Aruba is a Caribbean Island located eighteen miles off the coast of Venezuela. The Island is extremely arid, with no natural fresh water source available.
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With few streams and rivers above ground, most freshwater is sourced from aquifiers beneath the island. Wells and boreholes allow access to water from these underground caves and streams. But climate change is causing sea levels to rise, resulting in salt infiltration that reduces even further the supply of freshwater.
Main Water IssuesDue to a combination of geological factors such as low average rainfall and environmental factors such as deforestation, Antigua and Barbuda has minimal water resources for its agricultural sector and occasionally struggles even to fulfill domestic demand during drought years.
The 'freshwater' is actually derived from precipitation, lying on top of the shallow saline water as a 'lens', less than 5 feet from the ground surface. Fresh surface water is basically non-existent. The country, therefore, relies on a single source of water.
Of these, desalination and atmospheric water generation have held the most promise. Over the past decade, 68 new desalination plants have been built across the region, with a capacity of 782,000 cubic meters of purified water per day (Caribbean Desalination Association).
Anse de Sables Beach is among the most picturesque beaches on the island with over a mile of soft white sand and warm, clear waters ideal for swimming and water sports.