Groundwater of alluvial aquifer as a significant resource for municipal water supply in Republic of Serbia

When solving the problem of municipal water supply for the towns in Republic of Serbia, groundwater from alluvial aquifers has been considered as a significant resource. Nowadays, in the Republic of Serbia all larger towns, including the capital Belgrade, utilize water from these aquifers, formed within alluvial deposits along the major river in Serbia. This paper presents hydrogeological properties of alluvial sediments of mentioned rivers including their location, width, lithological content, structural type, filtration and other hydraulic characteristics. A water-bearing horizon is a natural reservoir of unconfined groundwater that replenishes continuously during the year and is specifically described. The paper also describes the quality of groundwater and how it can be maintained. Resume: Pour remedier la problematique de l'alimentation en eau potable des villes en Serbie, les eaux souterraines des resources aluviales ont ete conciderees comme un atout signifiquatif. Toutes les grandes villes, y compris la capitale Belgrade, utilisent aujourd'hui de l'eau provenant de ces aquiferes qui se sont formes au sein des depots aluviaux des cours d'eau majeurs de Serbie. Les caracteristiques hydrogeologiques des couches aluviales, y compris leur situation, epaisseur, composition lithologique, type structurel, capacite filtrante et autres caracteristiques hydrauliques, sont presentees dans cet ouvrage. Bassin aquifere constitue le reservoir naturel des eaux souterraines, qui se remplie durant toute l'annee, ce qui est particulierement detaille dans l'ouvrage. L'ouvrage en question offre egalement la description de la qualite des eaux souterraines, ainsi que les moyens a mettre en oeuvre pour la preserver.