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Water, Volume 13, Issue 7 (April-1 2021): Hydrology, Hydraulics, Hydrodynamics & Hydrogeology; Wastewater Treatment & Reuse; Policy, Governance & Management; and More!

Water, Volume 13, Issue 7 (April 2021) - 123 articles. Click here to access the issue's home page.

 

Cover Story

Article: Prediction of River Stage Using Multistep-Ahead Machine Learning Techniques for a Tidal River of Taiwan

Wen-Dar Guo, Wei-Bo Chen, Sen-Hai Yeh, Chih-Hsin Chang and Hongey Chen

Water 2021, 13(7), 920; doi:10.3390/w13070920

 

Featured Papers

Article: Performance Evaluation of Helical Separators Applied to Olive Oil–Water Two-Phase Flows at Low Reynolds Numbers

Pedro Vallesquino-Laguna, María Rivas-Valverde and Inmaculada Pulido-Calvo

Water 2021, 13(7), 911; doi:10.3390/w13070911

Article: Landfill Pollution Plume Survey in the Moroccan Tadla Using Spontaneous Potential

Yousra El Mouine, Amal El Hamdi, Moad Morarech, Ilias Kacimi, Meryem Touzani, Ismail Mohsine, Abdessamad Tiouiouine, Jamila Ouardi, Abdelmajid Zouahri, Hasna Yachou and Houria Dakak

Water 2021, 13(7), 910; doi:10.3390/w13070910

Article: Concurrent Changes in Extreme Hydroclimate Events in the Colorado River Basin

Katrina E. Bennett, Carl Talsma and Riccardo Boero

Water 2021, 13(7), 978; doi:10.3390/w13070978

Article: Model Parameters for Aerobic Biological Sulfide Oxidation in Sewer Wastewater

Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen and Jes Vollertsen

Water 2021, 13(7), 981; doi:10.3390/w13070981

Article: Quantifying the Effects of Residential Infill Redevelopment on Urban Stormwater Quality in Denver, Colorado

Kyle R. Gustafson, Pablo A. Garcia-Chevesich, Kimberly M. Slinski, Jonathan O. Sharp and John E. McCray

Water 2021, 13(7), 988; doi:10.3390/w13070988

 

General

Article: Assessment of MERRA-2 and ERA5 to Model the Snow Water Equivalent in the High Atlas (1981–2019)

Mohamed Wassim Baba, Abdelghani Boudhar, Simon Gascoin, Lahoucine Hanich, Ahmed Marchane and Abdelghani Chehbouni

Water 2021, 13(7), 890; doi:10.3390/w13070890

Article: Experimental and Numerical Study of Biochar Fixed Bed Column for the Adsorption of Arsenic from Aqueous Solutions

Maria Rosaria Boni, Simone Marzeddu, Fabio Tatti, Massimo Raboni, Giuseppe Mancini, Antonella Luciano and Paolo Viotti

Water 2021, 13(7), 915; doi:10.3390/w13070915

Article: Seasonal and Interannual Variability of EAPE in the South China Sea Derived from ECCO2 Data from 1997 to 2019

Qiang Li, Lei Zhou and Lingling Xie

Water 2021, 13(7), 926; doi:10.3390/w13070926

Article: Intra-Event Isotopic Changes in Water Vapor and Precipitation in South China

Xingxian Li, Changyuan Tang and Jingsi Cui

Water 2021, 13(7), 940; doi:10.3390/w13070940

Article: Effect of on-Site Sludge Reduction and Wastewater Treatment Based on Electrochemical-A/O Combined Process

Zhongqi He, Wei Han, Xu Zhou, Wenbiao Jin, Wentao Liu, Shuhong Gao, Zhicheng Zhao, Yidi Chen and Guangming Jiang

Water 2021, 13(7), 941; doi:10.3390/w13070941

Article: Short-Term Variation and Discharge Mechanism of the Futamata Hot Spring Estimated by Continuous Monitoring Data

Yota Suzuki and Hiroshi Asanuma

Water 2021, 13(7), 977; doi:10.3390/w13070977

Article: Effectivity and Efficiency of Best Management Practices Based on a Survey and SWAPP Model of the Xiangxi River Basin

Ruimin Liu, Yuexi Miao, Qingrui Wang, Lijun Jiao, Yifan Wang, Lin Li and Leiping Cao

Water 2021, 13(7), 985; doi:10.3390/w13070985

 

Water and One Health

Article: Assessing the Risk of Legionella Infection through Showering with Untreated Rain Cistern Water in a Tropical Environment

Hunter Quon, Maura Allaire and Sunny C. Jiang

Water 2021, 13(7), 889; doi:10.3390/w13070889

Article: Distribution and Public Health Significance of Vibrio Pathogens Recovered from Selected Treated Effluents in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Ayodeji C. Osunla, Oluwatayo E. Abioye and Anthony I. Okoh

Water 2021, 13(7), 932; doi:10.3390/w13070932

Article: Effectiveness of Health Education Intervention on Water Sanitation and Hygiene Practice among Adolescent Girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria: A Cluster Randomised Control Trial

Ruth Charles Shapu, Suriani Ismail, Poh Ying Lim, Norliza Ahmad and Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi

Water 2021, 13(7), 987; doi:10.3390/w13070987

Hydrology and Hydrogeology

Review: Canadian Continental-Scale Hydrology under a Changing Climate: A Review

Tricia A. Stadnyk and Stephen J. Déry

Water 2021, 13(7), 906; doi:10.3390/w13070906

Article: Flood Inundation Assessment in the Low-Lying River Basin Considering Extreme Rainfall Impacts and Topographic Vulnerability

Thanh Thu Nguyen, Makoto Nakatsugawa, Tomohito J. Yamada and Tsuyoshi Hoshino

Water 2021, 13(7), 896; doi:10.3390/w13070896

Article: Assessment of Long-Term Fermentability of PHA-Based Materials from Pure and Mixed Microbial Cultures for Potential Environmental Applications

