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This book reviews the state-of-the-art of groundwater management in large river basins, providing an innovative, informative and consistent approach with technical tools for planners, decision makers and engineers. Groundwater Management in Large River Basins provides comprehensive coverage of the basic elements of groundwater management in large river basins, including:

Social, economic and legislative framework, goals, practices and possible tools
Review of EU groundwater legislation and its implementation
Natural groundwater occurrence and natural circumstances and processes
Groundwater management and maintenance issues:

Role of natural factors in groundwater management
Different methods of groundwater abstraction and protection
Groundwater treatment technologies
Well ageing and maintenance
Nitrate problems, etc.



Groundwater modeling as a tool for groundwater assessment
Aquifer restoration
A spectrum of technical appendices for engineers, which address groundwater issues



Also included will be appendices intended to support the work of groundwater engineers. This book will be of interest to groundwater engineers and planners, as well as lecturers and postgraduate and postdoctoral students.