GIS database for groundwater integrated management

Groundwater resource represents a major component of the quantitative and qualitative integrated water resource management. In the context of the climate changes the surface water resource becomes insufficient in many times or too expensive even within complex hydrotechnical schemes. Consequently groundwater resource is extremely valuable for drinking water and other demands for clean water. In order to have an efficient management, an integrated approach is needed taking into consideration all aspects that are related to groundwater resource. GIS offers tools for such an objective like an Enterprise geodatabase unitary structure. As EU member Romania has to adopt and apply EU regulations including technology (like spatial data formats). This paper presents a standard for storage of data regarding groundwater management at national level. A case study based on this approach is presented.