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RESEARCH PROJECT FACTSHEET GABARDINE Project acronym Project title Start and end date Funding programme Groundwater Artificial recharge Based on Alternative sources of wateR: aDvanced INtegrated technologies and managEment 1/11/2005 – 31/10/2008 FP6 The overarching topics the project addresses: 1. Groundwater 4. Waste water treatment 5. Water resources management 17. Water consumption 18. Other: chemical aspects A short summary of the project: Aquifers are the main source of water in most semi-arid areas of the Mediterranean basin. As a result of over-exploitation hydrologic deficits of varying acuity prevail in these areas. Seawater intrusion and pollution have been identified as the primary factors for quality degradation. Further deterioration can be expected based on trends in the precipitation regime attributed to climate change. The objective of this project is to identify alternative sources of water and to investigate the feasibility, both environmental and economic of their utilization. Alternative water sources to be artificially recharged comprise: surface water runoff, treated effluent, and imported water. Furthermore, brackish water bodies, present in many aquifers could be utilised after desalination. The project structured into eight work-packages comprehensively addresses all issues related to the problem: expected precipitation rates, recharge and water budgets, identification of potential alternative water sources and technologies for their utilization, development of tools for the management of groundwater resources under artificial recharge conditions, aquifer vulnerability assessment, characterization of the unsaturated zone, and mixing effects. Four test sites have been selected for practical application of the approach. Substantial field testing, integration of technologies and findings to ensure optimal implementations of aquifer recharge alternatives, quantification of socio-economic impacts and development of dissemination platform are planned. Finally a carefully designed project management shall drive and accompany the project execution in order to ascertain consistency and efficiency. All factsheets are available at: www.stream-project.eu www.wise-rtd.info 1 Link to EU Water Policy: 1. Water Framework Directive 2. Groundwater Directive The project is focused to these stakeholders: 2. Research sector 4. Private sector – business The main results the project already achieved: • Groundwater flow and transport model (program code-software) • Decision Support System (DSS) for ARS planning and management • Water treatment technology in artificial groundwater recharge All factsheets are available at: 2 www.stream-project.eu www.wise-rtd.info RESEARCH PROJECT FACTSHEET The main objectives of the project: • To explore the viability of supplementing existing water resources in semi-arid areas with alternative sources of water that could be exploited in the context of an integrated water resources management approach. Such alternative water sources are surface water surpluses generated during rainy seasons (runoff water, flashfloods etc.), treated effluent that is continuously produced in urban areas, surpluses of desalinated water, that are expected in periods of low water demand or high water availability (from natural resources) and exploitation of saline water bodies that could be used for adequate agricultural practices or used a raw material for low-cost desalination. Obviously, the exploitation of such type of water sources precludes the availability of seasonal and long-term storage of large quantities of water, • To consider aquifers as the primal facility for the storage of these alternatives water sources and investigate techniques for their artificial recharge and injection of the produced alternative water, including a monitoring of water quality and purification by natural attenuation and filtration processes, • To evaluate and quantify the potential impact of degrading factors, such as climate change, changes in the quality of water, salt water etc on the global quality and usability of the resource, by developing tools for risk mapping, for modelling and for monitoring, and to propose measures for preventing or minimizing, mitigating, their impact. RESEARCH PROJECT FACTSHEET The main deliverables, available dissemination material and education material from the project: Deliverables: • 26 Articles in peer-reviewed journals, Posters • 2 Press releases, Newsletters • 39 Reports, Brochures • Website, Database, Network Education material: • Decision-Support System (DSS) Dissemination activities and events planned within the project: • 5 Conferences • 5 Workshops • 1 Training course • 2 Interviews • 1 Consultation • 5 PhD thesis • 1 Book chapter • 1 Stand at a Fair • Attendance at local water events Contacts Project coordinator Prof. Martin Sauter e-mail address [email protected] Organisations in the consortium Name of institution Country Role Geoscience Centre, University of Göttingen (GZG) Dept. Applied Geology EYATH Water company of Thessaloniki DE Coordinator GR Partner Palestinian Hydrology Group PS Partner Palestinian water authority PS Partner Israel Hydrologic Service IL Partner All factsheets are available at: www.stream-project.eu www.wise-rtd.info 3