ABSTRACT
Despite great human efforts to collect all available surface water in the karst regions, a huge quantity of water is beyond any surface control and practical use. Essentially, all groundwater circulating in deep karst aquifers is uncollectable on the surface. Generally speaking, the retention capability of karst aquifers appears to be relatively low. This means that transmitting capability is dominant, i.e., the aquifer discharge is directly proportional to precipitation. In such a case there is only one possibility for economical water management: artificial regulation of the karst aquifer regime, i.e., artificial groundwater storage in favorable geological structures.
