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Aquifer Recharge

; rainfall and drought in Cuba

Harvard Graduate School of Design | 2018
Instructor: Danielle Choi Team: Sunmee Lee
Duration: 3 months
Role: Research, Mapping, Drawings, Video
Tools: Arc GIS, Rhino, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe AfterEffect

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| Problem | 
In Cuba, the massive construction of dams caused the decline in the volume of groundwater held in aquifers, given that these dams divert the surface water into the massive reservoir.

| Goal |
This project provides landscape strategies that will serve as new sources of water management in the region.

>> Questioning the inefficiency of the Jaibo Dam and channel and using them to recharge the aquifer.

Under the Cuban revolutionary government, dams and irrigation channels were actively constructed to control water supply for agriculture and to minimize water shortage in the dry seasons. In spite of the instant satisfaction to the water demand, it has extensively intervened in the original water system. It caused the decline in the volume of groundwater held in aquifers, given that these dams divert the surface water into the massive reservoir.


 

Karst aquifers in this region have many voids and spaces in their geology, and the holes can be filled with groundwater. However, water table levels have lowered down during the drought seasons.By cutting out the part of channel wings, water can be captivated along the channel to slow down the water flow and recharge the aquifer.︎︎︎ Go Back