European Fundend Projects

  • ID:
    projects-607
  • fiwar:
    LIFE07 ENV/SLO/000725
  • Project_Acronym:
    INCOME
  • Project_Name:
    Improved management of contaminated aquifers by integration of source tracking, monitoring tools and decision strategies
  • Funding Authority:
    LIFE
  • Call for proposals:
    Environment
  • Focus Area:
    Water quality improvement,Water resources protection
  • Begin Date:
    2009-01-01
  • End Date:
    2012-06-30
  • Status:
    Completed
  • Budget:
    € 001 776 965.00
  • Description:
    The first aim of the INCOME LIFE project was to determine the actual conditions and assess the status of alluvial aquifers in the Ljubljana region. Findings from this exercise would then inform the development and application of advanced expert tools and field techniques. These were to be used to identify pollution sources, delimit deteriorated areas and design an appropriate programme of activities and remedial measures for improving the aquifers’ status. Key actions included: Collection of precise spatial information (integrated using GIS technology) regarding aquifer characteristics (geology, hydrology), pollution sources and the status of ground water quality; Establishment of an advanced conceptual model and integrated database system which would serve as a base for different models of ground water flow, risk assessment in the impact zones, and probability assessment of accidental pollution; and Production of a comprehensive monitoring network proposal for ground water quality. This would include maps with graphic presentations of pollutant plumes, flow directions and locations of potential polluters. Outcomes expected from the LIFE project included new tools for the managers of pollution control systems as well as a programme of activities and remedial measures for improving the management of the aquifers. The new tools would facilitate improved decision making abilities via prompt information about sources of pollutions, direction of spill, travelling time to pumping wells, emergency contacts, responsible institutions and their actions, water chemistry details and remediation activities.
  • Resource:
    https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-ENV-SLO-000725/improved-management-of-contaminated-aquifers-by-integration-of-source-tracking-monitoring-tools-and-decision-strategies
  • Inland water types:
    Groundwater'