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Monitoring Sea-water intrusion in coastal aquifers and Testing pilot projects for its mitigation
START DATE
01.01.2019
END DATE
30.06.2022
TOTAL BUDGET
€ 2.598.608,61
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
Improve the climate change monitoring and planning of adaptation measures tackling specific effects, in the cooperation area
LEAD PARTNER
University of Padova - Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
TARGET GROUPS
- Local
- Regional and national public authorities and related entities
- Universities and research institutes
The main objective of MoST is the monitoring of the seawater intrusion in specific regions of the in northern Adriatic coasts of Italy and Croatia to assess its relevance, and suggest/test appropriate countermeasures. In addition, the project expects to improve the capacity in transnationally tackling saltwater contamination vulnerability and the preservation of strategic fresh water resources in coastal areas.
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PARTNERSHIP
LEAD PARTNER

University of Padova - Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
VIA VIII FEBBRAIO 1848 N 2
Padua - Italy
https://www.dicea.unipd.it/most
Research and teaching at the Department deal with applied science in the fields of artificial and natural environments. The focus is on technological innovation and advances in basic knowledge through theoretical, experimental and computational approaches, with the development of mathematical and numerical models. Research, with laboratories, and graduate education programmes, include among other activities: water resources, riverine, estuarine and coastal dynamics.
Contact person: Paolo Salandin
E-mail: paolo.salandin@unipd.it
PROJECT PARTNER

National Research Council – Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources (CNR-IGG)
CNR is the largest public research institution in Italy, the only one under the Research Ministry performing multidisciplinary activities. The Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources (IGG) is devoted to the interdisciplinary study of the Geosciences and deals with the conservation, management and sustainable use of geological and natural resources, the estimate monitoring and reduction of geological and environmental hazards and estimate and mitigation of the risks induced by global change
Contact person: Luigi Tosi
E-mail: luigi.tosi@igg.cnr.it
PROJECT PARTNER

Land Reclamation Authority Adige Euganeo
Land Reclamation Authority Adige Euganeo is operating in a complex and hydraulically fragile territory of 119.955 ha, 20.000 ha of them are below the seal level. It operates and controls functioning and maintenance of the hydrographic network, which extends for 1.852 kilometres, and is regulated by 62 pumping stations with 162 water pumps, for a total flow rate 272 m3/s, about 300,000,000 m3/year. It provides water for irrigation necessary to thousands of farms, also using pipeline networks
Contact person: Giuseppe Gasparetto Stori
PROJECT PARTNER

Veneto Region - Soil Defence Regional Directorate
https://www.regione.veneto.it/web/guest
The Soil Defence Directorate deals, among other activities, with planning, programming and monitoring of soil and coastal defence measures; hydraulic safety planning and hydrogeological instability protection, as water resources conservation and flooding prevention; works for coastal defence and redevelopment of the coastline; geologic and geothermal planning,quarry and mine activities planning, geologic risk prevention and planning; control and surveillance on land reclamation authorities.
Contact person: Valentina Bassan
PROJECT PARTNER

Croatian Waters
Croatian Waters have extensive experience in accession negotiations for EU membership as well as experience in the transitional process and implementation of water directives (Water Framework Directive, WFD); traditionally manage water resources and, as the leading national institution, is responsible for all aspects of water management in Croatia, have extensive experience in the WFD implementation and development of RBMPs.
Contact person: Stjepan Kamber
E-mail: Stjepan.kamber@voda.hr
PROJECT PARTNER

University of Split - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodes
UNIST-FGAG is scientific institution highly experienced in environmental sciences and particularly in environmental monitoring and modelling of water resources in the coastal areas.The presence of UNIST-FGAG in coastal sytem dynamics and related monitoring systems stems from 1998. Through several projects funded by National Scientific Council and national level water management bodies (Hrvatske vode d.d.)UNIST-FGAG gained its expertise in laboratory and numerical modeling of coastal eco systems.
Contact person: Veljko Srzić
E-mail: veljko.srzic@gradst.hr
PROJECT PARTNER

Regional Development Agency of Dubrovnik Neretva Region - DUNEA
DUNEA was founded in 2006. It’s an organization in 100% ownership of the regional government and acts as a regional coordinator with 22 units of local government in Dubrovnik Neretva Region. Its basic role is to achieve sustainable development of the County as well as to improve and coordinate existing development activities in accordance with the needs of the Region, national requirements and requirements of the EU in order to plan the future economic development with bordering regions.
Contact person: Antonia Odak
E-mail: aodak@dunea.hr
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VIDEO
13 jan 2020
NEWS & EVENTS
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Collection of presentations related to the project
General introduction
Scientific meeting and visit to the Italian pilot site
Collection of documents related to the project
Collection of leaflets and posters about the project
Collection of scientific papers and articles
Hydrogeological Characterization of Coastal Aquifer on the Basis of Observed Sea Level and Groundwater Level Fluctuations
PUBLISHED ON 01/12/2020
Mitigation strategies to reduce saltwater intrusion in
coastal aquifers: the testing site of Ca’ Pasqua, Italy, EGU General Assembly 2020
PUBLISHED ON 27/11/2020
Hydrogeochemical evidence of seawater intrusion: a case study in Venice farmland
PUBLISHED ON 27/11/2020
Seawater intrusion dynamic at the Casetta farmland (Venice). Characterization using HYDRUS-1D
PUBLISHED ON 27/11/2020
Identification of the Origins of Vadose-Zone Salinity on an Agricultural Site in the Venice Coastland by Ionic Molar Ratio Analysis
PUBLISHED ON 29/12/2020
Groundwater Monitoring Systems to Understand Sea Water Intrusion Dynamics in the Mediterranean: The Neretva Valley and the Southern Venice Coastal Aquifers Case Studies
PUBLISHED ON 11/03/2021
Hydrostratigraphic setting and groundwater dynamics in high salinized low-lying farmlands at the southern margin of the Venice Lagoon
PUBLISHED ON 22/04/2021
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13 jan 2020