Open AccessLow‐cost solution optimizes water quality of reservoir effluent
Author(s) -
Schultz Colin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo320023
Subject(s) - hydroelectricity , environmental science , water quality , flooding (psychology) , effluent , water resource management , downstream (manufacturing) , hydrology (agriculture) , ecosystem , hydropower , environmental engineering , ecology , geology , engineering , psychology , geotechnical engineering , psychotherapist , operations management , biology
A large reservoir can provide reliable access to water, control flooding, and be used to generate hydroelectricity. On the other hand, large dams can upset local ecosystems by changing river flow patterns or by affecting nutrient and oxygen concentrations in downstream flows. Damming a river and constructing a reservoir requires balancing these benefits and risks.