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12.5 Conclusions
The Romanian catchment of the Upper Tisa River is far from being considered a
poor water resource area, on the contrary, all the analyzed elements, including the
balance sheet, indicate a surplus of water. Both average and maximum discharge
flow highlight significant volumes of transit water along the basin, while the minimum discharge flow is almost non-existent. The spatial development of the basin
within the Carpathian arch, of which only a third is on the Romanian territory, favors
the discharge of significant amounts of precipitation and ensures the collection of
important water quantities in real “water gathering markets”.
The quantitative and qualitative monitoring network is very well developed in
the basin, but not the same can be said about the hydrotechnical facilities, able to
intervene in the maximum discharge phase and in the regularization of the waterflow,
which are completely missing in the Vi¸ seu basin [47].
The natural factors (substratum, relief, precipitation and evaporation processes,
pedo-geographic and biogeographical components) are favorable to the development
of a significant water resource in terms of quantity, even if there are some qualitatively
disturbing elements (the existence of clayey and marlstone substrates, the presence
of salt core pits, the existence of rich mineral resources, etc.).
The surface water resource is very consistent, the technical parameters like the
average specific flow or leaked layer proving this, a conclusion validated by both
national and international studies, as well as by the water management institutions
in this area. The underground water resource is slightly less represented on the
Maramures , Basin, and better emphasized in the Tisa Corridor or in the lower plain
of the West, where the underground deposits allow the cantoning of both groundwater
bodies and deep-water reserves. The water balance in the study basin is in excess, is
also highlighted by the calculated aridity index.
Due to the presence of the volcanic area in the central part of the studied basin
and the salt core pits, there are also important quantities of mineral waters with great
potential for consumption and therapeutic use, which are just partially used. Major
bottling and spa centers could be arranged, based on these reserves.
Paradoxically, the water resource used by the population has the slightest representation in the mountain range and in the plains, due to various technical or financial
considerations. Besides, the lower west area is also slightly deficient regarding the
water layer at the disposal of the population, fact validated by the raster composite
built at the end of chapter four. However, with the entry of Romania to the European
Community, many water-utilities developments projects have appeared and continue
to appear, increasingly, elements that increase the capitalization of the water resource
and amplify the economic development of the area.
G. ¸
Serban et al.
12.5 Conclusions
The Romanian catchment of the Upper Tisa River is far from being considered a
poor water resource area, on the contrary, all the analyzed elements, including the
balance sheet, indicate a surplus of water. Both average and maximum discharge
flow highlight significant volumes of transit water along the basin, while the minimum discharge flow is almost non-existent. The spatial development of the basin
within the Carpathian arch, of which only a third is on the Romanian territory, favors
the discharge of significant amounts of precipitation and ensures the collection of
important water quantities in real “water gathering markets”.
The quantitative and qualitative monitoring network is very well developed in
the basin, but not the same can be said about the hydrotechnical facilities, able to
intervene in the maximum discharge phase and in the regularization of the waterflow,
which are completely missing in the Vi¸ seu basin [47].
The natural factors (substratum, relief, precipitation and evaporation processes,
pedo-geographic and biogeographical components) are favorable to the development
of a significant water resource in terms of quantity, even if there are some qualitatively
disturbing elements (the existence of clayey and marlstone substrates, the presence
of salt core pits, the existence of rich mineral resources, etc.).
The surface water resource is very consistent, the technical parameters like the
average specific flow or leaked layer proving this, a conclusion validated by both
national and international studies, as well as by the water management institutions
in this area. The underground water resource is slightly less represented on the
Maramures , Basin, and better emphasized in the Tisa Corridor or in the lower plain
of the West, where the underground deposits allow the cantoning of both groundwater
bodies and deep-water reserves. The water balance in the study basin is in excess, is
also highlighted by the calculated aridity index.
Due to the presence of the volcanic area in the central part of the studied basin
and the salt core pits, there are also important quantities of mineral waters with great
potential for consumption and therapeutic use, which are just partially used. Major
bottling and spa centers could be arranged, based on these reserves.
Paradoxically, the water resource used by the population has the slightest representation in the mountain range and in the plains, due to various technical or financial
considerations. Besides, the lower west area is also slightly deficient regarding the
water layer at the disposal of the population, fact validated by the raster composite
built at the end of chapter four. However, with the entry of Romania to the European
Community, many water-utilities developments projects have appeared and continue
to appear, increasingly, elements that increase the capitalization of the water resource
and amplify the economic development of the area.