LARHYSS Journal
Volume 3, Numéro 1, Pages 157-169
2004-06-01

Dams Groundwater Modelling And Water Management At The Regional Scale In A Coastal Mediterranean Area (the Southern Portugal Region – Algarve)

Authors : Paulo Monteiro J . Costa Manuel S .

Abstract

The actual knowledge about the hydrogeology of the Algarve region allows the identification of 17 aquifer systems at the regional scale ALMEIDA et al. (2000). The carbonate rocks (mainly Jurassic and Miocene in age) are the support of the most important aquifers, both by its extension and by the volume of water stored. After a general Hydrological setting of the studied area, some simulations performed with finite element models, implemented for 6 of these regional aquifers, will constitute the basis for discussing the possible role of this kind of methodology in the future of the water management in the Algarve Region.

Keywords

conjunctive use, integrated water management, finite element models, Portugal – Algarve