Average exploitation of the metropolitan aquifer
502.3 Mm³/year
2012 data (2013 study)IARNA-URL/TNCYes. The IARNA-URL/TNC balance cited by EMPAGUA (the study 'Bases técnicas…', published in 2013 with 2012 data) estimates average exploitation of 502.3 Mm³/year against available recharge of 139.8 Mm³/year: a deficit of 362.5 Mm³/year, meaning 3.59 times the recharge is extracted. By sub-basin, Las Vacas extracts 40.1 times its recharge and Villalobos 11.3 times.
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- Available recharge139.8 Mm³/year2012 data (2013 study)IARNA-URL/TNC
- Deficit362.5 Mm³/year2012 data (2013 study)IARNA-URL/TNC
- Extraction over recharge3.59× (Las Vacas 40.1×; Villalobos 11.3×)2012 data (2013 study)IARNA-URL/TNC