title: The Effects of Storm Runoff on Water Quality and the Coping Strategy of a Deep Canyon-Shaped Source Water Reservoir in China.
abstract: Storm runoff events in the flooding season affect the water quality of reservoirs and increase risks to the water supply, but coping strategies have seldom been reported. The phenomenon of turbid current intrusion resulting in water turbidity and anoxic conditions reappearing after storm runoff, resulting in the deterioration of water quality, was observed in the flooding season in the deep canyon-shaped Heihe Reservoir. The objective of this work was to elucidate the effects of storm runoff on the Heihe Reservoir water quality and find a coping strategy. In this study, an intensive sampling campaign measuring water temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, nutrients, and metals were conducted in the reservoir over a period of two years, and the water-lifting aerators were improved to achieve single aeration and a full layer of mixing and oxygenation functions using different volumes of gas. The operation of the improved water-lifting aerators mixed the reservoir three months ahead of the natural mixing time, and good water quality was maintained during the induced mixing period, thereby extending the good water quality period. The results can provide an effective coping strategy to improve the water quality of a source water reservoir and ensure the safety of drinking water.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710043, China. hs_weixing@163.com.
authors.forename: Weixing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710043, China. huangtinglin@xauat.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Tinglin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710043, China. lixuan8781687626@sohu.com.
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710043, China. zhouzizhen001@sina.com.
authors.forename: Zizhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710043, China. liyang1989526@163.com.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710043, China. zengkangxt@163.com.
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D055867:Cyclonic Storms; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D008670:Metals; D012621:Seasons; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D060753:Water Quality; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water
keywords: mixing; rainstorm; reservoir; water quality; water-lifting aerator