Function of check dam aggradation in local water supply of mountainous areas
Check dams are built to control erosion processes and torrential floods. In Serbia, legally binding documents, VOS (2002) and PPRS (2010), provide the concept for the water supply of the population and industry by regional systems for which water is provided by building high dams and format...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | srp |
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Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Glasnik Šumarskog Fakulteta: Univerzitet u Beogradu |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-4537/2019/0353-45371920117N.pdf |
| Summary: | Check dams are built to control erosion processes and torrential floods. In
Serbia, legally binding documents, VOS (2002) and PPRS (2010), provide the
concept for the water supply of the population and industry by regional
systems for which water is provided by building high dams and formation of
reservoirs. With this concept, it is often not possible to meet the needs of
local communities in mountainous areas. In order to contribute to solving
the water supply problems of these mostly poor villages, research was
conducted on the possibility of using check dam aggradation groundwater for
this purpose. Field investigations and analysis of project documentation for
numerous check dams and aggradations in Serbia were carried out. Potential
quantities and quality of groundwater in the aggradations were analyzed as a
resource for the water supply of the population. The results of the research
indicate very favorable possibilities of the aggradations for the
accumulation of groundwater in the form of unconfined or phreatic aquifer
with a free water table, in quantities that can be used for water supply. It
was stated that: 1) under favorable conditions, with check dams on
watercourses with constant flow and large-scale aggradations, there is a
possibility of accumulating sufficient quantities of groundwater as a
resource for water supply, 2) improving the quality of infiltrated waters by
the process of filtration through intergranular porous media of the
aggradation, and reaching the level of water supply quality, and 3)
favorable economic parameters for opening the source at the aggradation,
compared to other types of water sources. The possibility that check dams,
in addition to their traditional role, could be used for local water supply
facilities was also highlighted. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. TR 37008] |
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| ISSN: | 0353-4537 2217-8600 |