The postwar village · Water and mills
Spring water pumped back into the ground
1963–1966 Proven
From 1963 to 1966 the land-improvement service of the Ministry of Agriculture used the winter water of the Kefalari and Lerna springs to refill the groundwater through some 60 wells. The experiment was stopped in 1967–68.
Read the full story: From spring to pump: how the water of Lerna made Myloi
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- Springs of Lerna, Argos
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- Water and mills
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- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- Ministry of Rural Development, reply to Parliament, 22 May 2018 Open (opens in a new tab)
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1952–1953
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1957
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1958
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