Neda Amanat, Bruna Matturro, Marta Maria Rossi, Francesco Valentino, Marianna Villano and Marco Petrangeli Papini

Water 2021, 13(7), 897; doi:10.3390/w13070897

Article: Comparison of Changes in Soil Moisture Content Following Rainfall in Different Subtropical Plantations of the Yangtze River Delta Region

Xin Liu, Yingzhou Tang, Xuefei Cheng, Zhaohui Jia, Chong Li, Shilin Ma, Lu Zhai, Bo Zhang and Jinchi Zhang

Water 2021, 13(7), 914; doi:10.3390/w13070914

Article: Modeling Flood Peak Discharge Caused by Overtopping Failure of a Landslide Dam

Hechun Ruan, Huayong Chen, Tao Wang, Jiangang Chen and Huibin Li

Water 2021, 13(7), 921; doi:10.3390/w13070921

Article: Soil Nitrogen Dynamics in a Managed Temperate Grassland Under Changed Climatic Conditions

Mona Giraud, Jannis Groh, Horst H. Gerke, Nicolas Brüggemann, Harry Vereecken and Thomas Pütz

Water 2021, 13(7), 931; doi:10.3390/w13070931

Article: Groundwater of the Modder River Catchment of South Africa: A Sustainability Prediction

Saheed Adeyinka Oke and Rebecca Alowo

Water 2021, 13(7), 936; doi:10.3390/w13070936

Article: Evaluating the Performance of Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-2 in Small Waterbody Mapping over Urban and Mountainous Regions

Hao Jiang, Mo Wang, Hongda Hu and Jianhui Xu

Water 2021, 13(7), 945; doi:10.3390/w13070945

Article: Monitoring Variations in Lake Water Storage with Satellite Imagery and Citizen Science

Sarina Little, Tamlin M. Pavelsky, Faisal Hossain, Sheikh Ghafoor, Grant M. Parkins, Sarah K. Yelton, Megan Rodgers, Xiao Yang, Jean-François Crétaux, Catherine Hein, Mohammad Arman Ullah, Debolina Halder Lina, Hanne Thiede, Darren Kelly, Donald Wilson and Simon N. Topp

Water 2021, 13(7), 949; doi:10.3390/w13070949

Article: Quantifying the Impact of Evapotranspiration at the Aquifer Scale via Groundwater Modelling and MODIS Data

Nicolò Colombani, Mattia Gaiolini, Gianluigi Busico and Matteo Postacchini

Water 2021, 13(7), 950; doi:10.3390/w13070950

Article: Assessing Natural Background Levels in the Groundwater Bodies of the Apulia Region (Southern Italy)

Rita Masciale, Stefano Amalfitano, Eleonora Frollini, Stefano Ghergo, Marco Melita, Daniele Parrone, Elisabetta Preziosi, Michele Vurro, Annamaria Zoppini and Giuseppe Passarella

Water 2021, 13(7), 958; doi:10.3390/w13070958

Article: Mapping the Pollution Plume Using the Self-Potential Geophysical Method: Case of Oum Azza Landfill, Rabat, Morocco

Meryem Touzani, Ismail Mohsine, Jamila Ouardi, Ilias Kacimi, Moad Morarech, Mohamed Habib El Bahajji, Tarik Bouramtane, Abdessamad Tiouiouine, Suzanne Yameogo and Badr El Mahrad

Water 2021, 13(7), 961; doi:10.3390/w13070961

Article: Migration of ²³⁸U and ²²⁶Ra Radionuclides in Technogenic Permafrost Taiga Landscapes of Southern Yakutia, Russia

Aleksandr Chevychelov, Petr Sobakin, Aleksey Gorokhov, Lubov Kuznetsova and Aleksey Alekseev

Water 2021, 13(7), 966; doi:10.3390/w13070966

Article: Vine-Copula-Based Quantile Regression for Cascade Reservoirs Management

Wafaa El Hannoun, Salah-Eddine El Adlouni and Abdelhak Zoglat

Water 2021, 13(7), 964; doi:10.3390/w13070964

Article: Impact of Dataset Size on the Signature-Based Calibration of a Hydrological Model

Safa A. Mohammed, Dimitri P. Solomatine, Markus Hrachowitz and Mohamed A. Hamouda

Water 2021, 13(7), 970; doi:10.3390/w13070970

Article: Testing the Efficiency of Parameter Disaggregation for Distributed Rainfall-Runoff Modelling

Sotirios Moustakas and Patrick Willems

Water 2021, 13(7), 972; doi:10.3390/w13070972

Article: Time Series Analysis of Monthly and Annual Precipitation in The State of Texas Using High-Resolution Radar Products

Dawit Ghebreyesus and Hatim O. Sharif

Water 2021, 13(7), 982; doi:10.3390/w13070982

Article: Characterizing Groundwater Interaction with Lakes and Wetlands Using GIS Modeling and Natural Water Quality Measurements

Brianna Speldrich, Philip Gerla and Emma Tschann

Water 2021, 13(7), 983; doi:10.3390/w13070983

Editorial: Impact of Natural Hazards on Forest Ecosystems and Their Surrounding Landscape under Climate Change

Jaroslav Vido and Paulína Nalevanková

Water 2021, 13(7), 979; doi:10.3390/w13070979

 

Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Review: Oily Wastewater Treatment: Overview of Conventional and Modern Methods, Challenges, and Future Opportunities

Khaled Abuhasel, Mohamed Kchaou, Mohammed Alquraish, Yamuna Munusamy and Yong Tzyy Jeng

Water 2021, 13(7), 980; doi:10.3390/w13070980

Article: A Framework Based on Finite Element Method (FEM) for Modelling and Assessing the Affection of the Local Thermal Weather Factors on the Performance of Anaerobic Lagoons for the Natural Treatment of Swine Wastewater

Saulo Brito-Espino, Alejandro Ramos-Martín, Sebastian O. Pérez-Báez, Carlos Mendieta-Pino and Federico Leon-Zerpa

