791 - THE GROUNDWATER MONITORING NETWORK OF ROME. Francesco La Vigna. Roma Capitale (Municipality of Rome) - Dipartimento Tutela Ambientale ...
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Topic T4 - Aqua 2015 - 42
IAH Congress
791 - THE GROUNDWATER MONITORING NETWORK OF ROME Francesco La Vigna Roma Capitale (Municipality of Rome) - Dipartimento Tutela Ambientale - Protezione Civile, Servizio Bonifiche dei Siti Inquinati e Geologia Ambientale, Rome, Italy Isidoro Bonfà Roma Capitale (Municipality of Rome) - Dipartimento Tutela Ambientale - Protezione Civile, Servizio Bonifiche dei Siti Inquinati e Geologia Ambientale, Rome, Italy Simona Martelli Roma Capitale (Municipality of Rome) - Dipartimento Tutela Ambientale - Protezione Civile, Servizio Bonifiche dei Siti Inquinati e Geologia Ambientale, Rome, Italy
In order to realize a groundwater monitoring network in the complex hydrogeological setting of the Roman area, the Contaminated Sites Remediation and Environmental Geology Service of Environmental and Civil Protection Department of Roma Capitale (Municipality of Rome) realized a project aimed to survey all the existing wells which are property of the municipal administration and which are more than 140 units. All these wells are located in a random distribution which cover much of the Rome's urban area. Moreover, as much of these wells were realized for the irrigation of public parks they generally are very productive wells because they were drilled until main aquifers. The survey activity consisted in two phases. The first was about the collection of all information about existing wells, the data entry in a database and in a geographic information system (GIS). The second phase was the field survey in order to confirm the exact location using a GPS device, and to measure the hydrogeological data such as water table depth, groundwater temperature and electric conductivity. The Municipality of Rome will be able to use its monitoring network in order to detect: 1) fluctuations in groundwater levels caused by changes in land and water uses; 2) pollution problems caused by point or non-point sources in urban area; 3) characterization and quantification of the components contributing to groundwater recharge and discharge; 4) specific characteristics of groundwater flow and solute transport models in urban areas; 5) geothermal energy potential of groundwater; 6) integration of data for sustainable urban water management. Moreover all collected data have been used in order to realize the new Hydrogeological Map of Rome. One important aspect of this project is that it is an activity realized without spending any financial resources but only by means of a more rational and integrated use of existing information.
