Groundwater

Iceland GeoSurvey offers services related to groundwater issues. These include advising municipal waterworks, fish farmers, and the bottled-water industry, defining water protection areas, and monitoring groundwater pollution.Water pump in East Iceland © Árni Hjartarson, Iceland GeoSurvey.

Iceland GeoSurvey carries out hydrogeological mapping, detailing the relationship between surface water, aquifers and geological features. The maps are used in construction and project planning as well as in environmental impact studies. Iceland GeoSurvey also evaluates the productivity of water wells and aquifers, and conducts chemical tests of drinking water. 

  • Siting of wells 
  • Designing of wells
  • Monitoring groundwater pollution
  • Defining water protection areas
  • Waterwork consulting