Naslov
Protection of the kast aquifers in the River Kupa catchment area and sustainable development
(Protection of the kast aquifers in the river Kupa catchment area and sustainable development)

Autori
Biondić, Božidar ; Biondić, Ranko ; Kapelj, Sanja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
1st International Conference on Groundwater in Geological Engineering. Proceedings / - Bled, 2003, 1-7

Skup
1st International Conference on Groundwater in Geological Engineering

Mjesto i datum
Bled, Slovenija, 22-26.09.2003

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Groundwater protection, karst aquifers, River Kupa, Croatia

Sažetak
River Kupa catchment area is one of the most significant water resources in the Republic of Croatia, located in the border area with the Republic of Slovenia. About 85% of total amount of water of the river Kupa springs on the Croatian side so the catchment areas are of the significant dimensions (over 1000 km2) within that country. It is the typical karst aquifers of Dinarides, with relative fast water exchange in the ground, with high velocities of groundflows, opened towards the surface by numerous swallow holes, therefore the aquifer of high vulnerability and high risk. High quantities of high quality springs water (about 3.5 m3/s) give the strategic importance to the whole area, and the water resources get the high strategic importance of future development of the west part of the Republic of Croatia. In this paper the investigation results of the whole water system on Croatian side are presented. Thereby, the available investigation methods were used ; from the classical hydrogeological approach, the detail hydrologic calculation of water balance for each aquifer separately and for the entirety, the groundwater tracing, geohydrochemical analyses and modelling and finally the protection zones and protection measures for the whole area. It is emphasized that the catchment areas lie in the zones of major traffic corridors, oil pipelines, railway and numerous settlements with developed wood industry and all of those subjects, with prevention measures and remediation activities, should satisfy very strict protection requirements for the karst aquifers. Although they are the karst aquifers of high risk, the solutions exist, even the possibilities for lowering the existing risk from today’s development level of the whole area. This especially implies to highways, where the controlled drainage and water purification before releasing into karst underground significantly improves the existing state, where the whole traffic takes place on the totally unprotected and improperly constructed roads.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Rudarstvo, nafta i geološko inženjerstvo

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