ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE OF THE UNDERGROUND KARSTIC AQUIFER OF FARSALA AREA (THESSALY, CENTRAL GREECE) 1

The area of Farsala (Thessaly) is a representative case of overexploitation of groundwater resources, leading to the continuous exhaustion of the grained as well as the karstic aquifers. The application of the increasingly and internationally accepted method of artificial recharge on the karstic aquifer was decided to be the most effective for the restoration of balance of the hydrogeological system. Deep knowledge of the details of the geological structure and the hydrogeological conditions of the area is necessary for the success of the method, whose planning has to be made based on the principles of environmental protection and sustainable development. Use of state-of-the-art technology and estimation of all the parameters involved, which are necessary, have been taken into account.