The Effects of Storm Runoff on Water Quality and the Coping Strategy of a Deep Canyon-Shaped Source Water Reservoir in China

Weixing Ma, Tinglin Huang, Xuan Li, Zizhen Zhou, Yang Li and Kang Zeng
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Weixing Ma: School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710043, China
Tinglin Huang: School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710043, China
Xuan Li: School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710043, China
Zizhen Zhou: School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710043, China
Yang Li: School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710043, China
Kang Zeng: School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710043, China

IJERPH, 2015, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-17

Abstract: Storm runoff events in the flooding season affect the water quality of reservoirs and increase risks to the water supply, but coping strategies have seldom been reported. The phenomenon of turbid current intrusion resulting in water turbidity and anoxic conditions reappearing after storm runoff, resulting in the deterioration of water quality, was observed in the flooding season in the deep canyon-shaped Heihe Reservoir. The objective of this work was to elucidate the effects of storm runoff on the Heihe Reservoir water quality and find a coping strategy. In this study, an intensive sampling campaign measuring water temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, nutrients, and metals were conducted in the reservoir over a period of two years, and the water-lifting aerators were improved to achieve single aeration and a full layer of mixing and oxygenation functions using different volumes of gas. The operation of the improved water-lifting aerators mixed the reservoir three months ahead of the natural mixing time, and good water quality was maintained during the induced mixing period, thereby extending the good water quality period. The results can provide an effective coping strategy to improve the water quality of a source water reservoir and ensure the safety of drinking water.

Keywords: rainstorm; reservoir; water quality; water-lifting aerator; mixing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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