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Title: Biomass Production with Conservation Practices for Two Iowa Watersheds

Abstract

Hydrologic modeling was used to estimate potential changes in nutrients, suspended sediment, and streamflow in various biomass production scenarios with conservation practices under different landscape designs. Two major corn and soybean croplands were selected for study: the South Fork of the Iowa River watershed and the headwater of the Raccoon River watershed. A physically based model, the Soil and Water Assessment Tool, was used to simulate hydrology and water quality under different scenarios with conservation practices and biomass production. Scenarios are based on conservation practices and biomass production; riparian buffer (RB), saturated buffer, and grassed waterways; various stover harvest rates of 30%, 45%, and 70% with and without winter cover crops; and conversion of marginal land to switchgrass. Conservation practices and landscape design with different biomass feedstocks were shown to significantly improve water quality while supporting sustainable biomass production. Model results for nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediments were analyzed temporally at spatial scales that varied from hydrologic response units to the entire watershed. With conservation practices, water quality could potentially improve by reducing nitrogen loads by up to 20%-30% (stover harvest with cover crop), phosphorus loads by 20%-40% (RB), and sediment loads by 30%-70% (stover harvest with cover crop andmore » RB).« less

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [4]; ORCiD logo [5];  [6];  [6]
  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  2. US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), Ames, IA (United States). Agricultural Research Service
  3. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  4. US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), Temple, TX (United States). Agricultural Research Service
  5. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  6. Antares Inc., Harrisonburg, VA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office; National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1665988
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1757943; OSTI ID: 1836066
Report Number(s):
DOE-ANTARES-07088-6
Journal ID: ISSN 1093-474X
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725; AC02-06CH11357; 1761772; EE0007088
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 56; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1093-474X
Publisher:
Wiley - American Water Resources Association
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; conservation practices; bioenergy; SWAT; hydrologic modeling; water quality; nutrients

Citation Formats

Ha, Miae mha@anl.gov, Wu, May, Tomer, Mark D., Gassman, Philip W., Isenhart, Thomas M., Arnold, Jeffrey G., White, Michael J., Parish, Esther S., Comer, Kevin S., and Belden, William W. Biomass Production with Conservation Practices for Two Iowa Watersheds. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1111/1752-1688.12880.
Ha, Miae mha@anl.gov, Wu, May, Tomer, Mark D., Gassman, Philip W., Isenhart, Thomas M., Arnold, Jeffrey G., White, Michael J., Parish, Esther S., Comer, Kevin S., & Belden, William W. Biomass Production with Conservation Practices for Two Iowa Watersheds. United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12880
Ha, Miae mha@anl.gov, Wu, May, Tomer, Mark D., Gassman, Philip W., Isenhart, Thomas M., Arnold, Jeffrey G., White, Michael J., Parish, Esther S., Comer, Kevin S., and Belden, William W. Sun . "Biomass Production with Conservation Practices for Two Iowa Watersheds". United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12880. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1665988.
@article{osti_1665988,
title = {Biomass Production with Conservation Practices for Two Iowa Watersheds},
author = {Ha, Miae mha@anl.gov and Wu, May and Tomer, Mark D. and Gassman, Philip W. and Isenhart, Thomas M. and Arnold, Jeffrey G. and White, Michael J. and Parish, Esther S. and Comer, Kevin S. and Belden, William W.},
abstractNote = {Hydrologic modeling was used to estimate potential changes in nutrients, suspended sediment, and streamflow in various biomass production scenarios with conservation practices under different landscape designs. Two major corn and soybean croplands were selected for study: the South Fork of the Iowa River watershed and the headwater of the Raccoon River watershed. A physically based model, the Soil and Water Assessment Tool, was used to simulate hydrology and water quality under different scenarios with conservation practices and biomass production. Scenarios are based on conservation practices and biomass production; riparian buffer (RB), saturated buffer, and grassed waterways; various stover harvest rates of 30%, 45%, and 70% with and without winter cover crops; and conversion of marginal land to switchgrass. Conservation practices and landscape design with different biomass feedstocks were shown to significantly improve water quality while supporting sustainable biomass production. Model results for nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediments were analyzed temporally at spatial scales that varied from hydrologic response units to the entire watershed. With conservation practices, water quality could potentially improve by reducing nitrogen loads by up to 20%-30% (stover harvest with cover crop), phosphorus loads by 20%-40% (RB), and sediment loads by 30%-70% (stover harvest with cover crop and RB).},
doi = {10.1111/1752-1688.12880},
journal = {Journal of the American Water Resources Association},
number = 6,
volume = 56,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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FIGURE 1 FIGURE 1: Study area at 12-digit hydrologic unit code (HUC) level, located in the headwater of Raccoon River watershed (HRRW) and the South Fork of the Iowa River (SFIR) watershed in Iowa. Details of each 12-digit HUC: (1) 070802070401; (2) 070802070402; (3) 070802070501; (4) 070802070502; (5) 070802070601; (6) 070802070602; (7)more » 070802070603; (8) 070802070604; (9) 0710000060102; (10) 0710000060202; (11) 0710000060301; and (12) 0710000060304.« less

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