The Role of Environmental Variables in Waste Stabilization Ponds' Morphodynamics

What does the volume-averaged water age distribution function reveal about flow fields in rectangular shallow reservoirs?

“…They serve as storage or sedimentation tanks for stormwater management [1][2][3][4][5], and are part of green infrastructures such as constructed wetlands [6][7][8][9]. They are also used as settling basins in irrigation networks [10,11] and for the treatment of waste water [12] or drinking water [13]. Shallow reservoirs serve as storage facility, in the form of service reservoirs in water supply systems [14], or as ancillary structures of hydropower schemes [15].…”

“…For instance, the efficiency of sediment trapping in stormwater reservoirs has a considerable influence on the quality of water reaching the receiving body [6,21]. Predicting the pattern of sediment deposits is of practical relevance for planning maintenance operations [12]. Similarly, water quality in drinking water reservoirs depends on water residence time and degree of mixing [14,22].…”

Dimensionality Reduction Analysis of the Integrated Solar and Hydraulic Jump Enhanced Waste Stabilization Pond Model Parameters

“…Letshwenyo et al [15] opined that the performance of each pond in a series of WSPs determines the extent of interventions to be undertaken for respective ponds. Izdori et al [16] studied the sludge accumulation patterns and the role of wind and runoff in Buguruni WSP. The study emphasized the role of numerical modelling and maintenance in sustainable WSP management [16].…”

“…Izdori et al [16] studied the sludge accumulation patterns and the role of wind and runoff in Buguruni WSP. The study emphasized the role of numerical modelling and maintenance in sustainable WSP management [16]. The replacement of the anaerobic and facultative ponds in a series of anaerobic, facultative and maturation ponds with an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor has been recommended [17].…”