| Abstract: | Groundwater resources in Cape Verde provide water for agriculture, industry, and human consumption. These resources are limited and susceptible to contamination. Additional groundwater resources are needed for continued agricultural development, particularly during times of drought, but increased use and (or) climatic change may have adverse effects on the quantity and quality of freshwater available. In volcanic island aquifers such as those of Cape Verde, a lens of fresh groundwater typically ?floats? upon a layer of brackish water at the freshwater/saltwater boundary, and increased pumping may cause salt water intrusion or other contamination. A recent U.S. Geological Survey study assessed baseline groundwater conditions in watersheds on three islands of Cape Verde to provide the scientific basis for sustainably developing water resources and minimizing future groundwater depletion and contamination. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 98753 |
| Citation Author: | Heilweil, Victor M.; Gingerich, Stephen B.; Verstraeten, Ingrid M. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Utah Water Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
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| Citation LatN: | 0172000 |
| Citation LatS: | 0144500 |
| Citation LonE: | -0224000 |
| Citation LonW: | -0252000 |
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| Citation No Pagination: | Y |
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| Citation Online Only Flag: | N |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | 3 p.; Download of Report in Portuguese |
| Citation Projection: | Cabo Verde National Grid Projection |
| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the Millennium Challenge Corporation |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2010-3070 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Groundwater Resources of Ribeira Paul Basin, Island of Santo Antao, Cape Verde, West Africa; 2010; FS; 2010-3070; Heilweil, Victor M.; Gingerich, Stephen B.; Verstraeten, Ingrid M. |
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| Citation Year: | 2010 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Groundwater Resources of Ribeira Paul Basin, Island of Santo Antao, Cape Verde, West Africa; 2010; FS; 2010-3070; Heilweil, Victor M.; Gingerich, Stephen B.; Verstraeten, Ingrid M. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/fs_2010_3070.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2010/3070/ |
| Date Other: | Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
