Dongseok Shin

Application of the Load Duration Curve (LDC) to Evaluate the Achievement Rate of Target Water Quality in the Han-River Watersheds

AbstractWater quality in four major river basin in Korea was managed with Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) System. The unit watershed in TMDL system has been evaluated with Target Water Quality (TWQ) assessment using average water quality, without considering its volume of water quantity. As results, although unit watershed are obtained its TWQ, its allocated loads were not satisfied and vice versa. To solve these problems, a number of TWQ assessments with using Load Duration Curve (LDC) have been studied at other watersheds. The purpose of this study was to evaluate achievement of TWQ with Flow Duration Curve (FDC) and Load Duration Curve(LDC) at 26 unit watersheds in Han river basin. The results showed that achievement rates in TWQ assessment with current method and with LDC were 50~56 % and 69~73%, respectively. Because of increasing about 20% of achievement rates with using LDC, the number of exceeded unit watershed at Han river Basin was decreased about 4~6 unit watersheds.Key words:Han-River, LDC (Load Duration Curve), Target Water Quality, TMDLs (Total Maximum Daily Loads)

A Study on Seasonal Pollutant Distribution Characteristics of Contaminated Tributaries in Nakdong River Basin

This study has performed comparative analysis on characteristics of contaminated 35 tributaries on seasonal variation/point discharge load/pollutant distribution of water quality factors(8) in order to understand the effect of the watershed in Nakdong River Basin. As a results, the water quality of BOD5(Biochemical Oxygen Demand), Chl-a(Chlorophyll a) and Fecal E. Coli shows II grade at tributaries of more than 50% without COD(Chemical Oxygen Demand), TP(Total Phosphate), TOC(Total Oxygen Carbon) and TN(Total Nitrogen) factors. The specific discharge(Q) were occupied about 54.4% (19 sites) as 0.05 m/sec/km value. Among these results, the contaminant level of Dalseocheon, Hyeonjicheon, Seokkyocheon 1, Uriyeongcheon and Dasancheon was also high, which has to consider a discharged pollutant load(kg/day). The 35 major tributaries of Nakdong River were included in 7 mid-watershed, such as Nakdong Waegwan, Geumho River, Nakdong Goryung, Nakdong Changnyung, Nam River, Nakdong Milyang, Nakdong River Hagueon. Especially, the discharged pollutant load of Nam River and Geumho River also was high according to the amount of discharge such as Kachang dam, Gongsan dam and Nam river dam. Seasonal difference of the water quality factors such as BOD5, TN, SS and Q was observed largely, on the other hand 나승민・권헌각・신상민・손영규・신동석・임태효 한국습지학회 제18권 제3호, 2016 302

Estimation Suspended Solids Concentration of the Doam Reservoir under Dry and Wet Weather Conditions

BACKGROUND: The Doam watershed in Korea has been managed for the reduction and the prevention of non-point source pollution since 2007. Especially, the water quality of the Doam reservoir is a primary issue related to the Doam dam reoperation. We have carried out the modeling to evaluate the water quality based on suspended solids (SS) of the Doam watershed and the Doam reservoir. Two powerful hydrological and water quality models (HSPF and CE-QUAL-W2) were employed to simulate the combined processes of water quantity and quality both in the upland watershed of the Doam reservoir and the downstream waterbody. METHODS AND RESULTS: The HSPF model was calibrated and validated for streamflow and SS. The CE-QUAL-W2 was calibrated for water level, water temperature, and SS and was validated for the only water level owing to data lack. With the parameters obtained through the appropriate calibration, SS concentrations of inflow into and in the Doam reservoir were simulated for three years (2008, 2004 and 1998) of the minimum, the average, and the maximum of total annual precipitation during recent 30 years. The annual average SS concentrations of the inflow for 2008, 2004, and 1998 were 8.6, 10.9, and 18.4 mg/L, respectively and those in the Doam reservoir were 9.2, 13.8, and 21.5 mg/L. CONCLOUSION(s): The results showed that more intense and frequent precipitation would cause higher SS concentration and longer SSs retention in the reservoir. The HSPF and the CE-QUAL-W2 models could represent reasonably the SS from the Doam watershed and in the Doam reservoir.

