Geology, geography and global energy

Scientific and Technical Journal

The role of the Krasnodar’s reservoir in the geo-ecological shaping situation in region

2013. №4, pp. 150-159

Antoshkina Yelena V.  - C.Sc. in Geography, Associate Professor, Kuban State University, 149 Stavropolskaya st., Krasnodar, 350040, Russian Federation,, antoshkinaelena@rambler.ru

Fomenko Yelena V.  - C. Sc. in Geography, Associate Professor, Kuban State University, 149 Stavropolskaya st., Krasnodar, 350040, Russian Federation,, aelena_@rambler.ru

Antoshkina Viktoriya V.  - Post-graduate student, Kuban State University, 149 Stavropolskaya st., Krasnodar, 350040, Russian Federation,, viktoriaa_@mail.ru

Guziy Denis S.  - Post-graduate student, Kuban State University, 149 Stavropolskaya st., Krasnodar, 350040, Russian Federation,, Guziy_Denis@mail.ru

In the research the current state of the Krasnodar reservoir condition is analyzed, the role in the formation of geo-ecological situation in the region is explicated. In the article the positive functions of reservoirs are marked: flood protection, water supply for irrigation, improvement of water supply systems in the Azov fish estuaries, improvement of navigation on the Lower Kuban; and negative: the destruction of the coast, a large loss of water by evaporation, a trap for sand and clay suspensions. In the article a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the reservoirs’ water and the surrounding area is given. As the result of the research are the following conclusions: a prolonged exploitation of the reservoir had a negative impact on the surrounding lands of Krasnodar region and the Republic of Adygea. In the area of its influence the climate changes occurred gradually in the direction of increasing humidity, universally celebrated the rise of groundwater, the process of soil degradation, declining humus content-intensive processes occur siltation, waterlogging and flooding. Vast areas of the fertile lands become out of the economics’ circulation. The issues of the tectonic settings are considered. It is noted that the reservoir and the surrounding area is divided by a deep faults (such as Krasnodar’s), along them is a zone of stress; it is noted that in this case the human factor can be the «trigger» of earthquakes. The opinions of the scientists and experts about technical condition of the hydropower are considered. In the conclusion the necessity of the environmental monitoring activation in the area of reservoir’ influence for the sustainable development of the region is proposed.

Key words: hydraulic engineering,geo-ecology,nature management,tectonics,positive and negative aspects of the functioning,environmental monitoring

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