2nd International Conference GrazOctober, 10th 2012

Key note SHARPSustainable Hydro Assessment &Groundwater Recharge Projects

Hans ZojerTechnical University Graz

Josef ParenteUniversity Udine

Groundwater 1 % of all the Water on earth

is available for human use 98 % of this is groundwater

Provides the steady base flow of rivers and wetlands

Crucial source of drinking water Required by European economies for

industrial cooling and agricultural irrigation

Solve the conflict on groundwater reserves

WHAT‘S ABOUT

Overall objective To save and protect existing

water resources for future generations

Approach and Methodology Exchange of knowledge on innovative techniques, methods and

practices by considering the climate change and the different geological and geographical conditions of the partner regions

Achieved by Seminars, Study visits, International Conferences and virtual communication system (SHARP VIC)

WHAT‘S ABOUT

Win-Win Situation for all Partners:

Less experienced partners: support with know-how of those with more experience by sharing existing expertise

More experienced partners: recheck and optimise/adapt their own technologies and methods by feedback of the less experienced partners

Improvement of successful and innovative technologies development of new approaches and innovative solutions of common

problems by respecting global factors of influence

WIN - WIN SITUATION

WssTP: Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform

Set up within the European Environmental Technology Action Plan (ETAP)

Adopted by the European Commission in 2004

Goal: Bring together research and

industry, decision makers and end-user groups and water stakeholders

SHARP NETWORK: WssTP

MAR: Managed Aquifer Recharge R&D projects MAR as a regulatory management tool for basin and groundwater

systems

Goals: Best management practises Criteria for recharge: minimal water quality requirements Predictive tools Secure fresh water availabilty around Europe

Experiences from SHARP are implemented in MAR

SHARP NETWORK: MAR

SHARP

Water Scarcity:Application in semi-arid zones of Europe

Sea water intrusion:Coastal region along Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea

Priority in drinking water supply

FUTURE APPLICATIONS