Organisation Outline:
The hyporheic zone is located at the interface of aquifers and rivers, and comprises the sediments in which there is exchange and mixing of groundwater and river
water. It is an important zone for pollutant, energy and carbon cycling, and may be an important component of the riverine habitat.
New legislation, such as the EU Water Framework Directive, requires more integrated environmental management. To achieve this, better understanding
of the interfaces between environmental compartments is needed. This network focuses on the interface between rivers and aquifers. The scope of the network
extends from regional-scale water resources management of river-aquifer interactions to molecular scale pollutant cycling processes in riverbed sediments.
The Hyporheic Network invites all interested workers to participate.
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