Open AccessSpecial Aspects of Water Resources Use and Assessment of Anthropogenic Load in the Chumysh River Basin
Author(s) -
Evgeniya Yu. Sedova,
И. Д. Рыбкина
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
vodnoe hozâjstvo rossii: problemy, tehnologii, upravlenie/vodnoe hozâjstvo rossii : problemy, tehnologii, upravlenie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-8253
pISSN - 1999-4508
DOI - 10.35567/1999-4508-2018-6-3
Subject(s) - structural basin , environmental science , drainage basin , water resource management , agriculture , impact assessment , water resources , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , environmental protection , physical geography , geology , cartography , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology , paleontology , archaeology , public administration , political science
With the lack of initial information for assessment of anthropogenic load in the medium and small rivers’ basins, we proposed a method of spatial analysis of direct and indirect impacts on water bodies. The method enables comparative assessment of the contribution of direct and indirect loads using the indices of demographic, industrial, agricultural and transport development of municipalities located in the river basin. The evaluation is to be carried with the Chumysh basin as a study case; it involves three adjacent regions, in particular, a coal-mining Kemerovo Oblast, agricultural Altai Krai and industrial Novosibirsk Oblast. The results show that direct impact is most significant in the municipalities of Kemerovo oblast. The indirect impact contributes greatly to the total anthropogenic load within the municipalities of Altai Krai. The recommendations are to use the results of the assessment for the development of environment and water-protective measures.