Investigation of soil and engineering properties of wastewater treatment plant sites used to protect Salda Lake (Burdur) Basin

Many geological, hydrogeological and geomorphological studies have been carried out in the region, including Salda Lake. Due to the unique beauty of this lake and its similarity to Mars, it has attracted the attention of the international public and has been the subject of various environmental protection studies. The discharge of residential areas such as Salda and Doğanbaba Villages and Yeşilova (Burdur) District in the region is located within the Salda Lake basin. For this reason, engineering studies such as designing new treatment facilities were needed to protect the Salda Lake Basin, save it from unhealthy wastewater discharge and meet the discharge criteria. In this context, it was decided to build one Conventional Treatment Plant Project and two Package Treatment Plants. To investigate the suitability of these two projects, a total of 213.5 m of drilling holes were opened in 20 locations, and a total of 105.3 m of research pits were opened in 31 locations. In addition to these underground research techniques, "multi-channel surface wave analysis method (MASW)" measurements were made in two separate profiles to be used in predicting the physical and mechanical properties of the soils in the region. Using drilling wells, research pits, surface wave measurements and laboratory studies, information about the ground properties of the units in the region and the engineering parameters of the ground where the facility units will sit, and the lines will pass were evaluated within the scope of this study.