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![Our soil consists of several layers. It is porous and loose near the surface, but compact like concrete at depth. Pictured: soil from the boreholes for the necessary groundwater pumps (Photo: Eawag, Joaquin Jimenez-Martinez). Our soil consists of several layers. It is porous and loose near the surface, but compact like concrete at depth. Pictured: soil from the boreholes for the necessary groundwater pumps (Photo: Eawag, Joaquin Jimenez-Martinez).](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/3/csm_teaser_05f121673c.jpg)
Impact of high-temperature heat storage on groundwater
June 13, 2024
![The Aquascope is anchored to its buoy in Lake Zug (Photo: Eawag). The Aquascope is anchored to its buoy in Lake Zug (Photo: Eawag).](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/c/csm_teaser_e15309c98f.jpg)
Underwater camera explores microcosms in Lake Zug
June 5, 2024
![Lémanscope is a citizen-science initiative to monitor the health of Lake Geneva (Photo, 2024 EPFL/Jamani Caillet - CC-BY-SA 4.0) Lémanscope is a citizen-science initiative to monitor the health of Lake Geneva (Photo, 2024 EPFL/Jamani Caillet - CC-BY-SA 4.0)](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/9/csm_teaser_c7b294299c.jpg)
500 volunteers needed to give Lake Geneva a check-up
May 21, 2024
![View from Varen Church of the Pfynwald floodplain with the Rhone (looking downstream), gravel banks and dry gravel terraces with a pine forest. (Photo: Jan Ryser/FOEN) View from Varen Church of the Pfynwald floodplain with the Rhone (looking downstream), gravel banks and dry gravel terraces with a pine forest. (Photo: Jan Ryser/FOEN)](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/a/csm_teaser_1fa24ad0a1.jpg)
The impact of climate change on life in freshwater and ...
March 14, 2024
![Barriers such as the Müllerschwelle weir in the River Zulg in Steffisburg hinder or prevent fish migration. The Water Protection Act stipulates that such barriers must be rehabilitated and made passable for fish. In September 2023, the commune of Steffisburg began rehabilitation work on the Müllerschwelle weir to improve the connectivity along the River Zulg. (Photo: Commune of Steffisburg, Mark van Egmond). Barriers such as the Müllerschwelle weir in the River Zulg in Steffisburg hinder or prevent fish migration. The Water Protection Act stipulates that such barriers must be rehabilitated and made passable for fish. In September 2023, the commune of Steffisburg began rehabilitation work on the Müllerschwelle weir to improve the connectivity along the River Zulg. (Photo: Commune of Steffisburg, Mark van Egmond).](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/d/csm_teaser_44f202bb13.jpg)
Improving fish migration with new concepts
March 7, 2024