Inexact quadratic joint-probabilistic programming for water quality management under uncertainty in the Xiangxi River, China

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 1115-1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Hu ◽  
Guo H. Huang ◽  
Wei Sun ◽  
Yongping P. Li
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Water Quality Management ◽  
Probabilistic Programming ◽  
Xiangxi River

scholarly journals Mathematical Modeling for Water Quality Management under Interval and Fuzzy Uncertainties

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Liu ◽  
Y. P. Li ◽  
G. H. Huang
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Water Quality Management ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Interval Numbers ◽  
Nonpoint Sources ◽  
Xiangxi River ◽  
Constrained Programming ◽  
System Benefit

In this study, an interval fuzzy credibility-constrained programming (IFCP) method is developed for river water quality management. IFCP is derived from incorporating techniques of fuzzy credibility-constrained programming (FCP) and interval-parameter programming (IPP) within a general optimization framework. IFCP is capable of tackling uncertainties presented as interval numbers and possibility distributions as well as analyzing the reliability of satisfying (or the risk of violating) system’s constraints. A real-world case for water quality management planning of the Xiangxi River in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region (which faces severe water quality problems due to pollution from point and nonpoint sources) is then conducted for demonstrating the applicability of the developed method. The results demonstrate that high biological oxygen demand (BOD) discharge is observed at the Baishahe chemical plant and Gufu wastewater treatment plant. For nonpoint sources, crop farming generates large amounts of total phosphorus (TP) and total nitrogen (TN). The results are helpful for managers in not only making decisions of effluent discharges from point and nonpoint sources but also gaining insight into the tradeoff between system benefit and environmental requirement.

Water Quality Management – A Total Catchment Management Approach

1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Hawkins ◽  
D. A. Geering
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Water Quality Management ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Catchment Management ◽  
Know How ◽  
Wild And Scenic Rivers ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Resource Protection ◽  
Development Resource

Water quality standards set in the past have not helped resource managers in the decisions that they face in seeking sustainable development. Resource managers are looking for meaningful information on water quality so as to evaluate the resource, set priorities for action, and to monitor progress. Resource managers need to know how water quality affects, and is affected by, catchment uses and activities. Examples of three wild and scenic rivers, the Nymboida, Murrumbidgee, and Hawkesbury/Nepean River systems, demonstrate how a ‘Total Catchment Management' approach to resource use and resource protection has advantages for water quality management.

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