Water 2021, 13(7), 882; doi:10.3390/w13070882

Article: Ecological Risk Assessment and Contamination History of Heavy Metals in the Sediments of Chagan Lake, Northeast China

Panfeng Liu, Chaojie Zheng, Meilan Wen, Xianrong Luo, Zhiqiang Wu, Yinghong Liu, Sheli Chai and Liangliang Huang

Water 2021, 13(7), 894; doi:10.3390/w13070894

Article: Wastewater Treatment in Remote Arctic Settlements

Elena Vialkova and Ekaterina Glushchenko

Water 2021, 13(7), 919; doi:10.3390/w13070919

Article: Factors Affecting the Simultaneous Removal of Nitrate and Reactive Black 5 Dye via Hydrogen-Based Denitrification

Tippawan Singhopon, Kenta Shinoda, Suphatchai Rujakom and Futaba Kazama

Water 2021, 13(7), 922; doi:10.3390/w13070922

Article: Thickening and Storage of Sewage Sludge Contribute to the Degradation of LAS and EOX and the Humification of Organic Matter

Ali Khakbaz, Daniele Goi, Carlo Bravo and Marco Contin

Water 2021, 13(7), 933; doi:10.3390/w13070933

Article: Agro-Waste, a Solution for Rural Electrification? Assessing Biomethane Potential of Agro-Waste in Inhambane Province, Southern Mozambique

Fastudo Mabecua, Sebastian Schwede, Carlos Lucas and Patrik Klintenberg

Water 2021, 13(7), 939; doi:10.3390/w13070939

Article: Relationship between Phase Composition and Mechanical Properties of Peat Soils Stabilized Using Oil Shale Ash and Pozzolanic Additive

Ergo Rikmann, Ivar Zekker, Tõnis Teppand, Vello Pallav, Merrit Shanskiy, Uno Mäeorg, Toomas Tenno, Juris Burlakovs and Jüri Liiv

Water 2021, 13(7), 942; doi:10.3390/w13070942

Article: Enhancing a Transition to a Circular Economy in the Water Sector: The EU Project WIDER UPTAKE

Giorgio Mannina, Luigi Badalucco, Lorenzo Barbara, Alida Cosenza, Daniele Di Trapani, Giuseppe Gallo, Vito Armando Laudicina, Giuseppe Marino, Sofia Maria Muscarella, Dario Presti and Herman Helness

Water 2021, 13(7), 946; doi:10.3390/w13070946

Article: Hydraulic Resistance and Protein Fouling Resistance of a Zirconia Membrane with a Tethered PVP Layer

Yian Chen, Montserrat Rovira-Bru, Francesc Giralt and Yoram Cohen

Water 2021, 13(7), 951; doi:10.3390/w13070951

Article: Evaluation of the Performance and Quality of Wastewater Treated by M’zar Plant in Agadir, Morocco

Imane Mansir, Emmanuel Oertlé and Redouane Choukr-Allah

Water 2021, 13(7), 954; doi:10.3390/w13070954

Article: Adsorption of Malachite Green Dye onto Mesoporous Natural Inorganic Clays: Their Equilibrium Isotherm and Kinetics Studies

Sami Ullah, Altaf Ur Rahman, Fida Ullah, Abdur Rashid, Tausif Arshad, Eva Viglašová, Michal Galamboš, Niyaz Mohammad Mahmoodi and Haseeb Ullah

Water 2021, 13(7), 965; doi:10.3390/w13070965

Article: Enhanced Photo–Fenton Removal Efficiency with Core-Shell Magnetic Resin Catalyst for Textile Dyeing Wastewater Treatment

Jie Zhong, Bin Yang, Yong Feng, Yang Chen, Li-Gao Wang, Wen-Dan You and Guang-Guo Ying

Water 2021, 13(7), 968; doi:10.3390/w13070968

Article: Environmental Remediation of Desalination Plant Outfall Brine Discharge from Heavy Metals and Salinity Using Halloysite Nanoclay

Naif S. Aljohani, Radwan K. Al-Farawati, Ibrahim I. Shabbaj, Bandar A. Al-Mur, Yasar N. Kavil and Mohamed Abdel Salam

Water 2021, 13(7), 969; doi:10.3390/w13070969

Article: Influent with Particulate Substrate, Clean, Innocuous and Sustainable Solution for Bulking Control and Mitigation in Activated Sludge Process

Pedro Cisterna-Osorio, Claudia Calabran-Caceres, Giannina Tiznado-Bustamante and Nataly Bastias-Toro

Water 2021, 13(7), 984; doi:10.3390/w13070984

Article: Modeling and Optimization of Biochar Based Adsorbent Derived from Kenaf Using Response Surface Methodology on Adsorption of Cd²⁺

Anwar Ameen Hezam Saeed, Noorfidza Yub Harun, Suriati Sufian, Muhammad Roil Bilad, Baiq Asma Nufida, Noor Maizura Ismail, Zaki Yamani Zakaria, Ahmad Hussaini Jagaba, Aiban Abdulhakim Saeed Ghaleb and Baker Nasser Saleh Al-Dhawi

Water 2021, 13(7), 999; doi:10.3390/w13070999

Editorial: Agro-Industrial Wastewater Treatment with Decentralized Biological Treatment Methods

Christos S. Akratos, Athanasia G. Tekerlekopoulou and Dimitrios V. Vayenas

Water 2021, 13(7), 953; doi:10.3390/w13070953

 

Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance

Article: Study on the Decontamination Effect of Biochar-Constructed Wetland under Different Hydraulic Conditions

Chuanjie Xing, Xiangxi Xu, Zhenghe Xu, Rongzhen Wang and Lirong Xu

Water 2021, 13(7), 893; doi:10.3390/w13070893

Article: Development of the Indus River System Model to Evaluate Reservoir Sedimentation Impacts on Water Security in Pakistan

Geoffrey M. Podger, Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad, Yingying Yu, Joel P. Stewart, Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah and Zarif Iqbal Khero

