GEOLOGICAL COMPONENT IN ENGINEERING-ECOLOGICAL SURVEYS AND ITS DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The state of the regulatory framework for engineering-ecological surveys for construction and other types of industrial activities was examined. The composition of works in engineering-ecological surveys in terms of their geological component is analyzed. It was noted that the regulatory framework of engineering and ecological research continues to improve and this is a natural process. When developing a new version of SP 47.13330, in particular Section 8 — Engineering-ecological Surveys, three important methodological circumstances must be borne in mind: 1) engineering-ecological surveys should be aimed both at assessing the possible impact of the engineering structure on environmental components, including geological environment, and the ecosystem as a whole (as implemented within the framework of the EIA), and to assess the impact of the environment (its abiotic components) on this engineering structure; 2) all engineering facilities are sources of various wastes, therefore engineeringecological surveys should be conducted taking this circumstance into account; 3) the composition of engineering-ecological surveys in terms of their geological component should also be built taking into account the basic ecological functions of the lithosphere: resource, geochemical, geodynamic and geophysical. The analysis carried out by the authors allows us to the following conclusions: 1) In the new version of SP 47.13330 it is necessary to implement a greater account of the geological component, based on the available publications on this subject, the proposals made, as well as assessing the individual environmental functions of the lithosphere. 2) It is necessary to begin work on the expansion of normative technical documents for engineering-ecological surveys for other types (along with construction) of industrial and other activities.