Naslov
Groundwater Protection and Climate Change Predictions of a Complex Dinaric Karst Catchment. A Case Study of the Bokanjac- Poličnik Area, Croatia

Autori
Terzić, Josip ; Lukač Reberski, Jasmina ; Rubinić, Josip

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 1

Urednik/ci
Lollino, Giorgio ; Manconi, Andrea ; Clague, John ; Shan, Wei ; Chiarle, Marta

Izdavač
Springer

Godina
2015

Raspon stranica
95-98

ISBN
978-3-319-09299-7

Ključne riječi
Karst hydrogeology, Water balances, Climate changes, Groundwater quality, Sanitary protection.

Sažetak
The paper deals with two main issues: climate change impact on water supply and sanitary protection zones of a very sensitive Dinaric karst catchment “Bokanjac-Poličnik” in Zadar area, northern Dalmatia, Croatia. Within this complex hydrogeological system there are five public extraction sites (Bokanjac wells, Jezerce estavelle, Oko well, Golubinka spring, and Boljkovac well). Their catchments (subcatchments of the Bokanjac-Poličnik system) are interwoven and share common areas—at this moment there is no possibility of their delineation and they should be treated as one hydrogeological karst system. Since this area is close to the Adriatic Sea coast, some of these water supply sites are subjected to the underground seawater influence. In the paper it is discussed how changes (decreases of recharge) of water balance will cause decrease of extracted quantities and possible deterioration of water quality (increase of salinity). Therefore, sanitary protection zones should be established and further research of this karst system corroborated by the continuous water quality monitoring is needed, with the special regard to climate changes.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Rudarstvo, nafta i geološko inženjerstvo

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