Preserving Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee, Israel) as a strategic water resource in a changing climate

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Preserving Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee, Israel) as a strategic water resource in a changing climate"

Transcription

1 Preserving Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee, Israel) as a strategic water resource in a changing climate Dr. Doron Markel Water Authority of Israel doronm10@water.gov.il Acknowledgment: Prof. Sharon Megdal Mr. Conrad Plimpton

2 Topics n The Water System of Israel n Lake Kinneret as a Major Water Resource n Climate Change Consequences. n Lake-Watershed Management n Climate Change Adaptive Management

3 (0.96) 1180 Total Supply 1500 MCM/y (Until 1980) 1.2 MAF/y Water Resources of Israel Western Galilee and Karmel Cost 139 Costal Aquifer Mountain Aquifer Kinneret Basin 550 Eastern Basins 130 Negev and Arava The Climate Change is here! 65

4 Annual Consumption in Israel Industry 100 MCM 5% Potable 450 MCM Domestic 750 MCM 37.5% Total: 2,000 MCM/y (1.6 MAF/y) Agriculture 1,150 MCM 57.5% Recycled + Brackish 700 MCM

5

6 Sea Water Desalination in Israel Hadera (130) 2009 Sore (150) k 2013 Ashdod(90) Palmachim (90) 2015 Ashkelon (120) Overall in 2017 = 580 MCM/Y (0.47 MAF/y) 6

7 Sea Water Desalination in Israel Hadera (130) 2009 Sore k (150) 2013 Ashdod (90) Palmachim (90) 2015 Ashkelon (120) Overall in 2017 = 580 MCM/Y 7 Potential capacity = 650 MCM/y

8 Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) Lake Kinneret and its Watershed The only freshwater lake in Israel. Lake Kinneret Lake Kinneret Watershed Jordan River The lowest in the world. Supplies 20% of Israel s potable water Lake Area: 167 km 2 Lake Max Depth: 44 m Lake Max Volume: 4.3 x m 3 Average Salinity: 280 mg/l Cl Stratification: Monomictic Watershed Area: 2730 km 2 Main Landuse: Agriculture Main Water inflow: Jordan River 70%

9

10 Point Pollutant Sources Sewage overflow Fish ponds overflow Dairy farm drainage Fuel stations Army Bases Non Point Sources Agricultural drainage open Grazing areas Lake Kinneret Watershed Area: 2730 km 2 Country: 75% in Israel, 25% in Lebanon Rain fall: mm/y Main River: Jordan River, 400 MCM/Y Residents: 220,000 Settlements:180 Cities: 4 Primary Use: Agriculture The Main Pollutants Nutrients: N & P Fecal Coli Pesticides & Herb. Oil and Fuel residues Salt

11 Lake Kinneret Uses Water Supply the primary use according to Israeli Water Law National carrier - length section Eshkol Reservoir Central Israel National Water Carrier Since 1964 Lake Kinneret

12 Lake Kinneret Uses Recreation and Tourism

13 Lake Kinneret Uses Commercial Fishery 1000 ton annual yield

14 Lake Kinneret as a Major Water Resource National Long Term Water Masterplan Total Av. Inflow 530 (10 6 m 3 /y) Lake Kinneret Will continue to serve as a strategic water resource for Israel, desalination will enable flexible water supply Evaporation Local Cons. K. Of Jordan NWC

15 Net Inflow to Lake Kinneret (Available Water) Available Water (10 6 m 3 yr -1 ) MCM/y 416 Increase in water use 1176 Decrease in precipitation Overall decrease MCM/y 170 MCM/y 200 MCM/y MCM/y Source: The Hydrological Service, Israeli Water Authority

16 Lake Kinneret Water Level Changes A Balance of the net inflow and operational outflow Red lines, drought periods and recommended green line -208 Lake Kinneret Water Level Water Level (m ASL) Source: The Hydrological Service, Israeli Water Authority

17 Lake Kinneret Salinization Process West Eastern Galilee Deriving Mechanism (Gvirzman, 1999) Saline Lake Springs Kinneret Golan Height East Cl Conc (mg/l) Cl (mg/l) Salinity of Lake Brine Kinneret Lake Kinneret Salinity Cl Concentration Model Calculated

18 Lake Kinneret Water Quality - Salinity Cl (mg/l) Cl Conc (mg/l) Salinity of Lake Kinneret Lake Kinneret Salinity Cl Concentration Model Calculated

19 Lake Kinneret Water Quality -Cyanobacteria 80 Cyano Biomass in Lake Kinneret Cyano gr w.w. / m 2 ) Lake Kinneret 2001 Photo by Assaf Sukenik Lake Kinneret Feb 2016 Landsat 8 Lake Erie October 2011, August 2014 Microcystin

20 Climatic Change foreseen According to: Rimmer et al., 2011 Evans et al., 2012 Givati and Rosenfeld, 2013 Planning Scenario Table Year Av. Available Water : Av. Available Water: Climate Change only Total impact Precipitation trend (mm/year) Evaporation trend (Mm3 year-1) 3-1 Inflows trend (Mm year ) -1 Solute Inflows trend (Ton year ) EchamRegCM HadleyMM EchamMM5 JMA Model Ensemble

21 Salinity Prediction Model 30 years run Inflow 490 MCM/y Evap. 240 MCM/y Net Infl. 250 MCM/y 500 Current salt removal Salinity (ppm Cl-) Predicted salinity Salinity+Errors Salinity-Errors Date 500 Future Available Water of 250 MCM/y - Salinity will be restraint Salinity (ppm Cl-) 450 Enhanced salt removal Predicted salinity Salinity+Errors Salinity-Errors Date Source: Dr. Alon Rimmer, Lake Kinneret Lab

