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Saltwater intrusion in the Esino river coastal aquifer is a problem which has increased in the latest years owing to the following causes:

  • Overexploitment of groundwater
  • Reduction of upriver water supplies
  • Climate changes

The consequent involvement of the wells managed by Multiservizi in the lower Esino river valley has so made it necessary to define actions for the protection of river catchment groundwater from salt intrusion.

Main EU policies pursued:

The project will contribute to:

  • enhance knowledge about groundwater quantitative and qualitative status and the impacts that the envisaged climate changes will have on natural groundwater recharge and saltwater intrusion
  • analyse the trend of salt intrusion
  • simulate climate change impact on the trend of salt intrusion
  • define remediation actions to prevent and reduce salt intrusion at the Esino river mouth to protect the well system, used for the extraction of drinking water
  • develop a Regional Risk Assessment procedure to support the aquifer management under different scenarios
  • disseminate project contents and results at a European level

The project will contribute to:

  • enhance knowledge about groundwater quantitative and qualitative status and the impacts that the envisaged climate changes will have on natural groundwater recharge and saltwater intrusion

  • analyse the trend of salt intrusion

  • simulate climate change impact on the trend of salt intrusion

  • define remediation actions to prevent and reduce salt intrusion at the Esino river mouth to protect the well system, used for the extraction of drinking water

  • develop a Regional Risk Assessment procedure to support the aquifer management under different scenarios

  • disseminate project contents and results at a European level

 
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