Seawater Intrusion (SI) is a critical problem as a consequence of climate change. The progression of the salt wedge inland compromises the quality and quantity of groundwater, seriously damaging agriculture and gradually desertifying the territory. The alluvial aquifer of the Lower Val Magra (LVM) is one of the most important in Liguria (Italy). It supplies drinking water to the city of La Spezia. The main objective of this research is to determine the severity of the SI phenomenon in the LVM aquifer and in the River Magra estuary. Data from different databases (ACAM, Aral, Ispra) and new original data were used for this purpose. The analytical methods focused on multivariate statistics (HAC, PCA and PLS). It was found that the migration pattern of SI along the estuary is mainly controlled by river discharge and wind speed. The weir in Romito (8.5 km from the sea coast) is the current limit of the SI in the R. Magra. About the groundwater, the most salinized wells are concentrated in the Marinella plain. For the other part of the LVM, aquifer water quality is good, but will be deteriorate in the next years as a consequence of climate change.
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0001-5294-6741
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-3547-851X
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-8761-3488
ACAM acque S.p.A., Italy
Alfa Solutions S.p.A., Italy
Chapter Title
Monitoring the phenomenon of seawater intrusion in the estuary area of the river Magra and in the alluvial plain of the lower Val di Magra (SP)
Authors
Marco Sabattini, Francesco Ronchetti, Diego Arosio, Gianpiero Brozzo, Andrea Panzani
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.87
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Publication Year
2024
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Book Title
Tenth International Symposium Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
Book Subtitle
Livorno (Italy) 11th-13th June 2024
Editors
Laura Bonora, Marcantonio Catelani, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
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Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6
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979-12-215-0556-6
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0557-3
Series Title
Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
Series E-ISSN
2975-0288