Use of groundwater flow modelling for assessing environmental scenarios

Abstract

The diploma thesis presents a study of the groundwater flow on the aquifer of Apace field through different environmental scenarios. The two pumping stations, Segovci and Podgrad, located on the Apace field, are an important source of drinking water for the north-eastern part of Slovenia. In this study, we investigated the influence of droughts on the groundwater level and groundwater flow and assessed the impact of a newly planned pumping station in the northern part of the aquifer. The new pumping station is planned to mitigate the shortage of drinking water in the summer months and decrease the groundwater deficit in the area of the pumping station Podgrad. The hydrogeological analysis and the groundwater flow modelling was done using the geographical information system QGIS and hydrogeological tool FREEWAT.