Water 2021, 13(7), 895; doi:10.3390/w13070895

Article: Geometric Model of a Coastal Aquifer to Promote the Sustainable Use of Water. Manglaralto, Ecuador

Paul Carrión-Mero, Ximena Quiñonez-Barzola, Fernando Morante-Carballo, F. Javier Montalván, Gricelda Herrera-Franco and José Plaza-Úbeda

Water 2021, 13(7), 923; doi:10.3390/w13070923

Article: Evaluation of Dam Water-Supply Capacity in Korea Using the Water-Shortage Index

Chulsang Yoo, Changhyun Jun, Juhua Zhu and Wooyoung Na

Water 2021, 13(7), 956; doi:10.3390/w13070956

Article: India’s Commitments to Increase Tree and Forest Cover: Consequences for Water Supply and Agriculture Production within the Central Indian Highlands

Benjamin Clark, Ruth DeFries and Jagdish Krishnaswamy

Water 2021, 13(7), 959; doi:10.3390/w13070959

Article: Hydroclimatic Variability and Land Cover Transformations in the Central Italian Alps

Matteo Balistrocchi, Massimo Tomirotti, Alessandro Muraca and Roberto Ranzi

Water 2021, 13(7), 963; doi:10.3390/w13070963

Article: Nexus Thinking at River Basin Scale: Food, Water and Welfare

Roberto D. Ponce Oliva, Francisco J. Fernández, Felipe Vasquez-Lavín, Esteban Arias Montevechio, Natalia Julio and Alejandra Stehr

Water 2021, 13(7), 1000; doi:10.3390/w13071000

 

Aquatic Systems—Quality and Contamination

Review: Modification of the Water Quality Index (WQI) Process for Simple Calculation Using the Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) Method: A Review

Naseem Akhtar, Muhammad Izzuddin Syakir Ishak, Mardiana Idayu Ahmad, Khalid Umar, Mohamad Shaiful Md Yusuff, Mohd Talha Anees, Abdul Qadir and Yazan Khalaf Ali Almanasir

Water 2021, 13(7), 905; doi:10.3390/w13070905

Review: Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment: Occurrence, Persistence, Analysis, and Human Exposure

Maria Ricciardi, Concetta Pironti, Oriana Motta, Ylenia Miele, Antonio Proto and Luigi Montano

Water 2021, 13(7), 973; doi:10.3390/w13070973

Article: Effect of a Summer Flood on Benthic Macroinvertebrates in a Medium-Sized, Temperate, Lowland River

Somsubhra Chattopadhyay, Paweł Oglęcki, Agata Keller, Ignacy Kardel, Dorota Mirosław-Świątek and Mikołaj Piniewski

Water 2021, 13(7), 885; doi:10.3390/w13070885

Article: Optimization of Water Quality Monitoring Networks Using Metaheuristic Approaches: Moscow Region Use Case

Elizaveta Yudina, Anna Petrovskaia, Dmitrii Shadrin, Polina Tregubova, Elizaveta Chernova, Mariia Pukalchik and Ivan Oseledets

Water 2021, 13(7), 888; doi:10.3390/w13070888

Article: Setting Priorities in River Management Using Habitat Suitability Models

Elina Bennetsen, Sacha Gobeyn, Gert Everaert and Peter Goethals

Water 2021, 13(7), 886; doi:10.3390/w13070886

Article: Unravelling Microbial Communities Associated with Different Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid Types Undergoing Natural Source Zone Depletion Processes at a Legacy Petroleum Site

Melanie C. Bruckberger, Deirdre B. Gleeson, Trevor P. Bastow, Matthew J. Morgan, Tom Walsh, John L. Rayner, Greg B. Davis and Geoffrey J. Puzon

Water 2021, 13(7), 898; doi:10.3390/w13070898

Article: Evaluation of the Ecological Potential of Microorganisms for Purifying Water with High Iron Content

Ekaterina Pleshakova, Clement Ngun, Mikhail Reshetnikov and Maxim Viktorovich Larionov

Water 2021, 13(7), 901; doi:10.3390/w13070901

Article: The Utility of Dreissena polymorpha for Assessing the Viral Contamination of Rivers by Measuring the Accumulation of F-Specific RNA Bacteriophages

Sandrine Capizzi-Banas, Mélissa Palos Ladeiro, Fanny Bastien, Isabelle Bonnard, Nicolas Boudaud, Christophe Gantzer and Alain Geffard

Water 2021, 13(7), 904; doi:10.3390/w13070904

Article: Water Security and River Basin Revitalization of the São Francisco River Basin: A Symbiotic Relationship

Larissa Alves da Silva Rosa, Manuela Morais and Carlos Hiroo Saito

Water 2021, 13(7), 907; doi:10.3390/w13070907

Article: Inferring Sediment Transport Capacity from Soil Microtopography Changes on a Laboratory Hillslope

Sayjro Nouwakpo, Chi-hua Huang, Laura Bowling, Phillip Owens and Mark Weltz

Water 2021, 13(7), 929; doi:10.3390/w13070929

Article: A Preliminary Lumped Assessment of Pollution Risk at Aquifer Scale by Using the Mean Residence Time. Analyses of Potential Climate Change Impacts

Leticia Baena-Ruiz, David Pulido-Velazquez, Antonio-Juan Collados-Lara and Juan-de-Dios Gómez-Gómez

Water 2021, 13(7), 943; doi:10.3390/w13070943

Article: The Role of External Factors in the Variability of the Structure of the Zooplankton Community of Small Lakes (South-East Kazakhstan)

Moldir Aubakirova, Elena Krupa, Zhanara Mazhibayeva, Kuanysh Isbekov and Saule Assylbekova

Water 2021, 13(7), 962; doi:10.3390/w13070962

Article: Tracking the Causes of a Mass Fish Kill at a Mediterranean River within a Protected Area

Olga Petriki, Athina Patsia, Anthoula Vafeiadou, Ilias Tekidis, Panagiota Michalopoulou, Stella Samartzi, Dimitrios Mallinis and Dimitra C. Bobori

