Town/City:	Gothenburg
State/Province:	County of Bohuslan
Country:	Sweden
Latitude/Longitude:	57N 12E
Information supplied by Chester Svensson chester@geo.chalmers.se Dept of Geology, Chalmers Univ of Tech S-41296 Gothenburg, SWEDEN +46 31 772 2070 Dated Fri Apr 12 23:38:46 1996 Partial Submission - Data Incomplete

Information Topics:

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

City Description:

Gothenburg has a population of about 0.5 million and is a commercial centre and industrial city.

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Climate:

The climat is marin with wet autumns,rather dry winters and springs. The summer climate varies, some years rather dry but mostly a series of storms.

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Basic Hydrogeology:

Gothenburg is located in an river estuary on the westcoast.

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Water Use:

Groundwater Issues:

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Groundwater Problems:

local saltwater intrusion problems in coastal areas;

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Solutions:

References and Other Author(s):

Contacts:

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