RUS  ENG
Full version
JOURNALS // Izvestiya Vuzov. Severo-Kavkazskii Region. Natural Science // Archive

Izvestiya Vuzov. Severo-Kavkazskii Region. Natural Science, 2025, Issue 3, Pages 75–83 (Mi sfedu136)

Current condition of underground drinking and service waters of Kabardino-Balkaria

O. O. Dakhovaa, G. V. Kupovykhb, Z. M. Kerefovac, L. L. Kairovaa

a Kabardino-Balkar State University, Nal'chik
b Institute of Computer Technology and Information Security, Engineering and Technological Academy, Southern Federal University
c Mountain Geophysical Institute, Nalchik

Abstract: Among water resources, groundwater occupies a leading position when used for various water use purposes. One of the leading areas of their use is drinking, due to the better protection compared to surface waters from various types of pollution. The study of the state of groundwater in general is currently still relevant due to the increased interest in groundwater as a tourist and recreational facility and balneological resource. The Kabardino-Balkar Republic ranks first in terms of the volume of predicted groundwater resources among the regions of the federal district. The territory of Kabardino-Balkaria is characterized by a variety of hydromineral resources, which are represented by fresh, mineral and thermal energy waters. Technogenic load on hydromineral resources was studied in the study. The results of the study are presented in the form of cartographic material. Based on the results of this work, a conclusion can be made about the relatively favorable state of groundwater in the territory of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. On the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria, as of 01.01.2022, 81 deposits and sites of deposits with total exploitable reserves of 1167.8 thousand m3/day have been explored. Of the 81 deposits and sites of deposits, 50 are exploited for domestic and drinking and indus-trial and technical water supply of cities and settlements. The quality of groundwater is quite high, mineralization does not exceed 1 g/dm3, the content of standardized components in the overwhelming majority of cases is within the requirements of state standards, in terms of chemical composition, hydrocarbonate, sulfate-hydrocarbonate, magnesium-sodium-calcium predominate.

UDC: 504.054

Received: 09.09.2024
Accepted: 10.07.2025

DOI: 10.18522/1026-2237-2025-3-75-83



Bibliographic databases:


© Steklov Math. Inst. of RAS, 2026