Modeling of eutrophication and strategies for improvement of water quality in reservoirs

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1376-1385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mojtaba Shourian ◽  
Ali Moridi ◽  
Mohammad Kaveh
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Thermal Regime ◽  
Thermal Stratification ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
The State ◽  
Nitrogen Loads ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Pollution Loads

The purpose of this study is to survey the thermal regime and eutrophication states in Ilam reservoir in Iran as the case study. For this purpose and to find solutions for improving the water's quality in the reservoir, two general strategies for reducing the entering pollution loads and water depletions from the reservoir's outlets were analyzed by use of the CE-QUAL-W2 model. Results of the simulation of the present situation show the existence of thermal stratification during summer, which results in the qualitative stratification in the reservoir. According to the qualitative criteria, the Ilam reservoir's state is between mesotrophic and eutrophic. Results of the scenarios of reduction of the nutrients show that in the scenario of 50% reduction of the phosphorus and nitrogen loads into the reservoir, the state of the reservoir would recover from eutrophic to semi-eutrophic. Also, release of water from the reservoir during September, October and November would cause the restoration of the quality of water in the reservoir. To avoid the occurrence of critical eutrophication in the reservoir, reducing the ponding time in the reservoir by fast depletion, preventing entrance of the upstream villages' sewage and agricultural drained waters, which are sources of nitrate and phosphate contamination into the rivers, and also management of the usage of agricultural fertilizers have been suggested.

scholarly journals Simulation of Thermal Stratification and Salinity Using the Ce-Qual-W2 Model (Case Study: Mamloo Dam)

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1664-1669 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Sabeti ◽  
S. Jamali ◽  
H. H. Jamali
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Regime ◽  
Thermal Stratification ◽  
Vertical Mixing ◽  
Water Requirements ◽  
Model Case ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Discharge Duration ◽  
Two Parameters

Due to the shortage of fresh water, the quality of stored water in reservoirs has become increasingly important. Thermal regime and salinity are factors that affect the quality of water reservoirs. These two parameters were studied in Mamloo Dam in Tehran province. This dam has recently started to be uses as a source of drinking water for Tehran and thus its water quality is of increased importance. In this regard, the hydrodynamic model for 2014 to 2015 was built and calibrated by the CE-QUAL-W2 model and the model was used to simulate the thermal regime and salinity up to 2020. Two main scenarios were studied in this period, the continuation of the current situation or a 2.5% increase in water requirements and 5% decrease in discharge. The results show that the reservoir will experience thermal stratification in the summer and vertical mixing in the winter. Dased on these results Mamloo reservoir is in branch of warm Monomictic lake. Also results showed that thermal stratification and ssalinity stratification dominates simultaneity. Besides this issue with 2.5% increase in water requirements and 5% decrease in discharge, duration of summer thermal stratification will decrease although intensity of thermal stratification will increase.

PROBLEMS OF WATER SUPPLY IN THE TERRITORY OF THE OREL REGION AND WAYS TO SOLVE IT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Павел Алексеевич Лапин ◽  
Сергей Александрович Копылов ◽  
Дмитрий Васильевич Елисеев
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
The State ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
The City

В статье анализируется состояние водного фонда в области и обеспеченность жителей региона водой. Рассматриваются основные проблемы неудовлетворительного качества воды в районах области и в г. Орле. Предлагается комплекс мероприятий с целью повышение качества водоснабжения на территории Орловской области путём строительства пяти объектов водоснабжения. The article analyzes the state of the water fund in the region and the provision of water to the residents of the region. The main problems of unsatisfactory water quality in the districts of the region and in the city of Orel are considered. A set of measures is proposed to improve the quality of water supply in the territory of the Orel region through the construction of five water supply facilities.

scholarly journals The Quality of Water Resources as a Factor of Regional Strategizing

2019 ◽  
pp. 143-153
Author(s):  
Natalya Kosolapova ◽  
Lyudmila Matveeva ◽  
Olga Chernova
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Quality Management ◽  
Water Quality Monitoring ◽  
The State ◽  
Water Users ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Social And Economic Development

The purpose of this article is to study the processes of water quality management, which are considered as the main factor of the strategic social and economic development of the region and also to form tools supporting this process. The article analyzes the state and development trends of the water sector of the Rostov region from the standpoint of solving the problems of its strategic social and economic development. The authors demonstrate the possibility of intellectualization of regional strategizing processes through the use of water quality monitoring of the knowledge of experts with the use of fuzzy logic. The review of existing approaches to the assessment of water resources quality is given. It is shown that these approaches do not take into account the different requirements of water users to the content of chemicals and compounds in the water but assess the state of water resources in terms of conformity of concentration indices of polluting substances to maximally allowable concentrations. The authors suggest assessing the quality of water resources in compliance with the criteria of the contamination of water resources set for every category of water users. The approach proposed by the authors implies the assessment of water quality in two modes – differentiated and complex. Meanwhile, the suggested tools are universal and can be used in the systems of regional strategizing of the use of various water basins. A conceptual representation of the structure of the management system of water resources quality in the region within the system of regional strategizing is formed and the main problems of its development are identified.