22 Salinity Prediction Model 30 years run Inflow 440 MCM/y Evap. 240 MCM/y Net Infl. 200 MCM/y 500 Current salt removal Salinity (ppm Cl-) Predicted salinity Salinity+Errors Salinity-Errors Date Future Available Water of 200 MCM/y - Salinity will NOT be restraint 500 Enhanced salt removal Salinity (ppm Cl-) Predicted salinity Salinity+Errors Salinity-Errors Date Source: Dr. Alon Rimmer, Lake Kinneret Lab

23 Ecological Prediction Model 25 years run Relative Cyanobacteria Compare to Current Net Inflows: Inflow Different Net 1 Lake ecological model Future Available Water of below 200 MCM/y sever algal blooms DYRESM Source: Dr. Gideon Gal, Lake Kinneret Lab

24 Challenge and solution: Lake - Watershed Management Management Decision Organizational Setup Management Committee Recommendation Data Interpretation Lake Management Monitoring Supervising / enforcing Watershed Management Source: Markel, 2014 Markel et al., 2014 Lake Kinneret Watershed

25 Watershed data & model Integrated Lake-Watershed Management Based on data, Supported by models Lake data & model Source: Markel, 2014 Markel et al., 2014 Markel et al., 2006 Lake Management DYR ESM Watershed Management Winter-Spring Summer-Fall Water Quality Index 1-Jan, 2-Feb, 2 3-Mar, 3 4-Apr, 4 5-May, 5 6-Jun 6 7-Jul, 8-Aug, 8 9-Sep, 9 10-Oct, 11-Nov, 12-Dec Chloride, mg L Total suspended solids, mg L Turbidity, NTU Total phosphorus, µg L Total nitrogen, mg L Chlorophyll, µg L Primary production, gc m - 2 d Cyanobacteria, % of total Fecal coliforms, No L Water Quality Rating Acceptable Acceptable th-90th ( ) & 25th-75th ( ) percentiles of values during

26 Lake Water Level Management: Between the Red lines and a constant minimum (Green Line)

27 What is low water exchange? Available Water (10 6 m 3 yr -1 ) Decrease of water inflows Continuous precipitation shortage 3 Decrease in water level Water Level (m ASL) Lake Kinneret Water Level Cyano Biomass in Lake Kinneret 4 Decrease in water pumped from the lake 5 6 Saline Springs continue to charge into the lake Cyano gr w.w. / m 2 ) Longer residence time increase salinity and cyanobacteria

28 Enhanced salt removal Salinity Control Eastern Galilee Drills Salinity (ppm Cl - ) Predicted salinity 200 Salinity+Errors Salinity-Errors Date Capturing & Diverting Submarine Spring Bypassing Conveyance

29 n Lake Management: Lake-Watershed Management n n Fishery Management Costal Management n Watershed Management: n n n Sewage reuse for irrigation Removal of any fecal source (N/P) Treating also diffuse pollution sources

30 Lake Fishery Regulation l l l Stocking of St. Peter s fish and Grey Mullet Extracting excess Sardines from the lake. Preventing overfishing and Illegal fishing.

31 Coastal Management Keeping the precautionary principal by: l Removing Coastal vegetation only under permit. Using permitted machines to reduce soil destruction. Halukim-Lavnon Beach, July Photographed by: Doron Markel

32 Watershed Manag.: Sewage Raw Sewage Treatment Plant 100% removal Treated Sewage Irrigation Reservoirs

33 Watershed Manag.: Dairy Farms 1. Winter Roofing 2. Liquid manure to treatment plants 3. Solid manure to compost production

34 Watershed Manag.: The Hula Project Since 1994 a reflooded Wetland was constructed, rehabilitates the peat soil and prevents nutrients discharge to Lake Kinneret. The Hula Lake and Marsh was drained in the 1950s, the dried peat suffered from natural combustion and discharged nutrient to Lake Kinneret Historic Hula Lake and Marsh

35 Hula 10 Increasing Inflow to Lake Kinneret Hula 7 Hula 11 Horshat Tal 1 Hermonit 1 Importing Outsource water to Kinneret Basin Gomme 2 Supply from Lake Kinneret to the Galilee Limiting Agricultural Consumption Shamir Wells Artesian Wells Existed Wells Planned Wells Supply from Lake Kinneret to the Golan Height Enhancing water exchange in the lake by: Adding MCM/y in the short term Adding MCM/y in the long term

36 Reversing the direction of the NWC SW National Water Carrier - length section NE 36

37 Summary n Lake Kinneret - an important Israeli water resource, a strategic one. n Water inflow has decreased (climate change), lower in the future. n n Low water exchange - endangering W.Q. (salinity,cyanobacteria). The management plan based on data and models includes: n Stabilizing Water Level fluctuations. n Increasing removal of saline inflows. n Enhancing lake fishery and costal management. n prevention pollution in the watershed, increasing N/P. n Increasing water inflow by various means, including reversing the NWC northward.

38 Summary n n n n Lake Kinneret is an important water resource in Israel and must remain a strategic one. Water inflow to Lake Kinneret decreases due to climatic change, and might be even much lower in the future. Operation of the lake with low inflow amount even if the water level was stable (low water exchange) might lead to increase salinity and cyanobacteria blooms. Therefore the enhanced management plan includes: n n n n Increased removal of saline inflows. Enhanced lake fishery and costal management. Intensified prevention of pollution in the watershed. Increase water inflow and water exchange by various means.

39 Summary l Integrated Lake - Watershed Management is needed in order to preserve the water quality and the ecological balance of Lake Kinneret. l Management should be based on Monitoring, data and models, which enable knowledge and understanding the complexity of the system. l Different Lake and watershed management activities are implemented in Lake Kinneret, allowing the preservation of the lake as a major water resource, despite the hydrological constrains.

