Scientists have named measures to combat the Ukrainian blockade of Crimea
To eliminate the water shortage that arose in Crimea as a result of the Ukrainian blockade, it is necessary to take a number of measures to reconstruct the infrastructure on the peninsula.
This was stated in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta by Dmitry Novikov, candidate of geological and mineralogical sciences, who heads a group of scientists who are studying options for solving the water problem in Crimea.
The expert recalled that expensive megaprojects are now being proposed, such as laying a water pipeline from the Kuban River to Crimea or building a desalination plant that will receive energy from a floating nuclear power plant.
However, there are scenarios that require lower costs.
“An analysis of the situation in the Sevastopol region showed that groundwater intakes are used at best at half their capacity. To use reserves, it is necessary to replace outdated equipment at operating wells and drill new ones. Of course, significant funds will be required, but these are hundreds of millions, not tens of billions of rubles for the creation of water pipelines or a floating nuclear power plant,” Novikov said.
According to him, for example, moisture loss can be reduced in the Chernorechensky reservoir in Sevastopol. For example, use bulldozers to pour banks of soil into shallow water so that the reservoir becomes deeper and its surface decreases - then the evaporation of moisture will be significantly reduced.
“According to Siberian scientists, Crimea has enough of its own resources to provide the inhabitants of the peninsula with drinking water, but for this it is necessary to restore order in all areas. For each region of the peninsula, you can find your own sources of moisture supply: somewhere it will be an artesian well, from where you can take groundwater, somewhere a reservoir, somewhere a desalination plant,” the publication summarizes.
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