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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Taheri, Kamal
• Milanovic, Petar
• Groves, Chris

Titel

Springs and Deep Water Wells in Karst: Which is Preferred More Than the Other?

Ist Teil von

• Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science, Paleoclimate, and Karst, p.221-225

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Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland

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• Digging deep karst wells in many karst regions of the world, including arid and semi-arid regions, to supply emergency water to cities and villages was on the agenda of local planners. In the deep karst of Dinarides, Helenedise, and Taurides, as well as bare and buried karst in areas such as the Zagros in Iran, the deep and highly productive wells have become a standard technology in the water supply. Many karst wells are drilled based on the possibility of reaching the karst waters directly from the karst channel or the buried karst aquifer. Since the purpose of these wells is to supply drinking water, the privacy of karst water sources such as springs is not considered severe. The case studies in this article present the spatial location of karst wells and large karst springs in different areas of Kermanshah province, Western Iran. The main challenge in using these sources is the durability and permanence of karst springs and the overuse of karst water resources in deep wells. These waters are easily extracted by electric pumps and are not considered in the water balance assessments nor the impacts on the entire karst aquifer and spring discharge impacts. This paper discusses the challenges in the sustainability of karst aquifers and spring durability in semi-arid and geosyncline karst regions to address and illustrates the perspective of sustainability conditions and protection of karst water resources in buried karst aquifers and large spring in future outlook.