Comparison of NPS Reduction at Yongsan Area Considering Spatio-Temporal Chnages in CN

Abstract Yongsan ward is located at central place connecting south and north ecology axis of seoul. Various environment-friendly Yongsan development could pose positive effects on NPS(non pollutant source) pollutant reductions and water quality improvement at Han-rive because BOD, T-N, and T-P NPS discharges took 90% of total pollutant from this area. In this study, direct runoff and NPS pollutant loads were evaluated before and after development using spatio-tamporal change in CN(curve number) and EMC(event mean concentration) data. It was found that direct runoff value is 23,584,724 m 3 , and BOD, T-N and T-P loads are 104,456 kg/year, 111,483 kg/year and 7,500 kg/year under pre-development condition, respectively. Annual runoff, BOD, T-N and T-P reducing rate were 12.9%, 33.3%, 35.6% and 40.7% under integrated post-development condition, respectively. Based on the results obtained in this study, environment-friendly urban development could be achieved at Yongsan area. Key Words : Development, Direct runoff, NPS load, Spatio-temporal CN

Evaluation of Runoff and Sediment Yield Reduction with Diversion Ditch and Vegetated Swale Using WEPP Model

전세계적으로 토사유출은 심각한 문제로 알려져 있다. 환경관리자, 농부 및 다른 토지소유자들을 위해 다양한 모델링 테크닉이 개발되어왔고, 토양유실 저감을 위해 다양한 site-specific 최적관리기법의 효율을 산정하여 활용하였다. 물리적기반인 WEPP 모형은 시 공간적으로 작은 유역과 필지에서 발생하는 토양유실을 산정할 수 있다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 WEPP watershed version을 이용하여 강원도 홍천군 자운리에 위치한 연구지역에 빗물 우회수로와 식생수로를 적용하였다. 우회수로 적용시 유출량과 토사유출량은 각각5.8%, 29.6% 저감되었으며, 식생수로 적용시 각각 9.8%, 14.5% 저감되었다. 식생수로와 우회수로를 혼합한 식생우회수로는 유출량과 토사유출량이 각각 11.8%, 40.4% 저감되었다. 본 연구의 결과와 같이 WEPP 모형은 유출량과 토사유출량 저감효과를 산정하고, site-specific 토사유출저감 최적관리기법 수립에 유용할 것으로 판단된다. 【It has been known that soil erosion caused by water has been a serious problem worldwide. Thus various modeling techniques for conservationists, farmers, and other land users have been developed and utilized to estimate effects of numerous site-specific Best Management Practices on soil erosion reduction. The physical process-based WEPP model would provide both temporal and spatial estimates of soil loss within small watersheds and for hillslope profiles within small watersheds. Thus, the WEPP watershed version was applied to study watershed, located at Jawoon-ri, Gangwon to simulate diversion ditch and vegetated swale with detailed input data set. The sediment yield and runoff reduction rates reduced by 5.8% and 29.6% with diversion ditch and 9.8% and 14.5% with vegetated swale. With vegetated diversion ditch, runoff and sediment yield could be reduced by 11.8% and 40.4%, respectively. Based on the results obtained in this study, the WEPP model would be an useful tool to measure runoff and sediment yield reduction and establish site-specific sediment reduction best management plan.】

Verification of water environment monitoring network representativeness under estuary backwater effects

The multi-functional weirs constructed as part of the Four Major River Restoration Project in Korea are operated for water level management and may have a backwater effect in estuaries. If the main channel of the Nakdong River flows backward and affects the estuary water, the water quality in the estuaries may not be representative of the tributary water quality. In this study, we confirmed the representativeness of the existing water quality monitoring networks using spatiotemporally disperse electrical conductivity observations, self-organizing maps (SOMs) for monthly pattern analysis, and the LOcally WEighted Scatter plot Smoother (LOWESS) technique for trend analysis. The results show that the Namgang 4-1 site, which is located in the Nam River estuary, is not affected by the Nakdong River, while the Baekcheon (Sunwongyo) site in the Baekcheon estuary is always affected by the Nakdong River. Therefore, it is necessary to relocate the existing monitoring network or establish a new monitoring network for locations affected by mainstream backflow, as is seen in Baekcheon (Sunwongyo). The methods proposed in this study, including spatiotemporally diverse electrical conductivity measurement, dimensionless fluctuation values, SOMs, and LOWESS, can be used to verify the representativeness of water quality measurement networks in other regions.

