European Fundend Projects

  • ID:
    projects-583
  • fiwar:
    LIFE99 ENV/A/000403
  • Project_Acronym:
    Sensitive water use management
  • Project_Name:
    Management of sensible water uses with the help of innovative sensor technology.
  • Funding Authority:
    LIFE
  • Call for proposals:
    Environment
  • Focus Area:
    Water resources protection
  • Begin Date:
    1999-11-25
  • End Date:
    2002-05-25
  • Status:
    Completed
  • Budget:
    No data
  • Description:
    The aim of the project was to establish, test, and verify a water control and monitoring network at the Danube in Vienna for several bankside wells and a groundwater recharge plant. The main focus of the project was the application of newly developed sensors to everyday practises of drinking water supply and groundwater recharge. It was anticipated that new solutions within this research field would be suggested. These would be very relevant for the world’s arid regions, where sensor technologies can contribute to the development of efficient and safe drinking water supply systems. As surface waters are generally impacted on by several pollution risks, continuous water monitoring can contribute to the reduction of risks. The Danube at Vienna served as a scientific demonstration site for in-situ sensor technologies within this project, as both groundwater recharge and river infiltration are performed. In addition, anthropogenic uses, such as recreation, shipping, groundwater management, hydroelectric water power, water irrigation and the influence of treated wastewater, contributed to the decision to chose this particular site. The main focus was put on an innovative spectrometric sensor which enables the measurement of light attenuation caused by dissolved substances in water. This measurement technology is well known and approved as UV/VIS spectrometry and has been commonly used within laboratories. The developed spectrometric sensor follows the same technological principal but is much smaller in size. The sensor also needed adaptation to on-site outdoor conditions and is characterised by its abilities to continuously measure several relevant parameters at the same time. The integration of the complex sensor into one measuring device demanded a specific periphery, which included methods for data processing and quality control, but also specific aspects relating to device maintenance and data transfer. The integration of these elements is generally referred to as “in-situ spectrometry”. The project aimed to verify the long term application of this innovative measurement technology in practical water management and to demonstrate its potential for similar applications in other areas. A further central element of the project was to give access to the general public to information on the project at the access-point on the Danube Island, showing on-line measurement results. Thus the understanding of the different parameters for determining water quality would be increased and public awareness would be raised with respect to ground water quality and the importance of ground water protection.
  • Resource:
    https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-ENV-A-000403/management-of-sensible-water-uses-with-the-help-of-innovative-sensor-technology
  • Inland water types:
    Rivers and estuaries', 'Groundwater', 'Urban water'