THE CHLOROSODIUM MINERAL WATERS IN CLUJ COUNTY,
LASTING TOURISTIC PROTECTION AND CAPITALIZATION
N.cianga, d.costea
ABSTRACT. – The chlorosodium mineral waters in Cluj County, lasting touristic protection and capitalization. This study represents a continuation of the research and assessment of the resources of chlorosodium mineral waters on the territory of Transylvania Depression, especially regarding the appearance of salt springs, which are still not to be found in the literature of specialty.
The first step was made by the researcher Chintăuan Ioan, Doctor in Geology for Bistriţa-Năsăud County in 2002, and it was continued by the authors of this study, in the first volume dedicated to the Air & Water conference from 2010, for Sibiu County.
Therefore, Cluj County will be analysed this time, a county to which certain researches have been done before. Field research could be also added to these, representing the only possibility to update the data regarding the existent salt springs.
The first examples already known are the clorosodium mineral waters billeted in lakes situated in Turda, Cojocna, Sic and Ocna Dejului. As locations with chlorosodium mineral waters which appear at the surface under the form of salt springs with a salinity exceeding 1 g/l, as compared to the 4 ones specified, firstly the old, abandoned resorts from Someşeni are to be remembered and the lake with salt water formed in the place of a spring from Pata that is found near the garbage pit of Cluj-Napoca Municipality and many other spots with salt springs found on the map of Cluj County, such as those located from north towards south: Mica, Gherla, Gădălin, Geaca, Miceşti, Valea Florilor, etc.
As far as the protection of these resources is concerned, the main debated problems are related to phenomena such as their clogging and sweetening, which determines many springs of chlorosodium mineral waters to become ephemeral.
As regards the touristic exploitation of these touristic localtions, the only arranged are the one situated in Turda, which is declared to be a touristic balneal resort, Cojocna, Ocna Dejului, and with an incipient character Gherla-Silivaş and Sic. The other locations are simply appearances of salt waters, some used in the households of the natives.
Keywords: spring of salt waters, salt lakes, clogging, sweetening.