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Valorização dos Recursos Hídricos para a Agricultura no Vale do Tejo e Oeste

Valorisation of Water Resources for Agriculture in the Tagus Valley and West

Customer:
DGADR
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The study of water availability in the Tagus river basin with a view to benefiting the Tagus Valley and Western regions through irrigation (a potential of 70,000 ha).

• Analysis of the agro-economic value of the river basin, considering soil suitability for irrigation, the technical rationality of engineering solutions, environmental and social impacts, and the evaluation of irrigation use • In addition to identifying potentially irrigable areas, the study considered technical solutions for irrigation, alongside other possible uses, from a multi-purpose perspective • Definition of large irrigation blocks, their categorisation in terms of technology/property area/water requirements, and the general distribution layout in the primary mains and location of transfers to the blocks to be served • Promotion of the analysis of technical alternatives and the discussion of investment timing priorities, with a view to their optimisation and to social justice and the region's economic promotion.
CONSULAI played the role of project coordinator, being involved in the development of the entire procedure