Welcome to TERESA App

Concept of TERESA project

This page summarises the results of the simulation models for the optimisation of rainwater and groundwater management in Astana, Kazakhstan. The scope of the simulations is to assess the efficiency of Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDS) and their impact on the urban water cycle.

What are the SUDS?

Multi-scale modelling results

The impact of SUDS was simulated at multiple scales using different simulation approaches to assess the reduction of surface runoff and potential storage in the underlying aquifers

A. Pilot area

Modelling the local impact of sustainable urban drainage systems
Results

B. Taldykol area

Modelling the role of Taldykol lakes in the urban hydrological cycle
Results

C. Yesil area

Modelling the groundwater flow conditions in the Yesil district of Astana
Results
The impact of sustainable urban drainage systems was modelled at three different scales: a) small pilot area, b) larger area that includes urban lakes and wetlands, and c) city district scale

Simulation software

Different software solutions were used and further developed in the project to simulate water urban balance, flood water levels , and groundwater piezometric levels under the influence of various SUDS scenarios and climate projections

Rainwater management and runoff modelling

Desktop and web-based software for hydrodynamic simulations, urban flash floods, drainage systems and much more
Explore ITWH software

Web-based groundwater flow modelling

Web-based modelling platform for groundwater flow simulations based on MODFLOW and other computation tools
Explore INOWAS software

Geospatial content management system

Open source, web-based content management system for management, visualisation and sharing of geospatial data
Explore INOWAS DataHub