Open AccessAn Overview of Hydrogeological Works at Nabeghlavi Mineral Water Deposit and Replenishment of the Natural Resources of the Deposit by Atmospheric Precipitation
Author(s) -
Akaki Maghlakelidze,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
šromebi - sak'art'velos tek'nikuri universiteti
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1512-0996
DOI - 10.36073/1512-0996-2021-4-62-70
Subject(s) - hydrogeology , mineral resource classification , precipitation , mineral , geology , natural (archaeology) , environmental science , groundwater , hydrology (agriculture) , mining engineering , geochemistry , meteorology , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , paleontology , physics , organic chemistry
Mineral waters are very important resources of the country. Their moderate consumption and protection is possible through sustainable and efficient management. The paper presents an overview of hydrogeological works carried out on the Nabeghlavi carbonic mineral water deposit. Information on calculation of the natural resource replenishment coefficient with atmospheric precipitation based on the hydrogeological and meteorological data and characterization of geological-technical condition of exploitation drill holes is described. Coefficient of replenishment of the Nabeghlavi mineral water resources with infiltrated atmospheric precipitation has been determined by Darcy’s method. According to the reference historic data, back in 1986, the magnitude of the coefficient was 25,307 m3/ day, whereas in 2000-2020 it has equated 28,125 m3/day. Conventional average of these values made 26,715 m3/day, which is 90 times higher than the current approved operating reserve (296 m3/day) of the deposit.