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Geoinformation support of effective water resources management of coal mining regions of south eastern Ukraine
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 18th International Conference on Geoinformatics - Theoretical and Applied Aspects, May 2019, Volume 2019, p.1 - 5
Abstract
Summary
One of the main priorities of Ukrainian national ecological strategy is establishment of integrative water resources management in old industrial regions (and first of all in coal mining regions – 26 % territory of Ukraine, where the biggest consumers of water are located) for their preservation and reproduction. The problem has increased in South Eastern Ukraine since 2014, because of military operations in main territory of the Donbas and corresponding great increase in coal production in Western Donbas. The most pressing environmental problems in natural waters of Western Donbas are pollution of rivers with insufficiently purified industrial effluent (~14 millions m3 / per year of highly mineralized mine waters – up to 7 g/dm3) and, as a result, a decrease in the ability of aquatic ecosystems to self-purify and self-repair. Some options for the use and minimization of negative impact of mine waters on natural water bodies (incl. removal of the waters beyond the boundaries of Western Donbas to river Dnipro, saline lake Sivash, Black Sea and Azov Sea) were estimated with integrated databases. The advantages and disadvantages of these options are revealed. Only complex use of these schemes is necessary for effective integrative water resources management of south eastern Ukraine
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