Unit: dam3
Source of data: Ministry of Infrastructure
Information about indicator
Name of the indicator
6.1.a Capacity of small water retention facilities
Sustainable Development Goal
Goal 6. Clear water and sanitation
Priority
Increase in disposable water resources, improvement of its ecological state and chemical quality
Definition
Volume of small water retention facilities.
Unit
dam3
Available dimensions
total
Methodological explanations
Small water retention aims at reduction of the outflow of surface waters, with a balance of the natural environment by ensuring the protection and restoration of water resources. It is the ability to collect, detent and drain water in a particular place and time on the surface or in the soil, groundwater, vegetation and forest bad.
Facilities of small retention of water are buildings and equipment for keeping most of the water in its surface and by-surface circulation. They are:
- artificial water reservoirs with a capacity of 5 million cubic meters ,
