Southeastern Europe is known worldwide as classic karst terrain. In the Alpine orogenic belt karstified carbonate rocks are either dominant, in Dinarides, or widely distributed, Carpathian-Balkans, Hellenides Pindes. Concerning karstic groundwater resources, this region by far richest all of Europe. Some areas, such southern Montenegro, characterized an intensive and high precipitation affecting water balance. several countries region, supply from aquifers prevails. There very large cities...

Carbonate rocks cover about 23% of Albania, with exploitable karst water resources estimated at 2.84 × 109 m3/year (about 65% the total groundwater in country). The Kruja tectonic zone is characterized by presence SE–NW-oriented carbonate structures, rich fresh and thermal groundwaters. More than 80% springs Albania are present this zone. One its most interesting both cold waters, small structure Makaresh, a surface 22 km2. purpose article to describe hydrogeological characteristics massif;...

The municipal water supply, related mainly to the cities of Albanian, began develop in second half 19th century and much intensively after 1945. Today reported mean production for cities, on average, is about 300 l/capita/d including drinking industrial supply. territory Albania consists uneven distribution very heterogeneous aquifers conditioning reach variety supply solutions. In this article are analyzed classified hydrogeological aspects sources settlements, which summarized five groups:...

Two big lakes are located in southeastern Albania, near the border with Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Prespa Lake at elevation 850 m above sea level (a.s.l.), and Ohrid 695 a.s.l. Mali Thate – Galichica Mountain, which is constructed mainly carbonate karstfied formations, separates them. In Tushemisht Sveti Naum sector Lake, situated on both sites Albanian FYROM border, springs issue that supposed to be fed by underground karst flow Environmental isotope data Deuterium 18O...

Karst aquifers are characterized by high heterogeneity of groundwater flow. The classical study methods such as boreholes, pumping tests, and point observations give important data but cannot be extended to the entire aquifer. However environmental hydrochemical stabile isotope could information about large scale aquifer characterization. Some examples from Albania, shown in this paper, demonstrate successful application methods, which more powerful if applied combination with ones, for...

The territory of Albania presents wide outcrops soluble rocks, with typical karst landforms and the presence remarkable carbonate aquifers. Many areas are located near coasts, which results in a variety environmental problems, mostly related to marine intrusion. This paper focuses on brackish springs Albania, exhibit temperatures approximately equal yearly air temperature at their location. Total dissolved solids higher than 1000 mg/L, waters not drinkable, they rarely used for other...

The municipal water supply, related mainly to the cities of Albania, began develop in second half 19th century and very intensively after 1945. Today, reported mean production for cities, on average, is about 300 l/capita/d, including drinking industrial supplies. territory Albania has an uneven distribution heterogeneous aquifers conditioning often difficulty supply solutions. In this article, are analyzed classified hydrogeological aspects sources settlements, which summarized five groups:...

Carbonate rocks occupy about 6490 km2 in Albania (23% of the country) and total exploitable karst water resources are estimated 2.84*109 m3/year (about 65% groundwater country, 70% those used for supply). In addition, massifs very rich thermal waters, related to ascending fluids which essential development hypogenic karstification outer Albanides. This type facilitates circulation regime deep fluids, revealed at surface through both numerous phenomena hypogene hot springs. The relatively...

The lakes of Prespa and Ohrid represent a very important hydrogeological system shared between Albania, FYR Macedonia Greece, are the largest tectonic in Europe. Lake is about 150 m higher elevation than Ohrid, twos separated by high mountains (Mali Thate, 2,287 m, Galičica Mt., 2,262 a.s.l.), built up during Pliocene-Quaternary events. These mainly consist Upper Triassic–Lower Jurassic limestones, with wide graben to E (Prespa) W (Ohrid). Pliocene clays, sandstones,...

Korça intermountain basin is the largest of its kind in Albania and from hydrogeological point view represents a semiclosed developed Pliocene-Holocene granular unconsolidated deposits, which maximal thickness about 300 m. The aquifer consists intergranular gravelly to sandy layers containing artesian groundwater drilling wells are free flowing on most surface. main recharge comes mainly rivers torrents mountain gorges around Plain. natural drainage realized through vertical leakage area...

Abstract The southern Albania coast, about 147 km-long, represents one of the most developing areas country for tourism and local economy. There are, however, serious problems as concerns water supply. Due to karst nature territory, groundwater is only remaining promising resource. aim this research describe main characteristics influencing factors on quantity quality drainage type in study area. In general, area very rich resources; estimated total renewable resources are 21.5 m 3 /s. Based...

Abstract The municipal water supply, mainly related with the cities, in Albanian began to develop second half of 19th century and particularly after 1945. Today, total capacity supply systems for citiescorresponds an average rate about 300 l/day per capita. territory Albania consists uneven distribution very heterogeneous aquifers. In this article are classified analyzed sources settlements, which summarized five groups: a) Wells alluvial intergranular aquifers; b) karst springs; c) wells d)...