GCBF5TQ Vodarna Kleče (Traditional Cache) in Slovenia created by vasili1945

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Vodarna Kleče

Ljubljana je zaradi sestave tal in bogatih zalog podtalnice ena redkih evropskih prestolnic, kjer približno sto tisoč gospodinjstev prejema vodo brez kemičnih postopkov čiščenja. Najstarejša in največja vodarna na območju prestolnice leži v Klečah: obratuje od leta 1890 in je srce vodovodnega omrežja, saj zagotavlja približno dve tretjini vse vode v centralnem vodovodnem sistemu.

Kljub bogatim zalogam pa vode pod ljubljansko regijo ni neomejeno. Kot pojasnjuje Skitkova, »je lahko izčrpamo nekako toliko, kot je doteka v območje«, zato je treba pred postavitvijo novega črpališča opraviti testna črpanja in meritve, ki pokažejo, koliko vode se lahko izčrpa, s tem da gladina podtalnice hkrati preveč ne upade oziroma se ne začne posedati prst. Čez dan v Klečah dela med osem in deset vodnjakov, ki črpajo s povprečnim pretokom 85 litrov na sekundo, na število delujočih vodnjakov pa najbolj vpliva poraba meščanov.

Kleče water supply facility

Due to the composition of the soil and the rich groundwater reserves, Ljubljana is one of the few European capitals where approximately one hundred thousand households receive water without chemical treatment processes. The oldest and largest water plant in the capital area is located in Kleče: it has been in operation since 1890 and is the heart of the water supply network, providing approximately two-thirds of all water in the central water supply system.

Despite the rich reserves, the water under the Ljubljana region is not unlimited. As Skitko explains, "we can pump out about as much as it flows into the area", so before setting up a new pumping station, test pumping and measurements must be carried out to show how much water can be pumped out without the groundwater level dropping too much or the soil starting to settle. During the day, between eight and ten wells operate in Kleče, pumping at an average flow rate of 85 liters per second, and the number of working wells is most affected by the consumption of the townspeople.

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