A certain amount of water is required for a mine site located in Turgutlu in Western
Turkey to be used in mining processes. The purpose of this study is to assess the
impacts associated with meeting water supply requirements for the mine. Scope of
the study involves determination of the alternative water resources, the assessment of
impacts associated with each resource and the selection of the most feasible
alternative in the aspect of environmental and technical effects.
Three alternatives suggested to supply mine process water are surface water,
groundwater and reuse of waste water of Turgutlu town after treatment. A low flow
analysis of Gediz River was conducted for the evaluation of the surface water. For
the groundwater alternative, Turgutlu-Salihli aquifer model was established using
MODFLOW 2009.1 software and the impacts on groundwater resources were
evaluated. The evaluation of the last alternative, reuse of waste water of Turgutlu
after treatment, was based upon the amount of waste water generated and treatment
needed.
Results of the alternatives show that each alternative is applicable to supply the
required water to the mine site. However, the storage of the Gediz River water in a
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small dam in wet seasons to be used later in dry seasons and the reuse of waste water
of Turgutlu after treatment are the alternatives with least impacts on existing water
users and related ecosystems.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612021/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 June 2010 |
| Creators | Agartan, Elif |
| Contributors | Yazicigil, Hasan |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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