scholarly journals A framework to diagnose factors influencing proenvironmental behaviors in water-sensitive urban design

2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (33) ◽  
pp. E7690-E7699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacki Schirmer ◽  
Fiona Dyer
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Human Behaviors ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Water Sensitive Urban Design ◽  
Improve Water Quality

The ongoing challenge of maintaining and improving the quality of water that leaves urban stormwater systems is often addressed using technical rather than social solutions. The need for investment in often expensive water infrastructure can be reduced through better investing in promoting human behaviors that protect water quality as part of water-sensitive urban design (WSUD) initiatives. Successfully achieving this requires understanding factors that influence adoption of proenvironmental behaviors. We review past studies examining this topic and identify that factors influencing adoption of proenvironmental behaviors relevant to WSUD commonly fall into four domains: proenvironmental values and norms, awareness and knowledge of environmental problems and the actions that can address them, proximity and place-based identity, and life-stage and lifestyle factors. We propose the VAIL (values, awareness, identify, lifestyle) framework, based on these four domains and able to be contextualized to specific water-quality problems and individual communities, to assist in diagnosing factors influencing adoption of proenvironmental behaviors. We demonstrate the applicability of the framework in a case study examining adoption of gardening practices that support water quality in Canberra, Australia. We developed 22 locally relevant VAIL indicators and surveyed 3,334 residents to understand engagement in four water-friendly gardening behaviors that help improve water quality in local lakes. In regression modeling, the indicators explained a significant amount of variance in these behaviors and suggested avenues for supporting greater adoption of these behaviors. Predictor variables across all four VAIL domains were significant, highlighting the importance of a multidomain framework.

scholarly journals Water Management of River Beaches—A Portuguese Case Study

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Maria Oliveira ◽  
Margarida Antunes ◽  
Ana Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Physicochemical Parameters ◽  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
Water Quality Management ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Microbiological Parameters ◽  
Awareness Raising ◽  
The Town

The quality of water is crucial for the qualification of river beaches. The Cávado River watershed (Northern Portugal) contains five river beaches with a regular and specific mandatory monitorization. The main subject of this research is the evaluation of spatial and temporal water microbiological and physicochemical parameters to assess the water quality improvement and consequently watershed management. The results of monitoring surface water, considering microbiological parameters from the five river beaches (2015/19), and physicochemical parameters from three water points along the Cávado River (2018/19) were considered. The river beaches located upstream of the town of Braga has an “excellent” and “good” quality, while the river beach located downstream shows a lower water quality. The physicochemical water results indicated that there is a progressive degradation of water quality from upstream to downstream of the river, which is associated with the influence of domestic and industrial activities. To improve water quality, continuous monitoring will be necessary, with the implementation of adequate awareness-raising programs and strategic water quality management by the population and local agents.

scholarly journals INTEGRATED EVALUATION MODEL FOR SURFACE WATER QUALITY A CASE STUDY IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (4B) ◽  
pp. 232
Author(s):  
Thu Thi Minh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Radiation Characteristics ◽  
Effective Evaluation ◽  
Quality Of Water

The quality of water is a measure of a number of characteristics that impact on its condition.  Parameters affecting the water quality are classified as having chemical, physical, biological and radiation characteristics.  However there is uncertainty as to whether or not a water sample meets set standards in quality if two or more parameters need to be considered.  Therefore, this study is to develop an effective evaluation model, adopting fuzzy logic, to assess the quality of water.  Using a case study in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, a model has been developed and applied the collected surface water monitoring data in 2015.  The results obtained from this model are then compared to the results gained from Vietnam national water quality index established in 2011.

Impact of climate change on the future quality of surface waters: case study of the Ardak River, northeast of Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 685-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morteza Nikakhtar ◽  
Seyedeh Hoda Rahmati ◽  
Ali Reza Massah Bavani
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
General Circulation ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Circulation Model ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Monthly Streamflow

Abstract In recent decades, climate change has influenced the quantity and quality of water resources, affecting water supply for various demands. In this case study, the effects of climate change on the quality of the Ardak River in the northeast of Iran are discussed. The Qual2kW model was used to simulate water quality parameters, by sampling dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD), and NO3. The rainfall-streamflow model IHACRES was used for simulating monthly streamflow. Monthly general circulation model (GCM) temperature and rainfall data from representative concentration pathways (RCP) RCP2.6 and RCP8.5 were downloaded for 1986 to 2005 and 2020 to 2039. The previously verified model LARS-WG was used to predict future temperatures and rainfall. By importing this data into IHACRES, stream flows were simulated, enabling Qual2kW to predict future effects on water quality. Although changes in temperature of 0.5 to 1.2 °C were predicted, maximum changes in temperature and rainfall will occur in winter and summer in series. Therefore, water quality was predicted to decrease only on the Abghad branch, due to increased temperature and lower flow rates. The highest percentage variations in DO and NO3 are −12.19 and 31.25 in RCP8.5 and in COD and PH, −35.4 and 0.29 in RCP2.6.

