Chapter 3. Estimation of local effects of wastewater discharge
River and Stream Water Quality Model QUAL2K
Introduction QUAL2K
Keywords: one dimensional, steady state, features,input data
System segmentation and location of pollution sources
Section keywords: reach, element, segment, headwater, point sources, withdrawals
Expected product: graphical representation of the river stretch segmentation with numerical identification of reaches and elements and the location of point sources and withdrawals.
Model data requirements
Section keywords: headwater data, reach data, meteorological data, water column data, light and heat input, point and diffuse sources and withdrawals data, hydraulics, temperature and water quality data, diel data
Related documents or sources of information: Aguas del Puerto, Conhydra, ISAGEN, Cormagdalena.
Expected product: Table with data
Model calibration and validation
Section keywords:
Expected product:
Generation of future scenarios by means of QUAL2K
Section keywords: Scenario A: future scenario without a water pollution control strategy, Scenario B: future scenario with proposed water pollution control strategy
Expected product: Graphs obtained from the model for both scenarios (main parameters)
Causal diagram analysis
Section keywords: PAS cycle, cause-effect relatinships, Scenario A: future scenario without a water pollution control strategy, Scenario B: future scenario with proposed water pollution control strategy.
Expected product: Causal diagrams for both scenarios.