Abstract
The article analyzes the negative impact of enterprises and public utilities on the surface water quality of the Western Bug River basin (within the Lviv region). The dynamics of changes of indicators of the main pollutants at six control points (2016-2018) and the assessment of surface water quality for 2018 are presented. It is proposed to replace the control units on the Western Bug River and its tributaries in order to obtain more accurate information and improve the work on the basin water management.
Highlights
Water is the national wealth of every country, one of the natural foundations of its economic development
Water samples in the Western Bug river basin in the Lviv region were collected in 6 control points
The decisive impact on the pollution of the Western Bug River is caused by sewage of municipal enterprises and agribusinesses, as well as infiltrates of numerous landfills
Summary
Water is the national wealth of every country, one of the natural foundations of its economic development. Water users of Ukraine (industry, agriculture, and public utilities) for decades have been collecting/discharging water as an economic resource from water bodies and using water energy (hydropower, water transport, fisheries, sports, and tourism). This causes the natural and ecological potential of the hydrosphere to be depleted. Ukraine’s water objects cover 24.2 thousand km, which is 4.0 % of its total territory (603.7 thousand km2) with an average river network value of 0.34 km/km. The main source of nutrition of rivers and the formation of water resources of Ukraine is the precipitation, which averages 366 km (or 609 mm).
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