Keywords:   vertical drainage, groundwater, hydrogeological conditions, water resources, drainage and humidification system, filtration coefficient, groundwater runoff module

// Мелиорация.— 2023. – №3(105) – С 14–21

The issues of substantiating the possibility of using vertical drainage on reclamation sites with certain hydrogeological conditions were discussed, the most important of which is the good water permeability of an aquifer with a thickness of at least 15 m from the surface. The characteristic of Pripyat Polesje as the most favorable region with such conditions was given, the natural water resources of which allow the use of renewable groundwater in agricultural production, including for land irrigation. On the basis of the data of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, a schematic map of the zoning of the Pripyat Polesje according to the conditions for the use of drainage and humidification systems of vertical drainage was compiled. Technical and economic indicators of the cost of construction of these systems, horizontal drainage systems and an open drainage network are given. The most significant advantages and disadvantages of vertical drainage systems and the obvious prospects for its use in modern natural conditions are characterized.
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