Demo Case 2 in Milan tackles flooding from stormwater linked to heavy rains. It focuses on developing alternative water resource supply systems to recharge the shallow urban aquifers.
Let's discover the area
The Metropolitan Area of Milan is among the most densely populated urban areas in Europe with a density of about 2,038 inhabitants/km2 for a total of 3.2 million inhabitants in 2016. Its territory is about 1600 Km2 distributed over 133 Municipalities and is about 41% formed by build-up areas and infrastructures.
1 575 km²
Metropolitan City of Milan
133
Municipalities
90 sponge
Interventions in 32 municipalities
What are the climatic challenges faced by the area?
- Flooding due to storm water linked to heavy rains.
- Global warming creates urban heat islands
- Soil permeabilization due to urbanization
What are our Alternative Water Resources solutions for these challenges?
- Rainwater and storm water collection treatment
- Aquifer recharge
Expectations from AWARD Solutions
- Water quantity: soil moisture + water balance for infiltration estimation (KPI: artificial recharge 5600m3/y)
- Water quality: polluant load removal and interception (proxy rainfall) plus monitoring groundwater quality
- Amenity: heat island reduction with low cost temperature sensors (citizen science)
- Biodiversity: low cost traps
Involved Partners
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ITALIA