Water 2021, 13(7), 989; doi:10.3390/w13070989

Urban Water Management

Review: Porosity Models for Large-Scale Urban Flood Modelling: A Review

Benjamin Dewals, Martin Bruwier, Michel Pirotton, Sebastien Erpicum and Pierre Archambeau

Water 2021, 13(7), 960; doi:10.3390/w13070960

Article: Assessing the TSS Removal Efficiency of Decentralized Stormwater Treatment Systems by Long-Term In-Situ Monitoring

Christian Lieske, Dominik Leutnant and Mathias Uhl

Water 2021, 13(7), 908; doi:10.3390/w13070908

Article: Water Quality and Financial Analysis of a System Combining Rainwater and Greywater in a House

Gustavo Rosa and Enedir Ghisi

Water 2021, 13(7), 930; doi:10.3390/w13070930

Article: Strategies for Improving Optimal Positioning of Quality Sensors in Urban Drainage Systems for Non-Conservative Contaminants

Mariacrocetta Sambito and Gabriele Freni

Water 2021, 13(7), 934; doi:10.3390/w13070934

Article: Long-Term Analysis of Precipitation in Slovakia

Adam Repel, Martina Zeleňáková, Vinayakam Jothiprakash, Helena Hlavatá, Peter Blišťan, Ibrahim Gargar and Pavol Purcz

Water 2021, 13(7), 952; doi:10.3390/w13070952

Article: Decay of Free Residual Chlorine in Wells Water of Northern Brazil

Taise Ferreira Vargas, Célia Ceolin Baía, Tatiana Lemos da Silva Machado, Caetano Chang Dórea and Wanderley Rodrigues Bastos

Water 2021, 13(7), 992; doi:10.3390/w13070992

Article: Analytical Solution of Saltwater Intrusion in Costal Aquifers Considering Climate Changes and Different Boundary Conditions

Ismail Abd-Elaty, Martina Zeleňáková, Katarína Krajníková and Hany F. Abd-Elhamid

Water 2021, 13(7), 995; doi:10.3390/w13070995

Article: Assessing the Impact of Partitioning on Optimal Installation of Control Valves for Leakage Minimization in WDNs

Enrico Creaco, Dario Castagnolo and Giuseppe Pezzinga

Water 2021, 13(7), 1003; doi:10.3390/w13071003

Commentary: Understanding China’s Urban Rainstorm Waterlogging and Its Potential Governance

Feng Kong, Shao Sun and Tianjie Lei

Water 2021, 13(7), 891; doi:10.3390/w13070891

Correction: Correction: Yunfei, Q., et al. Addressing Challenges of Urban Water Management in Chinese Sponge Cities via Nature-Based Solutions. Water 2020, 12, 2788

Yunfei Qi, Faith Ka Shun Chan, Colin Thorne, Emily O’Donnell, Carlotta Quagliolo, Elena Comino, Alessandro Pezzoli, Lei Li, James Griffiths, Yanfang Sang and Meili Feng

Water 2021, 13(7), 900; doi:10.3390/w13070900

Editorial: Urban Rainwater and Flood Management

Martina Zeleňáková

Water 2021, 13(7), 974; doi:10.3390/w13070974

 

Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics

Review: A Review of Numerical Simulations of Secondary Flows in River Bends

Rawaa Shaheed, Abdolmajid Mohammadian and Xiaohui Yan

Water 2021, 13(7), 884; doi:10.3390/w13070884

Article: An Anti-Clustering Model for Stability Enhancement of a 3D Moving Particle Semi-Implicit Method and Two-Phase Coupling between MPS and Euler Grids

Meiyan Feng, Shenghong Huang and Guofu Lian

Water 2021, 13(7), 887; doi:10.3390/w13070887

Article: Multi-Country Scale Assessment of Available Energy Recovery Potential Using Micro-Hydropower in Drinking, Pressurised Irrigation and Wastewater Networks, Covering Part of the EU

Djordje Mitrovic, Miguel Crespo Chacón, Aida Mérida García, Jorge García Morillo, Juan Antonio Rodríguez Diaz, Helena M. Ramos, Kemi Adeyeye, Armando Carravetta and Aonghus McNabola

Water 2021, 13(7), 899; doi:10.3390/w13070899

Article: Revisiting Surface-Subsurface Exchange at Intertidal Zone with a Coupled 2D Hydrodynamic and 3D Variably-Saturated Groundwater Model

Zhi Li and Ben R. Hodges

Water 2021, 13(7), 902; doi:10.3390/w13070902

Article: PIV Study on Grid-Generated Turbulence in a Free Surface Flow

Haoyu Yao, Linlin Cao, Dazhuan Wu, Yangyang Gao, Shijie Qin and Faxin Yu

Water 2021, 13(7), 909; doi:10.3390/w13070909

Article: A Comparative Study of Breaking Wave Loads on Cylindrical and Conical Substructures

Eirinaios Chatzimarkou and Constantine Michailides

Water 2021, 13(7), 924; doi:10.3390/w13070924

Article: Study on the 3D Hydrodynamic Characteristics and Velocity Uniformity of a Gravity Flow Circular Flume

Yi Zhang, Longxi Han, Lina Chen, Chenfang Wang, Bo Chen and Anqi Jiang

Water 2021, 13(7), 927; doi:10.3390/w13070927

Article: Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Flow Pattern and Anti-Vortex Measures of Forebay in a Multi-Unit Pumping Station

Fan Yang, Yiqi Zhang, Chao Liu, Tieli Wang, Dongjin Jiang and Yan Jin

Water 2021, 13(7), 935; doi:10.3390/w13070935

Article: Analysis of Fluid–Structure Coupling Vibration Mechanism for Subsea Tree Pipeline Combined with Fluent and Ansys Workbench

Gongxing Wu, Xiaolong Zhao, Danda Shi and Xiaodong Wu

Water 2021, 13(7), 955; doi:10.3390/w13070955

Article: Experimental and Numerical Study of the Effects of Geometric Appendance Elements on Energy Dissipation over Stepped Spillway

