“…4. Scheme of a water intake structure from a mountain watercourse [5]: 1 -water collector of intake structure; 2tubular drains; 3 -water intake basin of irrigation system; 4 -catch gallery; 5 -filter panels of water intake; 6abutments The authors claim that the proposed design of protective structures contributes to reliable protection of the water intake from ice impacts, but, at the same time, its cost is more than twice as high as the cost of construction of a water intake with a pumping station of the 1st lift. Speaking about permafrost zones, one cannot fail to mention the devices of snowstorm protection in the zone of water intake facilities location.…”