The overall goal of the Israeli Water Authority

The overall goal of the Israeli Water Authority The overall goal of the Israeli Water Authority Assure that water will be sustainable, available, reliable, in the required quantities, locations and qualities. Year Agriculture Industry Urban Aquifer

More information

Water Quality Study In the Streams of Flint Creek and Flint River Watersheds For TMDL Development

Water Quality Study In the Streams of Flint Creek and Flint River Watersheds For TMDL Development Water Quality Study In the Streams of Flint Creek and Flint River Watersheds For TMDL Development Idris Abdi Doctoral Dissertation Presentation Major Advisor: Dr. Teferi Tsegaye April 18, 2005 Alabama

More information

The Hydrological and Ecological Impacts of Climate Change in a Large Lake Case Study of Lake Saimaa, Finnish Lake District

The Hydrological and Ecological Impacts of Climate Change in a Large Lake Case Study of Lake Saimaa, Finnish Lake District Waterpraxis The Hydrological and Ecological Impacts of Climate Change in a Large Lake Case Study of Lake Saimaa, Finnish Lake District Seppo Hellsten Finnish Environment Institute SYKE 19/01/2011-1 Main

More information

Water innovation: management, society, economy, technology

Water innovation: management, society, economy, technology Water innovation: management, society, economy, technology Oded Distel June 2016 WATER IS USED FOR THE WATER CHALLENGE As world population grows and climate changes, some basic resources are becoming scarce.

More information

Saline Water - Considerations for Future Water Supply. Bruce Thomson Water Resources Program UNM

Saline Water - Considerations for Future Water Supply. Bruce Thomson Water Resources Program UNM Saline Water - Considerations for Future Water Supply Bruce Thomson Water Resources Program UNM (bthomson@unm.edu) 1 Objectives Provide overview of Reverse Osmosis (RO) technology Identify differences

More information

The Impacts of Climate Change on Portland s Water Supply

The Impacts of Climate Change on Portland s Water Supply The Impacts of Climate Change on Portland s Water Supply Richard Palmer and Margaret Hahn University of Washington Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Joe Dvorak, Dennis Kessler, Azad Mohammadi

More information

John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir Virginia and North Carolina (Section 216)

John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir Virginia and North Carolina (Section 216) John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir Virginia and North Carolina (Section 216) Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers Stakeholder Update Presentation January 24, 2014 Authorized under Section 216 of Public

More information

Catchment restoration challenges

Catchment restoration challenges Catchment restoration challenges Yan Li 1, Marjo Tarvainen 2, Guangwei Zhu 1, Anne-Mari Ventelä 2, Hengpeng Li 1, Teija Kirkkala 2, Huiyun Li 1, Ari Jolma 3, Boqiang Qin 1, Jouko Sarvala 4, Yang Cui 1,

More information

Water Quality and Ecosystem Services

Water Quality and Ecosystem Services Water Quality and Ecosystem Services Workshop on Capacity Development in Advancing Water and Sustainable Development 24-25 th February, 2015 Seleshi B. Awulachew Interregional Advisor, DSD Outline Introduction:

More information

Good Morning! Bruce Gilman Department of Environmental Conservation and Horticulture Finger Lakes Community College 3325 Marvin Sands Drive Canandaigua, New York 14424 585-785- 1255 gilmanba@flcc.edu Northern

More information

Climate Change & Urbanization Have Changed River Flows in Ontario

Climate Change & Urbanization Have Changed River Flows in Ontario Climate Change & Urbanization Have Changed River Flows in Ontario by Trevor Dickinson & Ramesh Rudra Water Resources Engineering University of Guelph Acknowledgements Agencies NSERC, OMAF & Environment

More information

The Myakka River. Presented to the Myakka River Management Coordinating Council January 9, 2009

The Myakka River. Presented to the Myakka River Management Coordinating Council January 9, 2009 The Myakka River Presented to the Myakka River Management Coordinating Council January 9, 2009 Kathryn L. Meaux Environmental Specialist III Sarasota County Integrated Water Resources Historical Monitoring

More information

Fertility management in organic strawberries

Fertility management in organic strawberries Fertility management in organic strawberries Organic P management : P in composted manure is at least 70% as available as synthetic P fertilizer Using composted manure for N availability often results

More information

Aquaculture Effluents and the Environment. CS Tucker, Mississippi State University

Aquaculture Effluents and the Environment. CS Tucker, Mississippi State University Aquaculture Effluents and the Environment CS Tucker, Mississippi State University Characteristics of catfish pond effluents Impacts of catfish pond effluents Ways to reduce impacts of effluents What is

More information

Dead-Zones and Coastal Eutrophication: Case- Study of Chesapeake Bay W. M. Kemp University of Maryland CES Horn Point Laboratory Cambridge, MD

Dead-Zones and Coastal Eutrophication: Case- Study of Chesapeake Bay W. M. Kemp University of Maryland CES Horn Point Laboratory Cambridge, MD Dead-Zones and Coastal Eutrophication: Case- Study of Chesapeake Bay W. M. Kemp University of Maryland CES Horn Point Laboratory Cambridge, MD Presentation to COSEE Trends Orientation at UMCES HPL 4 August

More information

San Antonio Water System Mitchell Lake Constructed Wetlands Below the Dam Preliminary Hydrologic Analysis

San Antonio Water System Mitchell Lake Constructed Wetlands Below the Dam Preliminary Hydrologic Analysis San Antonio Water System enhancement. This recommendation was based on limited water quality data provided by SAWS and using a free-water surface constructed wetland with approximately 112 acres of wetted

More information

WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR RIBEIRAS DO ALGARVE, PORTUGAL

WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR RIBEIRAS DO ALGARVE, PORTUGAL WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR RIBEIRAS DO ALGARVE, PORTUGAL arid cyprus, conference may 2005 1 ribeiras do algarve river basin area of the basin: 3837 Km 2 18 municipalities more than 350,000 inhabitants

More information

Our Eastern Shore Groundwater Part IV Groundwater Quality on the Eastern Shore: How safe is our groundwater and are there ways we can protect it?

