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A DYNAMIC BACTERIAL MODEL FOR A RECREATIONAL LAKE 1
Author(s) -
Uchrin Christopher G.,
Weber Walter J.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1983.tb02774.x
Subject(s) - nonpoint source pollution , environmental science , recreation , storm , hydrology (agriculture) , pollution , combined sewer , contamination , sewage , water resource management , environmental engineering , meteorology , surface runoff , stormwater , ecology , geography , engineering , geotechnical engineering , biology
A dynamic mathematical model was constructed to examine bacterial contamination problems affecting Ford Lake, a small recreational lake in Southeast Michigan. The model was calibrated and verified using summer dry weather averaged data and data from three wet weather surveys. Model simulations demonstrated that the major bacterial contamination was attributable to storm related perturbations affecting two point sources: the Huron River and the Ypsilanti Sewage Treatment Plant. The nonpoint source contribution was relatively minor. The Model is currently being used by the State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources as a management tool for assessing the effectiveness of planned pollution abatement strategies