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Description
The coastal aquifers of Zante Island become brackish due to natural causes or overexploitation, a phenomenon very common in many coastal groundwater systems in Greece.
Consequently, the competent authorities have to propose salinization zones and take protection measures.
The ZANTE SAL project aims to investigate the extent of salinization in the coastal aquifers of Zante Island, through: - installation of automatic water quality and level monitoring stations - regular sampling for approximately 2 years along with hydrochemical analysis carried out in the Laboratory of Hydrogeology of the Department of Geology - University of Patras, as well as isotopic analysis of the groundwater samples in the Laboratory of the IFE Institute in Norway. Through this project, it will be possible to consider alternative or additional measures similar to those proposed when the water management of the area was planned .
Expected results:
(1) Optimization of the groundwater management in terms of water quality and quantity.
(2) Better inspection and enforcement of measures for projects and activities that will be considered to enhance the degradation of the groundwater systems
(3) Planning and launching of measures that will positively contribute to the quality and quantity improvement of groundwater.