Geotechnical and Hydrological Characteristics of Urbanized Areas in the Development of Activities for Water Object Rehabilitation (Samara)

Abstract

The peculiarities and main problems of the urban systems, the most important element of which are water objects, have been described. Using the example of the park Voronezhskie ozera (Voronezh lakes) (Samara) located inside the residential area such consequences of a negative impact on the small water bodies in the city as the contamination of ponds, their shallowing and overgrowth have been shown. The main tasks for the ecological rehabilitation of the Voronezh lakes area have been specified and divided into groups. The first group of the tasks includes cleaning the pond basins and the general sanitation of the strand. The second is related to the problem of restoring the water content of ponds in the conditions of a decrease in the volumes of influent surface runoff. The third group of the tasks is aimed at restoring the ecological balance of the parkland. When solving these problems, it is supposed not to be limited to the analysis of the state of water bodies, but to make an integrated survey of the urbanized areas they are located in. The necessity of developing projects for cleaning small and middle-sized ponds taking into account a complex of geotechnical and hydrological characteristics has been substantiated. A complex of engineering surveys has been offered for drawing up the project of ecological rehabilitation of the ponds, including specified work activities. Based on the results of on-site surveys, a number of recommendations have been provided for clarifying the program for the integrated rehabilitation of water bodies in the urban areas.