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2.

The Thessaly plains
are intensively
cultivated, requiring
large amounts of
irrigation water.
Therefore large amounts
of water are used for
irrigation in Thessaly that
could be drastically
reduced by the
introduction of more
efficient irrigation
networks and a more
organized approach to
the selection of crops.
The water deficit in this
case is seasonal, and
caused by demand for
irrigation.

The farmers use to irrigate the ground water,
thus depleting stocks.

In Thessaly the irrigation
conducted by boreholes that
reach 300 meters deep and
destroy the aquifer, costing both
the environment and their
holders