European Fundend Projects

  • ID:
    projects-595
  • fiwar:
    LIFE99 ENV/GR/000590
  • Project_Acronym:
    Desalination
  • Project_Name:
    Wastewater Reuse-Guideline development. Pilot artificial recharging of aquifers through direct injection and irrigation, for seawater intrusion control within the framework of integrated and sustainable water management
  • Funding Authority:
    LIFE
  • Call for proposals:
    Environment
  • Focus Area:
    Waste water treatment,Water resources protection
  • Begin Date:
    1999-11-01
  • End Date:
    2003-02-28
  • Status:
    Completed
  • Budget:
    No data
  • Description:
    The objectives of the project were the determination of guidelines for wastewater reuse in Greece, and the evaluation in real conditions of the most appropriate methods based on pilot scale experiments. A pilot plant was to be implemented at the secondary wastewater treatment plant of Thermi. The existing treatment plant had been designed to service about 12.000 inhabitants and had operated for the last five years. An advanced treatment unit was to be designed, constructed and made operational during the project for the removal of suspended solids, biological, organic and inorganic pollutants from the secondary effluent. The treated effluent, ranging in quality from drinking water to effluent from the secondary treatment plants, was to be used for irrigation and direct injection to the groundwater aquifers, so that the impact on the environment could be monitored. The pilot-project was to be an innovative approach to the replenishment of the groundwater aquifers and the control of salt intrusion. The project's results would be used for the development of a framework for wastewater reuse in Greece supporting the strategy for the sustainable use of natural resources. It was expected that the results could be applied to other EU countries and countries of the Mediterranean region facing similar hydrological problems, and that the techniques could be used for the control of other environmental problems observed in basins, sea and drinking water sources.
  • Resource:
    https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-ENV-GR-000590/wastewater-reuse-guideline-development-pilot-artificial-recharging-of-aquifers-through-direct-injection-and-irrigation-for-seawater-intrusion-control-within-the-framework-of-integrated-and-sustainable-water-management
  • Inland water types:
    Groundwater', 'Urban water'