Our Eastern Shore Groundwater Part IV Groundwater Quality on the Eastern Shore: How safe is our groundwater and are there ways we can protect it? Our Eastern Shore Groundwater Part IV Groundwater Quality on the Eastern Shore: How safe is our groundwater and are there ways we can protect it? Britt McMillan, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. Mercury Venus Mars

More information

United Water Conservation District November 2016 Hydrologic Conditions Report 2017 Water Year. December 6, 2016

United Water Conservation District November 2016 Hydrologic Conditions Report 2017 Water Year. December 6, 2016 United Water Conservation District November 216 Hydrologic Conditions Report 217 Water Year December 6, 216 Page Intentionally Left Blank PRECIPITATION (INCHES) PRECIPITATION (INCHES) PRECIPITATION (INCHES)

More information

DISCUSSION PAPER INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN ISRAEL

DISCUSSION PAPER INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN ISRAEL DISCUSSION PAPER INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN ISRAEL Nir KEDMI Economics and Standard Division Ministry of the Environment P.O.Box 34033 Jerusalem 95464 Israel Tel: 972-2-6495838 Fax: 972-2-6495894

More information

Water quality monitoring and assessment: general principles and fitness for purpose

Water quality monitoring and assessment: general principles and fitness for purpose Water quality monitoring and assessment: general principles and fitness for purpose Deborah V Chapman GEMS/Water Capacity development Centre University College Cork Considerations Purpose of monitoring

More information

SALTON SEA SOLAR PONDS PILOT PROJECT

SALTON SEA SOLAR PONDS PILOT PROJECT SALTON SEA SOLAR PONDS PILOT PROJECT Agrarian Research 162 East Line Street Suite E Bishop, CA 93514 Under contract to: Goal of Salinity Management Stabilize (or reduce slightly) the salinity of the Salton

More information

Rainwater Management. Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad. College of Earth and. University of The Punjab Lahore

Rainwater Management. Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad. College of Earth and. University of The Punjab Lahore Rainwater Management in Major Cities of Punjab Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad College of Earth and Environmental Sciences. University of The Punjab Lahore Need For Rainfall Harvesting in Urban Areas of Punjab Groundwater

More information

Water Account, Mauritius 2013

Water Account, Mauritius 2013 Republic of Mauritius Water Account, Mauritius 2013 Statistics Mauritius, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development June 15 Contents Foreword... III List of Symbols and Abbreviations... IV 1. Introduction...

More information

3 Objectives 3 Ob jec tives

3 Objectives 3 Ob jec tives 3 Objectives 3 Objectives 3 Objectives 3 Objectives contents Objective number Page 3.1 Ki uta ki tai: mountains to the sea O1-O5 37 3.2 Beneficial use and development O6-O13 38 3.3 Māori relationships

More information

water resources action project, inc.

water resources action project, inc. water resources action project, inc. www.wrapdc.org A Comparative Study of Water Data Across Israel, West Bank, and Jordan Water Resources Action Project (WRAP) December 2013 Introduction Water is necessary

More information

I/I Analysis & Water Balance Modelling. Presented by Paul Edwards

I/I Analysis & Water Balance Modelling. Presented by Paul Edwards I/I Analysis & Water Balance Modelling Presented by Paul Edwards Contents Background Wet Weather Model Calibration Inflow / Infiltration Assessment Flow Containment Options Water Balance Model 20 Year

More information

Cape Town water outlook 2018

Cape Town water outlook 2018 Cape Town water outlook 2018 25 January 2018 Department of Water and Sanitation City of Cape Town Cape Town s water is part of an integrated system Cape Town gets its water from a system of dams that supply

More information

Quantification of lake water level influences for Wawasee and Syracuse lakes: Lake and watershed water budgets for 2011, 2012, and 2013

Quantification of lake water level influences for Wawasee and Syracuse lakes: Lake and watershed water budgets for 2011, 2012, and 2013 Quantification of lake water level influences for Wawasee and Syracuse lakes: Lake and watershed water budgets for 2011, 2012, and 2013 Nathan S. Bosch, Joellyn Moine, Margaret Lee, Anna Burke Center for

More information

WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT 2013 SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE. Clean Water Act Section 106 October 1, 2012 September 31, 2013 Grant #: I 00E57603

WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT 2013 SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE. Clean Water Act Section 106 October 1, 2012 September 31, 2013 Grant #: I 00E57603 WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT 2013 SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE Clean Water Act Section 106 October 1, 2012 September 31, 2013 Grant #: I 00E57603 Technical Contacts: Carey Pauquette Water Quality Specialist

More information

Session 2 Biodiversity Conservation

Session 2 Biodiversity Conservation Session 2 Biodiversity Conservation Nutrient Concentration and Water Turbidity on Coral Reef Area and their Effects on the Living Coral Koichi KINJO Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Health and Environment

More information

Water Operations 101. Jerry Johns and John Leahigh Department of Water Resources BDCP Steering Committee 5/8/09

Water Operations 101. Jerry Johns and John Leahigh Department of Water Resources BDCP Steering Committee 5/8/09 Water Operations 101 Jerry Johns and John Leahigh Department of Water Resources BDCP Steering Committee 5/8/09 Water Operations Overview Where Does BDCP Fit Into California Planning Hydrologic Variability

More information

Protecting Utah s Water Resources. Nutrient Issues

Protecting Utah s Water Resources. Nutrient Issues Protecting Utah s Water Resources Nutrient Issues Nutrient Issues Questions What are they? Why are they important? Nationally Locally What are the impact on my community Costs Timing What are Nutrients?

