for ground-water irrigation' -- subject(s): Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Irrigation, Groundwater, Irrigation, Underground Water 'Energy and U.S. Agriculture' -- subject(s): Direct energy conversion, Energy consumption, Fuel consumption, History, Irrigation, Irrigation farming, Power resources, Pumping machinery, Statistics 'Ground-water mining in the United States' -- subject(s): Groundwater, Irrigation, Irrigation farming, Irrigation water, Management
(An aquiclude is an impermeable water barrier underground) The formation of an aquiclude meant that there were no deep water sources for irrigation.
I. D. Carruthers has written: 'Economic aspects and policy issues in groundwater development' -- subject(s): Developing countries, Government policy, Irrigation water, Underground Water, Water, Underground
The Persians took advantage of gravity to make qanat's work. A qanat was an underground tunnel that allowed underground spring water to flow down from the mountains and into canals. Along the underground tunnel were vertical shafts dug 20-30 meters apart to allow for ventilation and repairs.
Instead of an irrigation ditch, use an underground leaky pipe.
it just moves because, you know how tunels have their ways, the water just goes the way the tunnel is going
Irrigation water only needs to be clean enough to not clog up whatever method is used to apply it to the crops. It does need to be free of anything toxic to the plants, livestock, or humans. River and lake water are commonly used irrigation water sources, along with underground water pumped to the surface.
The water in the Great Artesian Basin is used for irrigation. The Basin is regularly topped up by rainfall, and is one of the largest underground sources of freshwater in the world. The water is suitable for both crops and livestock.