


The common practice is to measure drawdown on few boreholes during pumping test. This last solution appeared more efficient for long time frames.Įstimation of hydraulic parameters in heterogeneous aquifers require high resolution measurement of characteristic parameters to infer groundwater flow pattern. Sustainable management could be achieved in the following ways: an intermittent and/or alternated use of more wells a constant, continuous pumping rate assuming prescribed limits of drawdown and the use of horizontal boreholes or radial collector wells. A groundwater model simulates the effects of pumping under different scenarios. Hydrostratigraphy reveals a shallow weathered layer above a fractured layer that could be treated as a porous-equivalent. Climate, granitoid covers and topography influence the amount of aquifer recharge. Results are similar to those obtained for crystalline rocks in the Mediterranean region elsewhere. The objective was to determine whether the groundwater development of the Serre Massif is ‘sustainable’ or not. However, the long-term effects are not well known. In Calabria, southern Italy, crystalline aquifers are tapped by low-yield wells. Potential water supply aquifers in many countries are composed of crystalline rocks.
