Description:

This project concerns the water resources management in the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, it includes a series of activities such as:

• Collection of historical meteorological data from various stations, use of data in this program and available to the public
• Use of rainwater, treatment and reuse of wastewater - Small on-site systems. Development of a pilot harvesting system of rainwater (collection, treatment and use)
• Development of pilot system of wastewater collection, treatment and reuse - Small constructed wetland on-site systems
• Quality of irrigation returns - Improvement of irrigation water use
• Examination of possibility of reuse of irrigation return water
• Proposals for minimization of water discharge to the sea: additional pumping stations for irrigation use, storage areas, groundwater recharge
• Proposals for improvement of quality of irrigation return discharges to sensitive water systems (e.g., coastal lagoons) by use of constructed wetlands
• Modeling and management proposals
• Pilot study and monitoring of salinization of cultivated soils
• Sample collection at selected problematic areas and analyses
• Evaluation of various methods for restoration
• Activities related to environmental education and awareness