​​​​​​​​​Integrated water resources management, Crete​

​Country: Greece

Region: Crete Island
Duration: December 1999 - December 2001
Client:  HELLENIC REPUBLIC, Region of Crete, General Directorate of the Region of Crete, Division of Planning and Development, Department of Water Resources Management ​

 

Main characteristics:

• ​Creation of Decision Support System for Water Resources Management at the level of Hydrological Region
• Use of modern technological tools for the documented support of decisions
• Possibility of total supervision of the water potential and management problems
• Possibility of preliminary effectiveness control of the suggested solutions (projects and actions)
• Formation of a single basis of hydrological and hydro-geological data
• Creation of a Geographic Information System
• Management model of the existing and recommended infrastructure in the hydrological region
• Simulation of selected areas of the system in various scenarios for resources uses and availability
• Financial analysis of management policies
• Training of the personnel in the use of the system

Important environmental issues:

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• Assessment of minimum supply for important rivers of the area
• Creation of a management model of irrigation, water supply and industrial water for the wider area
• Assessment of the necessary measures for the improvement of water management in the area
• Analytical simulation of the operation of selected hydrological and hydro-geological areas

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