A challenge for Saijo, a city of water

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  • 「水の都・西条市」の挑戦
  • ミズ ノ ミヤコ サイジョウシ ノ チョウセン チイキ ノ ミズ ノ トウゴウテキ カンリ オ メザシテ
  • Toward integrated local management of water resources
  • 地域の水の統合的管理を目指して

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In Saijo City (Ehime Pref.), people use good quality water called Uchinuki from artesian wells for daily life, and half of all households have their own domestic wells. All others are connected to the modern system of water supply system.<br>This groundwater is pumped from a shallow aquifer that's depth is 20-50 meters, and people are worrying about pollution and quantity of groundwater. So its preservation is the most important task for municipal government.<br>We have had many scientific tests of our groundwater, and now we have tried to develop a finer description of the flow of groundwater by using a hydrologic, hydraulic, and geochemical approach.<br>The management and benefits of water-use in Saijo have been guided by the principle of so-yu, not kyo-yu.<br>And we are trying to make this principle and unwritten social norms visible, and as groundwater is a public asset, we are trying to form the local ordinances for proper groundwater management.<br>Fortunately, Saijo City has jurisdiction over its entire basin and using area. We will describe the engagements for Saijo, a city of water.

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