To summarize, the combination of high efficiency irrigation systems and the use of rain water can potentially
reduce the resort to additional water sources for irrigation of RG in the pilot area; the assertion is also realistic if we
consider that vineyards and olive groves are cultivated under rainfed conditions in the area and, in general, in the
Mediterranean areas. As immediate benefit we imagine a potential reduction of the use of public water or water
abstracted from wells for irrigation purposes, generally very costly especially for large RGs. Furthermore, the resort
to water coming from rivers or canal potentially contaminated could be reduced or avoided, and the availability of
water for irrigation at no cost can contribute to improve the agricultural productivity.