Groundwater REsource managemENt for non-Potable water pUrposes, baseMent protection, and heating - Pilot application

The project aims to optimize the exploitation of shallow aquifers, found in urban areas, first for secondary water uses, such as toilets and gardening, and then for heating purposes, while at the same time protecting basements of public buildings from flooding.  GREEN PUMP aspires to show a novel method that can be used to reduce unnecessary public works due to high network load, decrease the environmental impact of water/energy use in public buildings and, on the long run, save money. Our approach consists of the following:
1. Elaboration of criteria for site selection (groundwater quality, aquifer depth, vicinity to prospective users, flooding risk, etc.).
2. Study of technical implementation details to existing and new buildings and cost estimation.
3. Complete study of installations of several such systems in many areas of Greece.
4. Construction of one complete pilot installation in Thessaloniki, Greece, and secondary water use ones in Blagoevgrad and Petrich, Bulgaria, and Pylaia, Greece.
5. Elaboration of monitoring program for such systems and monitoring of the pilot systems.
6. Evaluation of the environmental and social benefits. Optimization of the design per user needs.
7. Policy document on the simplification of legal procedures.