WORKPACKAGE 5

Subterranean BORDER WATERS AND THEIR USE FOR A ENERGY

Activity 5.1. State quantity and quality from the aquifer cross-border Vrtojba

Definition of the border of the aquifer. Collection of data on the quantity (level) and quality of groundwater for periods prior to the aquifer cross-border Vrtojba. Create a database on the basis of common cross-border public data available. Statistical evaluation of existing data and their projection. Organization of meetings for the transfer of acquired conoscence and common work on this activity (thematic meetings between experts) .

Activity 5.2 Protection of the aquifer cross-border Vrtojba

Vulnerability assessment and threat of transboundary aquifer Vrtojba. Assessment of the water balance of the aquifer. Assessment of the current use of the aquifer and the production of a map of the sources of pollution. Evaluation of indicators of pollution and their sources. Proposal for an effective protection of the aquifer border. Organization of meetings for the transfer of acquired conoscence and common work on this activity (thematic meetings between experts) .

Activity 5.3. Using the aquifer cross-border Vrtojba.

Evaluation of the possibility of the use of the aquifer for energy (heating and cooling). Determination of the potential energy of the water resource in terms of quantities that allow the exploitation of mining as a source of renewable water. Evaluation of the possibility of the use of groundwater for industrial water and agriculture in order to reduce the consumption of drinking water. Organization of meetings for the transfer of acquired conoscence and common work on this activity (thematic meetings between experts) .