Application of the Load Duration Curve (LDC) to Evaluate the Rate of Achievement of Target Water Quality in the Youngsan · Tamjin River Watersheds

Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) System has been used to improve water quality in the Youngsan・Tamjin river basin since 2004. The Basic Policy of TMDLs sets up the standard flow based on the average dry condition or mid-range flow during the last 10 years. However, Target Water Quality (TWQ) assessment on TMDLs has been used to evaluate water quality through eight-day intervals over 36 times a year. The results for allocation evaluation and target water quality evaluation were different from each other in the same unit watershed during the first period. In order to improve the evaluation method, researchers applied Load Duration Curve (LDC) to evaluate water quality in nine unit watersheds of the Youngsan·Tamjin river basin. The results showed that achievement rates of TWQ assessment with the current method and LDC were 67~100% and 78~100%, respectively. Approximately 11% of the achievement rates with use of LDC were higher than those with use of the current method. In conclusion, it is necessary to review the application of the LDC method in all Four Major River Watersheds.

Evaluation of First Flush Rainfall Inflow and Pollution Loads into Manhole against Combined and Sanitary Sewer Overflows

Some data into combined and sanitary sewer system were collected in order to find out the characteristics of discharge from first flush rainfall inflow. The inflow ratios of combined and sanitary sewer system were 0.46 and 0.27 during rains from various survey data. The average inflow ratio 0.31 was appropriate for general application because many watersheds were not classified clearly as combined or sanitary sewage treatment areas. The percentage of first flush loads in the whole BOD load was about 10%. This result was thought some meaningful, comparing with similarity of first flush pollution load contribution previous surveyed by KECO (2004).

A Study on the Activation of Non-government Participation in Total Maximum Daily Load System using Private Discharge Facilities Reduction Potential Analysis

AbstractFour major river basin in Korea has been managed with Total Maximum Daily Load(TMDL) System. Water quality indicators as targeted pollutants for TMDL were BOD and TP. In order to satisfy water quality criteria, government allocation using public treatment facilities and its action plan has been used. However, the role to improve water quality were recently faced to its limitation. It is time to require the role of non-government allocation in private discharge facilities to control good water quality. This study investigated three different scenarios in reduction demands of non-government allocations about industry and private sewages. The three different scenarios were discharge under 1) legal water quality standard, 2) water quality level in 2011 and 3) current water quality level with maximum value in group. The results showed that reduction potential in water discharge for TP indicator was 1,118kg/day, under second scenario with 20% of deduction. This results arrived at 42% of whole reduction potential costs and 0.012mg/L improvement in water quality. In conclusion, to intrigue voluntary participation in non-government allocation, various benefits such as tax reduction, tax exemption, and water quality trading should be provided.Key words: Non-government allocation, Private discharge facilities, Reduction potential, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

Development and Application of L-THIA 2009 System for Accurate Direct Runoff Estimation in Doam-dam Watershed

The Long-Term Hydrologic Impact Assessment (L-THIA) model has been widely used in estimating the long-term impacts of land use change because of its ease-of-use interface. However, the current L-THIA 2.3 is developed in the ArcView 3.x platform. Thus, there have been requests for enhanced version in ArcGIS platform because of computer processing capacity and model execution time. Also, the current L-THIA 2.3 calculates CN values based on average field slope for the whole watershed to estimate direct runoff. However, when it is applied to steep mountainous areas, the CN values should be adjusted based on subdivided field slope. For these reasons, the ArcGIS-based L-THIA 2009 system was developed for ease and accurate evaluation of the L-THIA performance in this study. This enhanced system was applied to Doam-dam watershed to evaluate the accuracy of the estimated direct runoff, considering CN2s value based on slope of each HRU. As shown in the results, it is strongly recommended the CN2s values should be adjusted based on slope of each HRU, especially in steep sloping watershed. The enhanced L-THIA 2009 system has been proven as an efficient tool for various land use change studies because of it ease-of-use interface in ArcGIS platform and built-in base-flow separation module for direct runoff comparison.