More information

Crystal Lake and Keller Lake Water Quality Evaluation and Ferric Chloride Treatment Project

Crystal Lake and Keller Lake Water Quality Evaluation and Ferric Chloride Treatment Project Crystal Lake and Keller Lake Water Quality Evaluation and Ferric Chloride Treatment Project Assessment for 8 Prepared for Black Dog Watershed Management Organization January 9 Crystal Lake and Keller Lake

More information

Lecture 9A: Drainage Basins

Lecture 9A: Drainage Basins GEOG415 Lecture 9A: Drainage Basins 9-1 Drainage basin (watershed, catchment) -Drains surfacewater to a common outlet Drainage divide - how is it defined? Scale effects? - Represents a hydrologic cycle

More information

Boy Lake CASS COUNTY

Boy Lake CASS COUNTY Boy Lake 11-143- CASS COUNTY Summary Boy Lake is located near Remer, MN in Cass County. It covers 3,452 acres, which places it in the upper 1% of lakes in Minnesota in terms of size. Boy Lake has two main

More information

Water, Salinity and Irrigation in Australia s Murray-Darling Basin & Hetao Irrigation District

Water, Salinity and Irrigation in Australia s Murray-Darling Basin & Hetao Irrigation District Water, Salinity and Irrigation in Australia s Murray-Darling Basin & Hetao Irrigation District Ian White Australian National University Ian White FTSE Research Major research area is water resources with

More information

Stage 5 Geography Full Day. Student Name: Case Study: Water Management at Penrith Lakes

Stage 5 Geography Full Day. Student Name: Case Study: Water Management at Penrith Lakes Stage 5 Geography Full Day Student Name: Case Study: Water Management at Penrith Lakes Page 1 of 7 Bioretention Basin Bus tour of the Penrith Lakes Scheme. Stop 1: Introduction to Penrith Lakes Stop 2:

More information

Relationships between Residence Time and Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Nutrient-Rich River System

Relationships between Residence Time and Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Nutrient-Rich River System Relationships between Residence Time and Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Nutrient-Rich River System Michael F. Coveney, John C. Hendrickson, Erich R. Marzolf, Rolland S. Fulton, Jian J. Di, Clifford P. Neubauer,

More information

Integrated Watershed Management Plan

Integrated Watershed Management Plan mighty peace watershed alliance Integrated Plan SUMMARY What is the Plan? The Mighty Peace Alliance (MPWA) supports the three goals of Alberta s Water for Life Strategy: safe secure drinking water, healthy

More information

Indirect Reuse with Multiple Benefits The El Monte Valley Mining, Reclamation, and Groundwater Recharge Project

Indirect Reuse with Multiple Benefits The El Monte Valley Mining, Reclamation, and Groundwater Recharge Project ABSTRACT & POWERPOINT PRESENTATION Indirect Reuse with Multiple Benefits The El Monte Valley Mining, Reclamation, and Groundwater Recharge Project Tim Smith Principal Engineer Helix Water District La Mesa,

More information

The OWASA UNC Reclaimed Water System: A Progress Review

The OWASA UNC Reclaimed Water System: A Progress Review The OWASA UNC Reclaimed Water System: A Progress Review 2016 NC WRRI Conference March 17, 2016 Pat Davis A public, non-profit agency providing water, sewer & reclaimed water services to the Carrboro-Chapel

More information

Cultural accelerated by anthropogenic activities

Cultural accelerated by anthropogenic activities EUTROPHICATION IMPLICATIONS OF N & P Intent of this lecture? Link our discussions of terrestrial N & P dynamics with its influences on receiving water bodies How the relative amounts of N & P can influence

More information

Water Supply Water Quality Water Reuse and Conservation Watershed Management Interagency Coordination

Water Supply Water Quality Water Reuse and Conservation Watershed Management Interagency Coordination WATER ELEMENT INTRODUCTION Water is one of the most critical resources for the Merced County economy and for the quality of life of its residents. Both surface water and groundwater supplies are an important

More information

Minnesota River Basin Turbidity TMDL

Minnesota River Basin Turbidity TMDL Minnesota River Basin Turbidity TMDL Hydrological Simulation Program/FORTRAN Modeling Results: Scenario 4 Chuck Regan Barr Engineering Scenario 4: Key Elements Perennial Vegetation Increase in the Chippewa

More information

MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF IRRIGATION WATER QUALITY IN JAPAN

MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF IRRIGATION WATER QUALITY IN JAPAN MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF IRRIGATION WATER QUALITY IN JAPAN Yutaka Matsuno Department of Environmental Management, School of Agriculture, Kinki University Japan ABSTRACT This paper primarily discusses

More information

Overview of the Surface Hydrology of Hawai i Watersheds. Ali Fares Associate Professor of Hydrology NREM-CTAHR

Overview of the Surface Hydrology of Hawai i Watersheds. Ali Fares Associate Professor of Hydrology NREM-CTAHR Overview of the Surface Hydrology of Hawai i Watersheds Ali Fares Associate Professor of Hydrology NREM-CTAHR 5/23/2008 Watershed Hydrology Lab 1 What is Hydrology? Hydrology is the water science that

More information

Does Water Resources Management in the Snake River Basin Matter for the Lower Columbia River? Or Is the Snake River Part of Another Watershed?

