Hydrogeology of thermal waters in Viterbo area, central Italy |
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| Authors: | V Piscopo M Barbieri V Monetti G Pagano S Pistoni E Ruggi D Stanzione |
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| Institution: | (1) Dipartimento di Ecologia e Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile, Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Via S. Giovanni Decollato 1, 01100 Viterbo, Italy;(2) Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy;(3) Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Largo S. Marcellino 10, 80138 Napoli, Italy;(4) S.Te.G.A, Via Monte Bianco 5, 01100 Viterbo, Italy |
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| Abstract: | A conceptual hydrogeological model of the Viterbo thermal area (central Italy) has been developed. Though numerous studies have been conducted on its geological, geochemical and geothermal features, there is no generalized picture defining the origin and yield of the hydrothermal system. These latter aspects have therefore become the objectives of this research, which is based on new hydrogeological and geochemical investigations. The geological setting results in the coexistence of overlapped interacting aquifers. The shallow volcanic aquifer, characterized by fresh waters, is fed from the area around the Cimini Mountains and is limited at its base by the semiconfining marly-calcareous-arenaceous complex and low-permeability clays. To the west of Viterbo, vertical upflows of thermal waters of the sulphate-chloride-alkaline-earth type with higher gas contents, are due to the locally uplifted carbonate reservoir, the reduced thickness of the semiconfining layer and the high local geothermal gradient. The hot waters (30–60°C) are the result of deep circulation within the carbonate rocks (0.5–1.8 km) and have the same recharge area as the volcanic aquifer. The upward flow in the Viterbo thermal area is at least 0.1 m3/s. This flow feeds springs and deep wells, also recharging the volcanic aquifer from below. |
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| Keywords: | Thermal conditions Conceptual models Hydrochemistry Viterbo Central Italy |
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