On the Water Resources for Industry in Japan

Abstract

At present, water supply for industrial centers on sea-sides amounts to 3 × 10⁹ m³ per year in the quantity. But it is excessively restricted by water right of agriculture and often afflicted by water-level draw down or salt water invasion in wells and land subsidence as a result of collective pumping.
Only regional investigation for water resources carrying out by Geological Survey prevents these disasters by offering constructive and concrete data for industrial water supply, including ground water utilization.