Does Water Resources Management in the Snake River Basin Matter for the Lower Columbia River? Or Is the Snake River Part of Another Watershed? Does Water Resources Management in the Snake River Basin Matter for the Lower Columbia River? Or Is the Snake River Part of Another Watershed? John C. Tracy, Director Idaho Water Resources Research Institute

More information

Water Pollution & Quality. Dr. Deniz AKGÜL Marmara University Department of Environmental Engineering

Water Pollution & Quality. Dr. Deniz AKGÜL Marmara University Department of Environmental Engineering Water Pollution & Quality Dr. Deniz AKGÜL Marmara University Department of Environmental Engineering IMPORTANCE OF WATER Life on planet Earth would be impossible without water. All life forms, from simple

More information

Runoff Risk: A Decision Support Tool for Nutrient Applications

Runoff Risk: A Decision Support Tool for Nutrient Applications Runoff Risk: A Decision Support Tool for Nutrient Applications Current & Planned Ecosystem IDSS Utilizing NWS Modeling to Help Improve the Nation s Water Quality Dustin Goering National Weather Service

More information

Stormwater Treatment Wetlands

Stormwater Treatment Wetlands Florida Chamber Summer School July, 2014 Stormwater Treatment Wetlands Chris Keller, P.E. Wetland Solutions, Inc. Why Wetlands? Wetlands are the natural stormwater management systems in the landscape Wetlands

More information

Flood risk management and land use planning in changing climate conditions Mikko Huokuna Finnish Environment Institute, SYKE

Flood risk management and land use planning in changing climate conditions Mikko Huokuna Finnish Environment Institute, SYKE 10th International Drainage Workshop of ICID 06.-11. July 2008 Flood risk management and land use planning in changing climate conditions Mikko Huokuna Finnish Environment Institute, SYKE Background hydrological

More information

Mekong Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative of the Mekong River Commission

Mekong Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative of the Mekong River Commission Mekong Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative of the Mekong River Commission H. E. Mr. Kol Vathana Mekong River Commission; Deputy Secretary General Cambodia National Mekong Committee Mekong is one of

More information

REGIONAL STORMWATER CAPTURE & USE FEASIBILITY STUDY TAC MEETING #1 - JULY 18, 2017

REGIONAL STORMWATER CAPTURE & USE FEASIBILITY STUDY TAC MEETING #1 - JULY 18, 2017 REGIONAL STORMWATER CAPTURE & USE FEASIBILITY STUDY TAC MEETING #1 - JULY 18, 2017 Agenda 1. Welcome & Introductions Project Team Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) 2. Study Overview 3. TAC Charter 4.

More information

Re-plumbing Roadside Ditch Networks

Re-plumbing Roadside Ditch Networks Re-plumbing Roadside Ditch Networks Ditches Improving management to reduce flooding, water pollution, and in-stream erosion and habitat degradation Rebecca Schneider Dept. Natural Resources Cornell University,

More information

EVALUATION OF HYDROLOGIC AND WATER RESOURCES RESPONSE TO METEOROLOGICAL DROUGHT IN THESSALY, GREECE

EVALUATION OF HYDROLOGIC AND WATER RESOURCES RESPONSE TO METEOROLOGICAL DROUGHT IN THESSALY, GREECE EVALUATION OF HYDROLOGIC AND WATER RESOURCES RESPONSE TO METEOROLOGICAL DROUGHT IN THESSALY, GREECE A. LOUKAS*, AND L. VASILIADES Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Systems Analysis,, Volos, Greece *E-mail:

More information

Water Chemistry. Water 101

Water Chemistry. Water 101 Water Chemistry Water 101 I. Introduction A. Water is not pure Many different kinds of chemicals dissolved in it Ions, organic chemicals, organic matter, particulate matter, and gases can all be in water

More information

Biscayne Bay. A Jewel in Jeopardy? Stephen Blair 1 and Sarah Bellmund 2

Biscayne Bay. A Jewel in Jeopardy? Stephen Blair 1 and Sarah Bellmund 2 Biscayne Bay A Jewel in Jeopardy? Stephen Blair 1 and Sarah Bellmund 2 1 Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources; Division of Environmental Resources Management (DERM), Miami, FL 2 National Park

More information

Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study. Navigating the Future of the Colorado River Natural Resources Law Center June 9, 2011

Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study. Navigating the Future of the Colorado River Natural Resources Law Center June 9, 2011 Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study Navigating the Future of the Colorado River Natural Resources Law Center June 9, 2011 Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study Overview and

More information

The Confluence Model. Presentation to Modeling and Forecasting Working Group January 21, 2015

The Confluence Model. Presentation to Modeling and Forecasting Working Group January 21, 2015 The Confluence Model Presentation to Modeling and Forecasting Working Group January 21, 2015 Introductions Presenter: Gary Fiske Working Group Water Department staff Objective: Penetrate the Black Box

More information

Missouri River Basin Water Management

Missouri River Basin Water Management Missouri River Basin Water Management Spring 2015 Public Meetings April 7 th April 7 th April 8 th April 9 th April 9 th 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Pierre, SD Bismarck, ND Fort

More information

Factsheet: Town of Deep River Water Quality and Stormwater Summary

Factsheet: Town of Deep River Water Quality and Stormwater Summary 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 www.ct.gov/deep Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer Factsheet: Town of Deep River Water Quality and Stormwater Summary This document was created for each

More information

Hood River Water Conservation Strategy: achieving long-term water resource reliability for agriculture & local fish populations

Hood River Water Conservation Strategy: achieving long-term water resource reliability for agriculture & local fish populations Hood River Water Conservation Strategy: achieving long-term water resource reliability for agriculture & local fish populations Cindy Thieman Hood River Watershed Group Ed Salminen & Niklas Christensen

More information

THE WATER AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND ITS NEIGHBORS 1. by Uri Shamir 2 ABSTRACT

THE WATER AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND ITS NEIGHBORS 1. by Uri Shamir 2 ABSTRACT THE WATER AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND ITS NEIGHBORS 1 by Uri Shamir 2 ABSTRACT Israel signed a Peace Treaty with Jordan in October 1994, and the Oslo II Agreement with the Palestinians in September 1995.

