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Research on the Evaluation of Impaired Waterbody using the Flowrate Group at TMDL Unit Watershed in Nakdong River Basin  

Hwang, Ha-Sun (Water Pollution Cap System Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Sang-Soo (Water Pollution Cap System Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Jin-Lee (Water Pollution Cap System Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Park, Bae-Kyung (Water Pollution Cap System Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
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Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment / v.28, no.6, 2012 , pp. 933-942 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the degree of waterbody impairment according to the flow conditions and present to the appropriate water quality improvement alternatives using observed water quality and flow for Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) implementation at 39 unit watersheds the nakdong river basin. Observed water quality data for 7 years are divided into five cumulative flow frequency group and comparing the each observed water quality data and TMDL Target water quality (TWQ) the last evaluate the water quality is impaired group. We found that the cumulative flow frequency group-specific the average excess rate of V group was the highest (32.86%), followed by the IV group (26.04%), group III (23.36%), II group (22.67%), I group (20.70%), the degree of impaired waterbody tended to be inversely proportional to the flow rate. Resulted from cumulative flow frequency group of impaired water quality assessment, 13 unit watersheds are impaired from a group IV and group V affected by point sources. Therefore, improvement of sewage discharge and the initial composition of the riparian buffer zone are needed. Nakbon F, Namkang D and Namkang E within 13 unit watersheds are impaired from group II and III affected by non-point sources. Therefore, application of Best Management Practices (BMPs) is needed for these watersheds. Evaluation of impaired waterbody using Cumulative flow frequency group is able to determine the extent of the judgment to TWQ exceeded by the flow conditions and helps proper setting Standard flow and planning pollutant reduction for TMDL.
Keywords
Best Management Practices (BMPs); Flow duration curve; Impaired waterbody; Target water quality (TWQ); TMDL;
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