Environmental integrated rules in dams with water quality problems: The Santomera Dam, an example on how to integrate water quality and water quantity needs

Impact of Water Projects on River Flow Regimes and Water Quality in Huai River Basin

“…The method is original and different from the former relative researches (Karr 1991;Lowney 2000;Albanakis et al 2001;Bednarek 2001;Campbell et al 2001;Lopes et al 2003Lopes et al , 2004Bartholow et al 2004;Klamath. Horne et al 2004;Mao 2005;Munoz et al 2006;Wei et al 2008). By comparing the flow processes in different scenarios, the results showed that there were 17 dams & floodgates storing water, seven dams & floodgates discharging water and the other five dams & floodgates' impact were not obvious from annual average flow process (year 1991 to 2000).…”

“…Karr (1991) systematically analyzed the impact of dam construction on river hydrology and related fields including physics, energy, chemistry, biology and ecology (species' structure, the habitat distribution and ecological function). Munoz et al (2006) investigated the environmental role of the Santomera Dam in the river network which determines how to integrate water quality requirement with quantity requirement in the reservoir and downstream. Huang (2003) assessed the negative impact of Aswan Dam on the environment of Nile River by analyzing the monitoring data.…”

Experimental analysis of the impact of sluice regulation on water quality in the highly polluted Huai River Basin, China

“…(1) Analysis of aquatic organisms, water quality, water quantity, ecology, and other aspects of the water environment is conducted through field surveys (Muñoz et al 2005;Mallik and Richardson 2009;Zhao et al 2010); (2) exploration of the impacts of sluices and dams on river discharge, water quality, ecology, river structure, and other aspects of the water environment has been conducted through examination of historical data (Brandt 2000;Petts and Gurnell 2005;Gülbahar and Elhatip 2005;Kurunc et al 2006;William 2006;Braatne et al 2008); and (3) numerical simulation models, including mature hydrological models (such as the Solid and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)) coupled with water quality models, mature water quality simulation models (such as the water quality analysis simulation program (WASP)), and other numerical simulation analyses have been used (Campbell et al 2001;Newham et al 2002;Chung et al 2008;Marcé et al 2010). Specifically, mature hydrological models, coupled with water quality models, have been used to analyze the impacts of discharged sewage on downstream water quality (Hayes et al 1998;Li and Zuo 2012;Zheng et al 2012;Zhang et al 2010Zhang et al , 2011Zhang et al , 2013; mature water quality simulation models have been used to calculate and analyze water quality and other aspects of the water environment (Di Toro et al 1983;Stow et al 2003;Jae 2010;Zheng et al 2010;Lai et al 2013); and (4) mechanism experiments have been carried out.…”

Assessing the Influence of Land-Use Changes on Water Quality Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Study in Cirata Reservoir, Indonesia

“…In China, it is caused by hydrological morphometric and lack of environmental management (Jiang and Fu, 1998;Li et al, 2011). Meanwhile in Europe, especially in France, Spain, and Italy, the controlled sediment ushing triggers reservoir sedimentation which damages the freshwater ecosystem from contaminants (Muñoz et al, 2006;Espa et al, 2016;Lepage et al, 2020). Without proper environmental management, reservoir sedimentation is a common problem for dams in Japan, Taiwan, and the United States (Graf et al, 2010;Chen and Tsai, 2017;Nukazawa et al, 2020).…”