More information

Water Resources on PEI: an overview and brief discussion of challenges

Water Resources on PEI: an overview and brief discussion of challenges Water Resources on PEI: an overview and brief discussion of challenges Components: Components and links Atmospheric water Surface water (including glacial water) Groundwater Links: Precipitation (atm(

More information

Kansas Case Study Kanopolis Reservoir and Salina, KS

Kansas Case Study Kanopolis Reservoir and Salina, KS Kansas Case Study Kanopolis Reservoir and Salina, KS Western State Water Council Water Quantity/Quality Workshop October 6, 2015 Mike Tate, P.E. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Kanopolis Reservoir

More information

Los Angeles 3 rd Regional

Los Angeles 3 rd Regional Los Angeles 3 rd Regional Investors Conference Los Angeles, California March 31, 2016 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California 1 Metropolitan Water District of of Southern California 2 Metropolitan

More information

EUTROPHICATION. Student Lab Workbook

EUTROPHICATION. Student Lab Workbook EUTROPHICATION Student Lab Workbook THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD 1. Research Background literature research about a topic of interest 2. Identification of a problem Determine a problem (with regards to the topic)

More information

Appendix 5. Fox River Study Group Interim Monitoring Evaluation

Appendix 5. Fox River Study Group Interim Monitoring Evaluation Appendix 5. Fox River Study Group Interim Monitoring Evaluation Introduction Submitted to Fox River Study Group 6 March 3 The purpose of this report is to review data collected by the Fox River Study Group

More information

APPENDIX I CENTRAL EVERGLADES PLANNING PROCESS ISSUE RESOLUTION

APPENDIX I CENTRAL EVERGLADES PLANNING PROCESS ISSUE RESOLUTION APPENDIX I PLANNING PROCESS ISSUE RESOLUTION This page intentionally left blank Central Everglades Planning Project EAA Formulation Issue Resolution Conference July 20, 2012 MEETING PURPOSE Issue Resolution

More information

IPCC WG II Chapter 3 Freshwater Resources and Their Management

IPCC WG II Chapter 3 Freshwater Resources and Their Management IPCC WG II Chapter 3 Freshwater Resources and Their Management Impacts increasingly harmful & more costly to adapt as global temperature increases May imperil sustainable development goals Semi-arid /

More information

Benlouali Hajar*, Redouane Choukr-Allah, Harrouni Moulay Cherif, Aziz Hirich, Mohamed Fallah

Benlouali Hajar*, Redouane Choukr-Allah, Harrouni Moulay Cherif, Aziz Hirich, Mohamed Fallah 13 th IWA Specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems 5 th IWA Specialized Conference on Resources-Oriented Sanitation Benlouali Hajar*, Redouane Choukr-Allah, Harrouni Moulay Cherif,

More information

Watershed: an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. It is the interdependent web of living

Watershed: an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. It is the interdependent web of living Watershed: an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. It is the interdependent web of living organisms that inhabit a geographic area and depend on it

More information

Ammonia costs spike sharply higher Nitrogen prices disrupt calm in fertilizer market By Bryce Knorr, grain market analyst

Ammonia costs spike sharply higher Nitrogen prices disrupt calm in fertilizer market By Bryce Knorr, grain market analyst Ammonia costs spike sharply higher Nitrogen prices disrupt calm in fertilizer market By Bryce Knorr, grain market analyst Ammonia joined other forms of nitrogen in the parade of higher costs, with contracts

More information

NBI strategic water resources analysis Phase I findings

NBI strategic water resources analysis Phase I findings NBI strategic water resources analysis Phase I findings Abdulkarim H Seid NBI Secretariat The NBI Strategic Water Resources Analysis Key question: how to meet demands for water, food and energy upstream

More information

Water Status in the Syrian Water Basins

Water Status in the Syrian Water Basins Open Journal of Modern Hydrology, 2012, 2, 15-20 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojmh.2012.21003 Published Online January 2012 (http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojmh) 1 Khaldoon A. Mourad 1, Ronny Berndtsson 2 1

More information

Hydrology, Water Quality, and Phosphorus Loading of Little St. Germain Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin

Hydrology, Water Quality, and Phosphorus Loading of Little St. Germain Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin Hydrology, Water Quality, and Phosphorus Loading of Little St. Germain Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin Introduction Little St. Germain Lake, which is in Vilas County, Wisconsin, just northeast of St. Germain

More information

Water, Wastewater, and Energy Solutions for Off-grid Bedouin, Palestinian, and Jordanian Communities

Water, Wastewater, and Energy Solutions for Off-grid Bedouin, Palestinian, and Jordanian Communities Water, Wastewater, and Energy Solutions for Off-grid Bedouin, Palestinian, and Jordanian Communities Clive Lipchin, PhD, director, Center for Transboundary Water Management clivearava@gmail.com Arizona

More information

NRCS s Soil Health Initiative and its Relationship to Water Quality

NRCS s Soil Health Initiative and its Relationship to Water Quality NRCS s Soil Health Initiative and its Relationship to Water Quality Kip Potter, NRCS, Vermont United States Department of Agriculture is an equal opportunity provider and employer. The NRCS Soil Health

More information

Long Island s. Environmental Issues. Environmental Issues. Environmental Setting. Environmental Setting. Suburbia and the Environment

Long Island s. Environmental Issues. Environmental Issues. Environmental Setting. Environmental Setting. Suburbia and the Environment Environmental Issues Long Island s Environmental Issues Copyright 2011 AFG 1 agricultural land air pollution aquifers automobile barrier islands biozones fisheries groundwater recharge invasive species

More information

W a te r is sio n. C o m m. State of Israel. Ministry of National Infrastructures Water Commission Demand Management Division.