Amir Ghaderi and Saeed Abbasi

Water 2021, 13(7), 957; doi:10.3390/w13070957

Article: Experimental Analysis of Scour Features at Chevrons in Straight Channel

Deep Roy, Simone Pagliara and Michele Palermo

Water 2021, 13(7), 971; doi:10.3390/w13070971

Article: Evaluating the Structure from Motion Technique for Measurement of Bed Morphology in Physical Model Studies

Sanat Kumar Karmacharya, Nils Ruther, Ujjwal Shrestha and Meg Bahadur Bishwakarma

Water 2021, 13(7), 998; doi:10.3390/w13070998

Article: An Enhanced Treatment of Boundary Conditions for 2D RANS Streamwise Velocity Models in Open Channel Flow

Juan Alfonso Figuérez, Álvaro Galán and Javier González

Water 2021, 13(7), 1001; doi:10.3390/w13071001

Article: Phase-Field Simulation of Imbibition for the Matrix-Fracture of Tight Oil Reservoirs Considering Temperature Change

Junjie Shi, Linsong Cheng, Renyi Cao, Zhihao Jia and Gaoling Liu

Water 2021, 13(7), 1004; doi:10.3390/w13071004

Technical Note: Technical Note: On the Production and Accuracy of CNC-Manufactured Hydraulic Scale Models

Jochen Aberle, Ralph Eikenberg, Till Branß and Pierre-Yves Henry

Water 2021, 13(7), 916; doi:10.3390/w13070916

 

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

Review: Aquaculture and Restoration: Perspectives from Mediterranean Sea Experiences

Adriana Giangrande, Maria Flavia Gravina, Sergio Rossi, Caterina Longo and Cataldo Pierri

Water 2021, 13(7), 991; doi:10.3390/w13070991

Article: Water Temperature Simulation in a Tropical Lake in South China

Hongbin Gu, Baohong Lu, Changjun Qi, Si Xiong, Wenlong Shen and Lejun Ma

Water 2021, 13(7), 913; doi:10.3390/w13070913

Article: Distribution of the Macrophyte Communities in the Danube Reflects River Serial Discontinuity

Georg A. Janauer, Norbert Exler, Goran Anačkov, Veronika Barta, Árpád Berczik, Pal Boža, Mária Dinka, Valeri Georgiev, Mateja Germ, Matej Holcar, Richard Hrivnák, Ružica Igić, Siniša Ozimec, Anca Sârbu, Brigitte Schmidt, Udo Schmidt-Mumm, Wolfgang Schütz, Katalin Sipos, Elemér Szalma, Jasenka Topić, Sonya Tsoneva, Milan Valachovič, Vladimir Valchev, Dragana Vukov, Igor Zelnik and Alenka Gaberščik

Water 2021, 13(7), 918; doi:10.3390/w13070918

Article: Distance Estimation in Reproduction Tasks in a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

Eric Maaß and Frederike D. Hanke

Water 2021, 13(7), 938; doi:10.3390/w13070938

Article: How Flood Hazard Maps Improve the Understanding of Ecologically Active Floodplains

Stephanie Natho

Water 2021, 13(7), 937; doi:10.3390/w13070937

Article: Aquatic Invertebrate Community Resilience and Recovery in Response to a Supra-Seasonal Drought in an Ecologically Important Naturally Saline Lake

Lizaan de Necker, Luc Brendonck, Johan van Vuren, Victor Wepener and Nico J. Smit

Water 2021, 13(7), 948; doi:10.3390/w13070948

Article: Combined Effects of Summer Water Temperature and Current Velocity on the Distribution of a Cold-Water-Adapted Sculpin (Cottus nozawae)

Kaiji Suzuki, Nobuo Ishiyama, Itsuro Koizumi and Futoshi Nakamura

Water 2021, 13(7), 975; doi:10.3390/w13070975

Article: Radiocarbon Dating of Marine Samples: Methodological Aspects, Applications and Case Studies

Gianluca Quarta, Lucio Maruccio, Marisa D’Elia and Lucio Calcagnile

Water 2021, 13(7), 986; doi:10.3390/w13070986

Article: Thermal Characteristics of a Beaver Dam Analogues Equipped Spring-Fed Creek in the Canadian Rockies

Tariq M. Munir and Cherie J. Westbrook

Water 2021, 13(7), 990; doi:10.3390/w13070990

Article: Invertebrate Responses to Restoration across Benthic and Hyporheic Stream Compartments

Anne L. Robertson, Daniel M. Perkins, Judy England and Tim Johns

Water 2021, 13(7), 996; doi:10.3390/w13070996

Article: The Importance of Food Pulses in Benthic-Pelagic Coupling Processes of Passive Suspension Feeders

Sergio Rossi and Lucia Rizzo

Water 2021, 13(7), 997; doi:10.3390/w13070997

Communication: Winter Zooplankton in a Small Arctic Lake: Abundance and Vertical Distribution

Vladimir G. Dvoretsky and Alexander G. Dvoretsky

Water 2021, 13(7), 912; doi:10.3390/w13070912

Communication: Benthic Metabolism in Fluvial Sediments with Larvae of Lampetra sp.

