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Engineering and Design Reservoir Water Quality Analysis.pdf

February 3, 2009 · Filed Under Civil & Architectural Engineering  · Tags: , , ,

This manual provides guidance for the assessment of reservoir water quality conditions, including reservoir releases and tailgaters. Procedures are generally presented without theoretical discussion, since these details can be found in referenced sources.

Water quality assessments of reservoirs are designed and conducted to meet specific reservoir use objectives. These assessments are intended either for predicting future conditions, such as the reservoir water quality in a proposed impoundment or the tailwater quality resulting from proposed changes in the water control plan at an existing project, or for describing existing conditions, such as postimpoundment quality. In addition, the results of water quality assessments serve as source material for environmental impact statements and assessments, project water control manuals, recreation master plans, and future projects.

The stage of the reservoir project investigation determines the extent of resources available and, therefore, the depth of a water quality assessment. Obviously, a reservoir water quality assessment made during the early stages of a project reconnaissance investigation is generally less intensive and definitive than assessments conducted during feasibility studies or those made for project feature design and environmental impact determination in the post-authorization phase.

Contents:

  • INTRODUCTION [ General ~ Purpose ~ Applicability ~ References ~ Background ~ Water Quality Assessment in Water Quality Control Management ~ General ~ Planning and Analysis ~ Water Control Management ]
  • WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
    • Introduction
    • Definition of Water Quality
    • Reservoir-Watershed Relationship
    • Reservoir Description [ Definition ~ Comparison to Natural Lakes ~ Classification of Reservoirs ]
    • Reservoir Characteristics and Processes [ General ~ Physical Characteristics and Processes ~ Chemical Characteristics of Reservoir Processes ~ Biological Characteristics and Processes ]
    • Releases and Tailgaters [ Releases ~ Tailwaters ~ Characteristics and Processes ]
  • WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT
    • Designing the Assessment Plan Establishing Objectives
    • Design Considerations
    • Elements of Assessment
    • Water Quality Assessment Program/Study Categories [ Preimpoundment Assessment ~ Postimpoundment Assessment ~ Operational Monitoring ~ Modification of Operations ~ Modification of Water Control Structures ~ Specific Water Quality Problems ]
  • WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES
    • Screening Techniques [ General ~ Information Search ~ Project Characteristics and Calculations ~ Site-Specific Water Quality Data ]
    • Diagnostic Techniques [ General ~ Field Investigations ~ Laboratory Studies ~ Statistical Techniques ~ Water Quality Indices ~ Remote Sensing ]
    • Predictive Techniques [ General ~ Regression Analysis ~ Comparative Analysis ~ Modeling ~ Nutrient Loading Models ~ Numerical Simulation Models ~ Physical Models ]
  • WATER QUALITY DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
    • Introduction [ Purpose ~ Overview ]
    • Field Data Collection [ Principles ~ Sampling Designs ~ Field Sampling and Analysis ~ Laboratory Analysis ]
    • Database Management [ Database Management Systems ~ Selection Criteria ]
    • Data Presentation Methods [ Summary Tables ~ Graphic Displays ~ Quality Assurance ~ Statistical Analysis ]
  • Appendix A: REFERENCES [ Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers ~ Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station ~ Other Government Publications ~ Nongovernment Publications ]
  • Appendix B: BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • Appendix C: SAMPLE DESIGN CALCULATIONS: DEVELOPMENT OF DECISION MATRIX (TABLE 5-I)
  • Appendix D: ORDER OF MAGNITUDE ESTIMATES [ Purpose ~ Morphometric and Hydrologic ~ Characteristics ~ Physical Relationships ~ Chemical Relationships ]

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