Objective
Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region are facing the challenge of managing its water resources under conditions of increasing scarcity and concerns about water quality. Already, the availability of fresh water in sufficient quality and quantity is one of the major factors limiting socio economic development. Innovative water management strategies such as the storage of reclaimed water or excess water from different sources in Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) schemes can greatly increase water availability and therefore improve water security. Main objective of the proposed project MARSOL is to demonstrate that MAR is a sound, safe and sustainable strategy that can be applied with great confidence and therefore offering a key approach for tackling water scarcity in Southern Europe.
For this, eight field sites were selected that will demonstrate the applicability of MAR using various water sources, ranging from treated wastewater to desalinated seawater, and a variety of technical solutions. Targets are the alleviation of the effect of climate change on water resources, the mitigation of droughts, to countermeasure temporal and spatial misfit of water availability, to sustain agricultural water supply and rural socio-economic development, to combat agricultural related pollutants, to sustain future urban and industrial water supply and to limit seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers.
Results of the demontration sites will be used to develop guidelines for MAR site selection, technical realization, monitoring strategies, and modeling approaches, to offer stakeholders a comprehensive, state of the art and proven toolbox for MAR implementation. Further, the economic and legal aspects of MAR will be analyzed to enable and accelerate market penetration. The MARSOL consortium combines the expertise of consultancies, water suppliers, research institutions, and public authorities, ensuring high practical relevance and market intimacy.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processes
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management
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Call for proposal
FP7-ENV-2013-WATER-INNO-DEMO
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Funding Scheme
CP - Collaborative project (generic)Coordinator
64289 Darmstadt
Germany
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Participants (22)
106 82 ATHINA
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1700-066 LISBOA
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28006 Madrid
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08034 Barcelona
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00187 Roma
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56127 Pisa
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61201 Tel Aviv
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MRS 9065 MARSA
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10446 ATHINA
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11146 Athina
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45476 Mulheim An Der Ruhr
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04318 Leipzig
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8005 139 Faro
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2685 141 LISBOA SACAVEM
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30121 VENEZIA
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56122 Pisa
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55100 Lucca
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50250 Bet Dagan
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LQA 9043 Luqa
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MST9052 MOSTA
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84105 Beer Sheva
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QRM 3104 Qormi
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