New aqueduct well

Geological and hydrogeological study for the construction of a new water well in the municipality of Vicenza

  • Municipality of Vicenza
  • 2018
  • VIACQUA (water management service serving 68 municipalities with more than 550,000 inhabitants)
  • adequate well productivity (approx. 70 l/s) with full operation of the pumping station
  • avoid vulnerable and restricted areas within the urban area

PIEZOMETER CAMPAIGN

  • 197 points measured
  • approx. 600 km2 involved

PUMPING TEST

  • 2 days - 24h a day
  • 4 wells pumping simultaneously
  • 291 l/s maximum flow rate
  • 8 continuously monitored points
  • minimal interference with the network

FLOW MODEL

  • 73.3 km3 involved
  • FEFLOW
  • 61.100 elements

RESULTS

Preliminary well design

for adequate well productivity

Definition of the wellhead protection area (WHPA)

for proactive monitoring of pumping wells