PROPERTIES OF SPRING WATERS IN SEYDIKEMER (MUĞLA) DISTRICT

Abstract

This study aimed at revealing the physical, chemical properties and the way how spring water
is formed in nature in Seydikemer District. The springs exist in the district area was examined
through fieldwork, and the relationship between the structure and spring was determined.
Later, 0.5 lt. samples were collected from the water sources which have more than 10 lt./sec.
flow. The physical and chemical properties of collected samples were analyzed in the
laboratory.
Water sources in this region had a karstic and karstic fault spring form. Springs of this zone
appear in the ophialite- calcerious contact zones or contact zones which were cut by the fault
areas. The flow of the springs have been varying between 10lt./sec. and 5m3/sec.. It was seen
that all springs were colorless, tasteless, unscented and their values were such as: water
hardness 15-36 FS, 195-390 salt in total, conductivity 260-520, pH 7.00-7.70. However,
Karacasu spring differs from others because of its higher values as in the following: hardness
(36 FSº), conductivity (520 mioromesh/cm²), salt in total (390) and organic material inside
(1.4 Mg/L). It was not seen any noxious substance such as: nitrite, nitrate and phosphate.
In conclusion, we found that spring waters in Seydikemer were physically and chemically
appropriate to Turkish Spring Water Standards. However, Çaltılar, Yayla Zorban, Temelköy-Ceylanköy springs are under the residential waste threat, but Karacasu is agricultural waste
threat today.