Nerijus Nika, Mindaugas Zilius, Tomas Ruginis, Gianmarco Giordani, Kasparas Bagdonas, Sara Benelli and Marco Bartoli

Water 2021, 13(7), 1002; doi:10.3390/w13071002

 

Oceans and Coastal Zones

Article: Assessing the Effectiveness of Nourishment in Decadal Barrier Island Morphological Resilience

Davina L. Passeri, Matthew V. Bilskie, Scott C. Hagen, Rangley C. Mickey, P. Soupy Dalyander and Victor M. Gonzalez

Water 2021, 13(7), 944; doi:10.3390/w13070944

Article: Modeling Nickel Leaching from Abandoned Mine Tailing Deposits in Jøssingfjorden

Svetlana Pakhomova, Evgeniy Yakushev and Morten Thorne Schaanning

Water 2021, 13(7), 967; doi:10.3390/w13070967

Editorial: Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Engineering and Management

Jill Slinger, Marcel Stive and Arjen Luijendijk

Water 2021, 13(7), 976; doi:10.3390/w13070976

 

Water Erosion and Sediment Transport

Article: Effect of Mean Velocity-to-Critical Velocity Ratios on Bed Topography and Incipient Motion in a Meandering Channel: Experimental Investigation

Nargess Moghaddassi, Seyed Habib Musavi-Jahromi, Mohammad Vaghefi and Amir Khosrojerdi

Water 2021, 13(7), 883; doi:10.3390/w13070883

Article: On Ripples—A Boundary Layer-Theoretical Definition

Ulrich Zanke and Aron Roland

Water 2021, 13(7), 892; doi:10.3390/w13070892

Article: Assessment of Critical Shear Stress and Threshold Velocity in Shallow Flow with Sand Particles

Reza Shahmohammadi, Hossein Afzalimehr and Jueyi Sui

Water 2021, 13(7), 994; doi:10.3390/w13070994

 

Water Use and Scarcity

Article: Driving Factors of Decoupling between Economic Development and Water Consumption in Food and Energy in North-West China—Based on the Tapio-LMDI Method

Ziyu Pan, Zhou Fang, Junyu Chen, Jun Hong, Yisong Xu and Shiliang Yang

Water 2021, 13(7), 917; doi:10.3390/w13070917

Article: Effect of Bypass-Flow on Leaching of Salts in a Cracking Soil in the Nile Delta

Haruyuki Fujimaki and Hassan Mohamed Fahmy Abd El Baki

Water 2021, 13(7), 993; doi:10.3390/w13070993

 

Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture

Review: Ancient WEF: Water–Energy–Food Nexus in the Distant Past

Steven G. Pueppke

Water 2021, 13(7), 925; doi:10.3390/w13070925

Article: Onsite Chlorination of Greywater in a Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland—Significance of Trihalomethane Formation

Anat Bernstein, Hagar Siebner, Andrew G. Kaufman and Amit Gross

Water 2021, 13(7), 903; doi:10.3390/w13070903

Article: Grazing Effects on Bovine-Associated and Background Fecal Indicator Bacteria Levels in Edge-of-Field Runoff

Kevin L. Wagner, Terry J. Gentry, R. Daren Harmel, Emily C. Pope and Larry A. Redmon

Water 2021, 13(7), 928; doi:10.3390/w13070928

Article: Accuracy and Reliability Analysis of Pipe Irrigation Metering Device for Sandy Water Source

Mingxiao Su, Xiyun Jiao, Jiang Li, Shuyu Wu and Tianao Wu

Water 2021, 13(7), 947; doi:10.3390/w13070947

 

Special Issues Open for Submissions Seawater Intrusion into Coastal Aquifers (Deadline: 10 May 2021) Fluvial Hydraulics and Applications (Deadline: 14 May 2021) Marine Fisheries and Ecosystem Modeling (Deadline: 15 May 2021) Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse for Irrigation (Deadline: 16 May 2021) Wastewater Treatment in Membrane Bioreactors: Features and Application (Deadline: 25 May 2021) To access the full list of Special Issues, please click here

Topical Collections (without Deadline) Recent Advances in Hydroinformatics: Focusing on Machine Learning and Remote Sensing in Hydrology Water Policy Collection To access the full list of Topical Collections, please click here Recent Special Issue Reprints Managed Aquifer Recharge for Water Resilience Peter Dillon, Enrique Fernández Escalante, Sharon B. Megdal and Gudrun Massmann (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-03943-042-0 (Hbk) ; ISBN 978-3-03943-043-7 (PDF) doi: 10.3390/books978-3-03943-043-7 Water Systems towards New Future Challenges Helena M. Ramos (Ed.) ISBN 978-3-0365-0410-0 (Hbk) ; ISBN 978-3-0365-0411-7 (PDF) doi: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-0411-7 Ecological and Health Risk of Soils, Sediments, and Water Contamination Zeng-Yei Hseu (Ed.) ISBN 978-3-0365-0034-8 (Hbk) ; ISBN 978-3-0365-0035-5 (PDF) doi: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-0035-5 Coastal Dynamic and Evolution Giorgio Anfuso and Angela Rizzo (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-03943-935-5 (Hbk) ; ISBN 978-3-03943-936-2 (PDF) doi: 10.3390/books978-3-03943-936-2 Sustainable Management of Urban Water Resources Susanne Charlesworth and Craig Lashford (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-03943-893-8 (Hbk) ; ISBN 978-3-03943-894-5 (PDF) doi: 10.3390/books978-3-03943-894-5

“Everybody favors free speech in the slack moments when no axes are being ground.” – Heywood Broun

AWWA Letter to Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)

Thanks again to G. Tracy Mehan III, executive director for government affairs at the American Water Works Association, who sent me three previous letters letter he sent to assorted government officials, including President Joe Biden (as President-Elect) and EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. You can find all three letters here.  

This letter is from AWWA CEO David LaFrance to Sen. Michael Bennet of AWWA's home state of Colorado and the incoming chair of the very important Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources. A PDF is below as is the entire letter pasted below that

Download AWWA Letter Senator Bennet 3-24-21

24 March 2021

Honorable Michael Bennet
261 Russell Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510

Subject: Chairmanship of Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources

Dear Senator Bennet:

Congratulations on your appointment as chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources. As the CEO of the Denver-based American Water Works Association (AWWA), I view your subcommittee as being absolutely critical to advancing the Nation’s efforts in solving our long-standing water and climate issues. Our 4,500 utility members and 50,000 individual members collectively provide drinking water to more than 80 percent of the American public.

