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  • Elo, 15
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    Kurtna Lake District in Estonia is surrounded by oilshale mines and carriers, also a peat field. Besides from the center of the lake district sand is mined from Pannjärve carrier and water is pumped from the Vasavere groundwater catchment to the inhabitants of Kohtla-Järve and Jõhvi citizens. It all has affected the groundwater level, mostly has suffered from the drop of water level the lakes in the center of lake district. Due to decrease of water level from lakes Martiska and Ahnejärv has lost some plants specific as low-nutrition lakes. Kurtna lake district is area where the various interests of the society are very clearly confronted from one hand need for clean drinking water and on the other hand, the desire to protect a biodiversity, rich landscape and recreationally valuable area.

    Kurtna järvestikku ümbritsevad põlevkivikaevandused ja -karjäärid, lisaks Oru turbaväli. Järvestiku keskosas kaevandatakse Pannjärve karjäärist liiva ning pumbatakse Vasavere põhjaveehaardest Kohtla-Järve ja Jõhvi elanikele joogi- ja tarbevett. See kõik on mõjutanud ala põhjaveetaset, eelkõige on veetaseme languse käes kannatanud järvestiku keskosas olevad järved. Suure veetaseme languse tõttu kadusid Martiska ja Ahnejärvest haruldased vähetoitelistele järvedele iseloomulikud taimeliigid -vesilobeelia ja järv-lahnarohi. Kurtna järvestik on ala, kus põrkuvad väga selgelt ühiskonna erinevad huvid – vajadus puhta joogivee järele ning teisalt soov kaitsta elurikast ja maastikuliselt mitmekesist ning rekreatiivselt väärtuslikku piirkonda.

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