IWA Specialist Conference on Groundwater
8-10 September 2011
Belgrade, Serbia
Website: www.jcerni.org/activities/conferences/iwa_specialist_groundwater_conference_2011
Submission of abstracts: 24 October 2010
Notification to Authors: 24 December 2010
Submission of full papers: 16 May 2011
Apart from glaciers, groundwater is quantitatively the most significant freshwater resource on the planet Earth. At the same time, it is most often used and preferred drinking water resource. Groundwater ensures the continuity of streams during dry periods and the survival of numerous wetlands and oasis, which sustain biodiversity.
Groundwater is specific in many ways. The velocity of groundwater flow is generally several orders of magnitude less than the velocity of river streams. A solute in an aquifer remains exposed for a long time to various physical and biochemical processes that take place in groundwater, the aquifer skeleton, or at the interfaces between different phases (water, skeleton, air). The self-purification potential of an aquifer through various processes leads to the changing of water quality in the aquifer, usually in a positive direction.
The aerobic condition of an aquifer is also a very important factor. In principle, the self-purification conditions of aerobic aquifers are superior to those of anaerobic aquifers. Besides, the ageing of abstraction facilities is generally much slower in aerobic than in anaerobic mediums. We consider this subject to be of great significance for the upgrading of the implementation of bank filtration and artificial recharge methods, as well as in general, for the improvement of technology for well construction and maintenance.
The importance and nature of groundwater resources call for mankind to act at global, regional, and local levels. Groundwater management requires appropriate legislation, infrastructure and socio-economic frameworks, as well as proper planning and implementation of engineering measures. It is also necessary to consider climate change issues and its impact on groundwater management.
Proposed Themes:
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The preparation and implementation of groundwater component of water management plans for large river basins
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The importance of the aerobic state of groundwater, and of the processes which are driven by the level of the aerobicity
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Climate change and its impact on groundwater
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Management of urban groundwater basins: mitigation of water quality impacts from anthropogenic threats.
Contact: Secretariat: Miodrag Milovanovic
Tel: +381 11 390 81 35
Fax: +381 11 390 64 81
E-mail: miodrag.milovanovic@jcerni.co.rs
Website: www.jcerni.org/activities/conferences/iwa_specialist_groundwater_conference_2011
