Utilization of Rainwater in the City of Leon Guanajuato, Mexico

Leon Valley is supplied by deep wells, extracting water from an unconfined aquifer, composed of Tertiary sedimentary rocks of lacustrine origin. It features hydraulic conductivity with different stratifications where water is stored with characteristics of different origins. It features hydraulic conductivity with different stratifications where water is stored with characteristics of different origins. Given the problems of intensive exploitation, have proposed some measures aimed at trying to use as much water as possible. We present a hydrogeological analysis has allowed to make some proposals for potential sites for water infiltration of meteoric origin, based on the construction of trenches 4x4x5m. Considering some infiltration rates in some of the sites and the detailed geological characterization was performed the simulation of balance. The 19 injection wells proposed by the model produce a recovery calculated from simulation scenarios of 13 cm after 20 years. The results show that to achieve works that provide a perceptible recovery requires a significant investment. The study provided important hydrogeological knowledge of the system.