Management of Aquifers - Hydrogeology: Objectives, Methods, Applications - page 212

Figure 108 Data to be aquired in order to enable management of aquifers.
Probes with a diameter of a few centimeters can be placed in boreholes
and can provide piezometric and physico-chemical data. The most complex
probes can simultaneously acquire data on 20 different parameters. Thanks
to the data collected, numeric models allow the simulation of an aquifer's
behavior (see chap. B8).
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can synthesize this information
and combine it with other data on the environment and on land use, in
order to automatically produce thematic maps which can help in decision-
making.
All the necessary tools exist to enable an effective management system.
The only limits are on the political and administrative level. Management
implies action extending largely outside of the town level; it should
therefore, in France, be under the charge of departmental and regional
councils.