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Hypolimnion Withdrawal Renews Reservoir
Author(s) -
Benskin Pam,
Linder Kevin
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2004.tb01754.x
Subject(s) - hypolimnion , environmental science , nutrient , eutrophication , ecology , biology
This article discusses the problem of internal nutrient loading at the Aurora Reservoir in Aurora, Colorado, and how water quality has slowly declined over the past several years. The city chose a strategy known as hypolimnetic withdrawal to deal with the problem. The article discusses the strategy, along with questions and concerns about the process, observable benefits, full‐scale selective hypolimnion withdrawal at the Aurora Reservoir, and how a change in weather conditions effected the hypolimnetic withdrawal strategy.