Water quantity and quality model for the evaluation of water-management strategies in the Netherlands: application to the province of Friesland
The Netherlands have a rather complex water-management system consisting of a number of major rivers, canals, lakes and ditches. Water-quantity management on a regional scale is necessary for an effective water-quality policy. To support water management, a computer model was developed that includes both water quality and water quantity, based on three submodels: ABOPOL for the water movement, DELWAQ for the calculation of water quality variables and BLOOM-II for the phytoplankton growth. The northern province of Friesland was chosen as a test case for the integrated model to be developed, where water quality is highly related to the water distribution and the main trade-off is minimizing the intake of (eutrophicated) alien water in order to minimize external nutrient load and maximizing the intake in order to flush channels and lakes. The results of the application of these models to this and to a number of hypothetical future situations are described.
- Research Organization:
- Waterloopkundig Lab. te Delft (Netherlands)
- OSTI ID:
- 6895966
- Report Number(s):
- PB-89-108807/XAB; DELFT-HYDRAULICS-COM-380
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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