{"version":"1","article":{"id":"veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting","slug":"veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting?lang=en","title":"Veneto plans groundwater recharge and reservoir desilting in response to drought","summary":"Rainfall was 23% below its historical average in the 2025–26 hydrological year, prompting work to restore storage capacity.","category":"agriculture","region":"world","topics":["food"],"published_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-23T00:27:06+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-20","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Regione del Veneto","url":"https://www.regione.veneto.it/article-detail?articleId=14425445","checkedAt":"2026-10-23","publishedAt":"2026-10-20"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"relationships":{"entities":[{"id":"veneto","type":"place","name":"Veneto","name_language":"en","collection_url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/entity/place:veneto","evidence":{"source_url":"https://www.regione.veneto.it/article-detail?articleId=14425445","text":"Veneto plans groundwater recharge and reservoir desilting in response to drought","language":"en"}},{"id":"vodo-di-cadore","type":"place","name":"Vodo di Cadore","name_language":"en","collection_url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/entity/place:vodo-di-cadore","evidence":{"source_url":"https://www.regione.veneto.it/article-detail?articleId=14425445","text":"At the Vodo di Cadore reservoir, about 500,000 cubic metres of material have been moved, increasing usable capacity by roughly 300,000 cubic metres. Works at the Schener dam and Busche weir were identified as urgent priorities; the region also wants to replenish groundwater by encouraging infiltration in technically suitable locations.","language":"en"}}],"event":null,"contextual_links":[],"timeline":[{"id":"veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/veneto-plans-groundwater-recharge-and-reservoir-desilting","language":"en","title":"Veneto plans groundwater recharge and reservoir desilting in response to drought","event_period":"2026-10-20","event_period_basis":"event","published_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:35+03:00","relationship_basis":"entity"},{"id":"veneto-35m-funds-26-local-flood-and-landslide-projects","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/veneto-35m-funds-26-local-flood-and-landslide-projects","language":"en","title":"Veneto allocates €3.5 million to 26 local flood and landslide projects","event_period":"2026-10-21","event_period_basis":"event","published_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:35+03:00","relationship_basis":"entity"}]},"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Veneto discussed artificial aquifer recharge and removal of sediment from reservoirs at a 20 October meeting with water-management bodies. Regional Arpav data show rainfall in the 2025–26 hydrological year was 23% below the historical average; September rainfall was 19% below reference levels and flows in several rivers remained below average.","At the Vodo di Cadore reservoir, about 500,000 cubic metres of material have been moved, increasing usable capacity by roughly 300,000 cubic metres. Works at the Schener dam and Busche weir were identified as urgent priorities; the region also wants to replenish groundwater by encouraging infiltration in technically suitable locations."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Rainfall was 23% below its historical average in the 2025–26 hydrological year, prompting work to restore storage capacity.\n\nVeneto discussed artificial aquifer recharge and removal of sediment from reservoirs at a 20 October meeting with water-management bodies. Regional Arpav data show rainfall in the 2025–26 hydrological year was 23% below the historical average; September rainfall was 19% below reference levels and flows in several rivers remained below average.\n\nAt the Vodo di Cadore reservoir, about 500,000 cubic metres of material have been moved, increasing usable capacity by roughly 300,000 cubic metres. Works at the Schener dam and Busche weir were identified as urgent priorities; the region also wants to replenish groundwater by encouraging infiltration in technically suitable locations.\n\nThe Turkish text now describes approximately 500,000 cubic metres of material being moved at Vodo di Cadore, matching the source without asserting that all material was removed from the site.","corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-23T00:27:06+03:00","language":"en","text":"The Turkish text now describes approximately 500,000 cubic metres of material being moved at Vodo di Cadore, matching the source without asserting that all material was removed from the site."}],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"article","asset_id":"reservoir-water-management","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/reservoir-water-management-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Conceptual water reservoir with an embankment, outlet channel and nearby vegetation.","language":"en","caption":"AI-generated symbolic illustration. No actual dam, measured storage level or completed groundwater-recharge work is depicted.","caption_language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"}}}