European Fundend Projects

ID:
projects-593

fiwar:
LIFE04 ENV/IT/000500

Project_Acronym:
CAMI

Project_Name:
Water-bearing characterization with integrated methodologies

Funding Authority:
LIFE

Call for proposals:
Environment

Focus Area:
River basin management

Begin Date:
2004-12-01

End Date:
2007-05-31

Status:
Completed

Budget:
No data

Description:
The Cami project, based in the Torrate di Chions area of north-east Italy, was designed to support the Water Framework Directive by using a new, integrated approach to assess and manage a water-basin area. It aimed to become a model for transfer to other river basin areas. The project set out to develop and test a method of combining work across a range of scientific disciplines to identify ways to achieve better sustainability of an area’s water resources. This would entail detailed investigation into the characteristics of the hydro-geological district and then an evaluation of the impact of human activity. The project was designed to: 1. Assist planning of water resources for different uses (civil, agricultural, industrial). 2. Provide evaluation methods for the impact of new industrial and civil settlements on water resources. 3. Model ways of quantifying groundwater. 4. Provide data for research into management of water ecosystems. Existing methods were to be combined with innovative approaches. Detailed work on investigating the physical characteristics of the area, for instance through isotopic geochemistry and geophysical techniques, was to be linked with existing data. Alternative considerations would also include assessment of the control of watercourses, control of pollution using continuous or occasional monitoring, and use of a modelling system for improving management of surface and underground water flow.

Resource:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-ENV-IT-000500/water-bearing-characterization-with-integrated-methodologies

Inland water types:
Rivers and estuaries', 'Groundwater', 'Urban water'