scholarly journals Applying Interconnected Game Theory to Analyze Transboundary Waters: A Case Study of the Kura–Araks Basin

2019 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 1850016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna Khachaturyan ◽  
Karina Schoengold
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Water Quantity ◽  
Waterborne Diseases ◽  
International Rivers ◽  
Transboundary Waters ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Poor Water Quality

The Kura–Araks Basin is facing problems with insufficient water availability for all needs and poor water quality, which results in high rates of waterborne diseases. The riparians of the basin struggle with management of water resources within their national borders, as well as internationally, across the basin. With international rivers, interdependency among countries is created, where the upstream country can impact the quantity and quality of water downstream. This study focuses on the upstream–downstream relationship with the Kura River between Azerbaijan and Georgia. The analysis uses a game theoretical framework, which incorporates several issues in the negotiation space. Specifically, water quantity and water quality are analyzed separately and combined into an aggregated isolated game. The analysis compares the aggregated isolated game, where the outcome of each game is negotiated separately, with an interconnected game, where the two games are jointly negotiated. Using realistic parameters, results show that due to the repeated nature of some of the payoffs, cooperation is unlikely to be achievable in each game independently, since at least one country has an incentive to deviate. In contrast, the interconnected game can achieve full cooperation and increase the welfare of both countries.

scholarly journals МНОГОЛЕТНЯЯ ИЗМЕНЧИВОСТЬ ХИМИЧЕСКОГО СОСТАВА И КАЧЕСТВА ВОДЫ НА ВСЕМ ПРОТЯЖЕНИИ РЕКИ АМУР

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Kovalenko
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
The State ◽  
Amur River ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Maximum Permissible Concentrations ◽  
Water Ecosystem ◽  
The Amur River ◽  
The Difference

В условиях антропогенного воздействия на окружающую среду и несбалансированного природопользования может происходить снижение самоочищающей способности реки Амур и ухудшение качества воды. Водопользование в бассейне реки осуществляется со стороны трёх государств: России, Монголии и Китая. Основными источниками поступления загрязняющих веществ в Амур с российской стороны являются предприятия деревообрабатывающей промышленности, машиностроение, цветная металлургия, добыча полезных ископаемых, производство электроэнергии. Снижение качества воды происходит также за счет недостаточной степени очистки сточных вод. Трансграничное положение изучаемого водного объекта, разница демографических потенциалов России и Китая и активное техногенное воздействие со стороны сопредельных территорий обусловливает актуальность настоящего исследования, целью которого является оценка многолетней изменчивости химического состава и качества воды на протяжении реки Амур. Исследование проведено на основе многолетних (20002017 гг.) гидрохимических данных Государственной системы наблюдений за состоянием и загрязнением окружающей среды Росгидромета в пунктах наблюдений на р. Амур: с. Черняево, гг. Благовещенск, Хабаровск, КомсомольскнаАмуре и НиколаевскнаАмуре. Рассмотрен химический состав воды на различных участках реки и проведена оценка качества воды по гидрохимическим показателям. Построены графики временной изменчивости значений удельного комбинаторного индекса загрязненности воды (УКИЗВ). Анализ многолетних данных показал, что на всех исследуемых участках реки концентрации хлоридов, сульфатов и нитратов не превышают предельно допустимые концентрации. Выявлены характерные загрязняющие вещества, содержание которых превышает нормативы ПДК более, чем в половине случаев. Это органические вещества, азот аммонийный, соединения железа, меди, цинка, никеля, марганца, фенолы и нефтепродукты. Наблюдается увеличение содержания некоторых загрязняющих веществ вниз по течению реки. В целом качество воды реки Амур на различных участках характеризуется 3м ( загрязненная и очень загрязненная ) и 4м классами качества ( грязная ). В динамике выражена общая положительная тенденция незначительного снижения уровня загрязненности воды.The title of the article is longterm variability of chemical composition and quality of water along the Amur river. As the title implies the article describes the chemical composition of water in different parts of the river and the water quality by hydrochemical parameters. A mention should be made that under the conditions of anthropogenic press on the environment and unbalanced use of natural resources, the ecological potential of the water ecosystem of the Amur River is depleted and the quality of water decreases. The transboundary position of the studied water object, the difference in the demographic potentials of Russia and China determines the relevance of this paper. The purpose of the work is to assess the longterm variability of the chemical composition and water quality along the Amur River. It should be noted that this research is based on longterm (20002017) Hydrochemical information. The state system of observers for the state and environmental pollution of Roshydromet at observation points along the river: c. Chernyaevo, the city of Blagoveshchensk, Khabarovsk, KomsomolskonAmur and NikolaevskonAmur. As a result, the analysis of longterm data showed that the concentrations of chlorides, sulphates and nitrates do not exceed the maximum permissible concentrations on all the studied river sections. Identified characteristic pollutants, the content of which exceeds the MPC standards in more than half of the cases. There is an increase in the content of some pollutants downstream of the river. In general, the water quality of the Amur River at different sites is characterized by the 3rd (polluted and very polluted) and 4th quality classes (dirty).

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