Town/City:	Hamburg
State/Province:	Hamburg (City State)
Country:	Germany
Latitude/Longitude:	54 N / 10 E
Information supplied by Dr. Eckehard Paul Loehnert (c/o) prinz@uni-muenster.de Gustav Freytag Str. 75, D-48161 Muenster, Germany (+) 2533-3443 Dated Mon Apr 14 19:57:45 1997

Information Topics:

• City Description
• Climate
• Basic Hydrogeology
• Water Use
• Groundwater Issues
• Groundwater Problems
• Solutions
• References and other Author(s)
• Contacts

City Description:

Hamburg is placed in the heart of the north German plainlands, it is a famous harbour town at the banks of the river Elbe. Population is 1.6 million (but 1.9 million to be supplied with drinking water).

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Climate:

Humid condition with atlantic influence, annual precipitation 620 - 750 mm.

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Basic Hydrogeology:

Shallow and deep unconsolidated aquifers of Quarternary/Tertiary age.

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Water Use:

Public supply (143 million cbm/year) and industries (approx. 50 million cbm/year) exclusively from groundwater, two thirds taken from deep confined aquifers.

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Groundwater Issues:

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Groundwater Problems:

Natural salinisation of deep aquifers and pollution of shallow aquifers in the Elbe valley.

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Solutions:

Studies of deep aquifers recharge taking into account salinisation problems are essential. Industrie should be directed to shallow aquifers.

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References and Other Author(s):

Loehnert, E.P. (1985): The impact of groundwater 
on a city's growth - Case study of Hamburg, FRG.
Mem. 18th Congr. of IAH, 178 - 186, Cambridge.


Bauhus, W. & Loehnert, E.P. (1987): Groundwater
Management of the Hamburg deep aquifer system
(FRG) using environmental isotopes. Proc. Int.
Symp. Groundwater Monitoring and Management,
Complex II, 1 - 25, Dresden

Contacts:

Hamburger Wasserwerke GmbH, Billhorner Deich 2, D-20539 Hamburg, Germany

Prof. Knut Wichmann, TUHH, Dampfschiffsweg 11, D-21079 Hamburg, Germany

Prof. E.P. Loehnert, G.-Freytag-Str. 75, D-48161 Muenster, Germany

Geologisches Landesamt Hamburg, Billstrasse 84, D-20539 Hamburg, Germany.
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