W a te r is sio n. C o m m. State of Israel. Ministry of National Infrastructures Water Commission Demand Management Division. W a te r is sio n C o m m State of Israel Ministry of National Infrastructures Water Commission Demand Management Division Water in Israel Consumption and Production 2001 December 2002 This is the third

More information

Chesapeake Bay. report card

Chesapeake Bay. report card Chesapeake Bay report card 2010 C- C Healthy water quality provides better habitat conditions for crabs, fish, and other aquatic species. issolved oxygen is essential to the survival of all these organisms;

More information

Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force Timeline for Reassessment Revised 9/5/06. Revised 9/5/06. Symposia.

Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force Timeline for Reassessment Revised 9/5/06. Revised 9/5/06. Symposia. Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico Extent of Hypoxia in the Gulf Reassessment of the Science & Revision of the Action Plan Frequency of Occurrence 1985-1999 Rabalais, et al. Summer Hypoxia Dissolved Oxygen

More information

Using Paired Edge of Field Data to Assess Impacts of Management on Surface and Subsurface P Loss

Using Paired Edge of Field Data to Assess Impacts of Management on Surface and Subsurface P Loss Using Paired Edge of Field Data to Assess Impacts of Management on Surface and Subsurface P Loss Kevin W. King, Mark R. Williams, and Norm R. Fausey USDA ARS Soil Drainage Research Unit Columbus, OH Edge-of-field

More information

Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in the Beas Basin &

Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in the Beas Basin & Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in the Beas Basin & Possible lessons for future management of the Ganga Adebayo Adeloye Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK MICCI: Overview of Beas

More information

Water and Waste Water Management in Yangon, Myanmar

Water and Waste Water Management in Yangon, Myanmar Union of Myanmar Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Irrigation Department Water and Waste Water Management in Yangon, Myanmar Mu Mu Than Staff Officer, Irrigation Department Myanmar March,2010 Socio-economical

More information

Uncertainty in hydrologic impacts of climate change: A California case study

Uncertainty in hydrologic impacts of climate change: A California case study Uncertainty in hydrologic impacts of climate change: A California case study Ed Maurer Civil Engineering Dept. Santa Clara University Photos from USGS Motivating Questions What are potential impacts of

More information

Using Weather Forecasting For Decision Tools For Animal Agriculture

Using Weather Forecasting For Decision Tools For Animal Agriculture Using Weather Forecasting For Decision Tools For Animal Agriculture Steve Buan National Weather Service Minnkota Agri-Builders and Equipment Suppliers Association 11 March 2016 Cattle Heat Stress Forecast

More information

CANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA WATER QUALITY MONITORING AGREEMENT

CANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA WATER QUALITY MONITORING AGREEMENT CANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA WATER QUALITY MONITORING AGREEMENT WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF Salmon River AT SALMON ARM (1985 24) Prepared by: L. G. Swain, P. Eng. B.C. Ministry of Environment Prepared for:

More information

Low Fouling and Energy Consumption two-stage Forward and Reverse Osmosis desalination Process

Low Fouling and Energy Consumption two-stage Forward and Reverse Osmosis desalination Process Low Fouling and Energy Consumption two-stage Forward and Reverse Osmosis desalination Process Malak Hamdan Energy and Water Security Workshop, 15-17 February 2015, (Doha) Qatar 1 Overview of Presentation

More information

July, International SWAT Conference & Workshops

July, International SWAT Conference & Workshops Analysis of the impact of water conservation measures on the hydrological response of a medium-sized watershed July, 212 212 International SWAT Conference & Workshops ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF WATER CONSERVATION

More information

Water related research in El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt

Water related research in El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt Technische Universität Berlin Campus El Gouna Department Water Engineering Water related research in El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt El Gouna February 2016 05/02/2016 Dr. Nikolaos Tzoupanos General El Gouna,

More information

Information Request 11

Information Request 11 Information Request 11 Information Request 11 11-1 Responses to Information Request 11 Response to Information Request 11a Response to Information Request 11b 11-2 11-6 Federal Review Panel Information

More information

Spring Forecast Based Operations, Folsom Dam, California

Spring Forecast Based Operations, Folsom Dam, California Spring Forecast Based Operations, Folsom Dam, California Paul E. Pugner, P.E. Chief, Water Management Section Sacramento District U.S. Army 1325 J Street, Room 1126 Sacramento, CA 95814-2922 Tel: (916)

More information

CHAPTER FIVE Runoff. Engineering Hydrology (ECIV 4323) Instructors: Dr. Yunes Mogheir Dr. Ramadan Al Khatib. Overland flow interflow

CHAPTER FIVE Runoff. Engineering Hydrology (ECIV 4323) Instructors: Dr. Yunes Mogheir Dr. Ramadan Al Khatib. Overland flow interflow Engineering Hydrology (ECIV 4323) CHAPTER FIVE Runoff Instructors: Dr. Yunes Mogheir Dr. Ramadan Al Khatib Overland flow interflow Base flow Saturated overland flow ١ ٢ 5.1 Introduction To Runoff Runoff

More information

Missouri River Basin Water Management

Missouri River Basin Water Management Missouri River Basin Water Management Spring 2011 Public Meetings April 12 th 11:00 a.m. Nebraska City, NE April 12 th 7:00 p.m. Fort Peck, MT April 13 th 1:00 p.m. Bismarck, ND April 13 th 7:00 p.m. Pierre,

More information