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¹Departament de Ciències Ambientals, Centre de Geologia Aplicada i Ambiental (GAiA) and Area de Geodinàmica, Universitat de Girona, Campus de Montilivi, Girona, Spain. anna.mencio@udg.edu

Environmental Management

|March 16, 2010

Summary

Sustainable water management requires understanding regional groundwater flow. Analyzing the Selva basin

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Area of Science:

Hydrology and Water Resource Management
Environmental Science
Hydrogeology

Background:

The Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) mandates sustainable water resource management across EU member states.
Achieving sustainability necessitates a comprehensive understanding of hydrogeology, environmental needs, and water demand.
Accurate water balance assessments are crucial for evaluating hydrological system behavior and available resources.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the water balance in the Selva basin (Girona, NE Spain).
To assess the importance of regional groundwater fluxes in meeting current water demands.
To identify pressures on water resources and propose actions for sustainable management.

Main Methods:

Hydrogeological characterization of the Selva basin.
Construction and analysis of a water balance model.
Evaluation of regional groundwater flow dynamics.
Assessment of human water demand and environmental needs.

Main Results:

Regional groundwater fluxes play a critical role in satisfying current water exploitation rates in the Selva basin.
A regional scale approach is often necessary for accurate water availability assessments.
The study identified key pressures impacting water resources within the basin.

Conclusions:

Sustainable water management in the Selva basin depends on understanding and integrating regional groundwater dynamics.
Water balance analysis provides a foundation for developing effective water resource management strategies.
Implementing proposed actions can contribute to achieving long-term water sustainability in the region.