Abstract:In this paper, the estimation of pollutant load within the drinking water protection areas (DWPA) of springs Sv. Ivan, Bulaž, and Gradole in Northern Istria (Croatia) is presented. To estimate the pollution load, the spreadsheet tool for estimating pollutant load (STEPL) model was used. STEPL calculates loads of organic pollutants, nutrients, and suspended solids. For each analyzed spring total, specific and pollutant loads by each analyzed category are calculated. The results show that the greatest loads are caused by human activities. In addition, for the purpose of the analysis, two additional future scenarios are introduced; one describes the situation after the implementation of the first phase of the Istrian water protection system project, and the other that describes a possible future state where each agglomeration of over 100 inhabitants within the protected areas has an adequate wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).Keywords: springs Sv. Ivan, Bulaž, Gradole, pollutant load estimation, STEPL, drinking water protected areas PROCJENA TERETA ONEČIŠĆENJA U ZONAMA SANITARNE ZAŠTITE IZVORIŠTA SV. IVAN, BULAŽ I GRADOLE Sažetak: U radu je prikazana procjena tereta onečišćenja unutar zona sanitarne zaštite izvora Sv. Ivan, Bulaž i Gradole, koji se nalaze na sjevernom dijelu Istre (Hrvatska). U svrhu procjene tereta onečišćenja primijenjen je STEPL model koji izračunava opterećenja organskim zagađivačima, hranjivim te suspendiranim tvarima. Za svaki analizirani izvor izračunani su ukupni, specifični te tereti onečišćenja po pojedinim kategorijama, iz kojih se može vidjeti da su najveća opterećenja uzrokovana ljudskim aktivnostima. Također, za potrebe analize izrađena su i dva dodatna scenarija, prvi koji opisuje stanje nakon realizacije prve faze projekta istarskog vodozaštitnog sustava, te drugi scenarij koji opisuje moguće buduće stanje da se za svako naselje iznad 100 stanovnika unutar zona sanitarne zaštite izvede odgovarajući uređaj za pročišćavanje otpadnih voda.
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