Stochastic analysis of the Venice uplift due to seawater injection into deep aquifers

In recent years, a project of anthropogenic Venice uplift by seawater injection into a deep brackish aquifer underlying the lagoon has been advanced. A major concern is the possible generation of differential vertical displacements at the ground surface, which should not exceed prescribed regulatory thresholds to guarantee the structural preservation of historical buildings. In this work, we analyze the effects that spatially heterogeneous hydraulic conductivity distributions in the injected formations may have on the uniformity of the induced land uplift.