· Retention or increase of the water level of storage reservoirs or water scoops.
Drought is not a purely physical phenomenon, but rather an interplay between natural water availability and human demands for water supply. The misbalance in available water resources and consumed water resources frequently results in such negative phenomena, as soil salinity and soil drought. Salinity occurs very often over time wherever artificial or natural irrigation occurs, since almost all water (other than natural rainfall) contains some dissolved salts. When the plants use the water, the salts are left behind in the soil and eventually begin to accumulate. Since soil salinity makes it more difficult for plants to absorb soil moisture, these salts must be leached out of the plant root zone by applying additional water.
The problem of soil salinization is accelerated when too much water is added too quickly due to inefficient water use.
Salinity in urban areas often results from the combination of irrigation and groundwater processes. Cities are often located on dry lands. The ILAP technology has the unique feature combining an opportunity to reduce intensity of precipitation and to induce it depending on a situation. Thus it could be useful and efficient tool for the proper and rational regulation of the water circle in certain problematic areas.
The efficiency of the ILAP technology in drought&salinity prevention or reduction reach 35-65% depends on the local climate conditions.