The critical importance of your subcommittee cannot be overstated. Before his passing, William Ruckelshaus, the first Administrator of EPA, stated that in 1970 some 85 percent of our water quality impairments came from point sources, while 15 percent came from nonpoint sources. By the year 2010, 40 years later, the figures were reversed, with 85 percent of water impairments coming from nonpoint sources and 15 percent from point sources.1 Nonpoint runoff, particularly nutrients, has manifested itself in the growth of harmful algal blooms and the proliferation of hypoxic zones in our lakes and estuaries. Consequently, we experience greatly increased costs in providing safe, potable drinking water. Source water protection, measures to help protect and improve waters sources used for drinking water, was emphasized in the 2018 Farm Bill for the first time.

We also face the dire necessity of addressing global climate change and urgent needs to sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop alternative energy sources.

Given that agriculture accounts for the bulk of privately-owned land in the continental United States, your subcommittee stands squarely in the nexus of these issues and the ability to address them is within your jurisdiction.

Your efforts to advance conservation in the 2018 Farm Bill were much appreciated, and we continue to support your approach of working with agricultural interests in a voluntary, cooperative manner. We, too, believe that farmers, ranchers and woodland owners have a key role in addressing the issues described above. In Colorado, we have been fortunate to have worked cooperatively with both the Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Two recent examples: Denver Water worked cross jurisdictionally with the Forest Service and NRCS to restore both Federal and private lands burned by wildfires and, most recently, NRCS designated a key future water supply watershed for Denver as a National Water Quality Initiative area which will receive extra funding and emphasis to protect source water.

We are particularly excited to know that your subcommittee will soon begin developing the conservation and forestry titles of what will be the 2023 Farm Bill. During development of the 2018 Farm, Bill, AWWA advocated emphasizing source water protection to help protect the nation’s drinking water using established voluntary conservation methods. AWWA also has a keen interest in simplifying and expanding the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, as many of our members are active partners in projects around the country.

AWWA is willing to provide any input you feel would be helpful. If you wish to discuss this further, I can be reached at 303-910-4618 or at dlafrance@awwa.org. Alternatively, your staff can contact Tracy Mehan, executive director of AWWA Government Affairs, in Washington, D.C., at 202-326-6125 or at tmehan@awwa.org.

Again, congratulations on becoming the chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources. We look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

David LaFrance
CEO, American Water Works Association

cc: Honorable Michael Bennet
Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building
1244 Speer Boulevard
Denver, CO 80204

Enjoy!

“In the West, when you touch water, you touch everything.” – Rep. Wayne N. Aspinall (D-CO), 1896-1983

Interested in 'California Groundwater'? Write a Short Article for AWRA's Water Resources IMPACT!

No, this is not a premature April Fools' Day joke - it's the real deal! Everyone's favorite California WaterWonk Lisa Beutler and yours truly - ex-New Yorker and erstwhile Golden Stater (Truckee and Santa Cruz) WaterWired/Aquadoc are co-editing the May-June 2021 issue of Water Resources IMPACT with the theme 'California Groundwater' We need your help in populating the issue with 6 - 8 short (800 - 1300 words, more or less) articles.

Why California? Well, we've done at least two issues on Florida and one on Texas. Why not our neighbor and most populous state with so much happening vis-a-vis groundwater?

We are not seeking journal-style articles but ones that are much shorter, less technical, and written in a conversational, 'story-telling' style. The audience will be water-resources practitioners and students who are not necessarily groundwater geeks; even those who aren't WaterWonks read the magazine, which is published online-only. Circulation is a couple thousand or so.

What kinds of topics might be appropriate? In a broad sense anything 'groundwater', such as (those highlighted in red are spoken for):

 

1) Is Managing/Governing California Groundwater a Wicked Water Problem?

2) California Hydrogeology: The View from Thirty-Thousand Feet   

3) SGMA: Water Under the Bridge or an Idea Whose Time Has Come?

4) Community-Based Groundwater Management: Case Studies

5) Groundwater Drinking Water Contamination in the Central Valley: Systemic Racism?

6) Native American Groundwater Issues

7) Groundwater Management: The Legacy of Elinor Ostrom

8) Flood-MAR and Related Solutions

9) What California Can Teach Us about Groundwater Management and Governance

10) Transboundary Groundwater (within state and with other political jurisdictions) 

11) Climate Change and Groundwater

12) Law, Policy, Governance, Management

13) A Critique of California Groundwater Regulations

14) California Dowsin': Fact, Folklore, or Freedom of Speech

15) Managing Water and Crops with Groundwater Salinity

The aforementioned list is no all-inclusive. Many of you have no doubt thought of a number of topics that are missing. That's great! If you think your proposed topic is too speculative or 'off the wall' - run it past us. If it is labeled as such - no problem? We like thinking outside the box.  

If you have never seen a copy of Water Resources IMPACT, take a look at our current issue Connecting Land and Water for Healthy Communities, edited by our friend and colleague Mike Antos. 

If you are interested in submitting an article please let me and Lisa know as soon as possible by sending a title and several sentences. We would like the complete articles by 21 April or so. We have some flexibility. Emails: Lisa: lisa.beutler@stantec.com; Michael: Michael.Campana@oregonstate.edu. My cell is 541-602-4085. Please don't send an article written without checking with us first; we don't want you wasting your time. We will post here the titles of approved articles. Previously-written articles may be suitable for publication in Water Resources IMPACT. 

Here are author instructions:

Download IMPACT Author Instructions_08.2019

Questions? Let me know ASAP.

Thank you!

“Best way to live in California is to be from somewhere else.” – Cormac Mccarthy

Water, Volume 13, Issue 6 (March-2 2021): Hydrology & Hydrogeology; Wastewater Treatment & Reuse; Policy, Governance & Management; and More!

It's Water, Volume 13, Issue 6, March-2 2021 - 137 articles.

Cover Story

Article: From the Well to the Bottle: Identifying Sources of Microplastics in Mineral Water

Jana Weisser, Irina Beer, Benedikt Hufnagl, Thomas Hofmann, Hans Lohninger, Natalia P. Ivleva and Karl Glas

Water 2021, 13(6), 841; doi:10.3390/w13060841

 

Featured Papers

Article: Hydrogeochemical and Hydrodynamic Assessment of Tirnavos Basin, Central Greece

Ioannis Vrouhakis, Evangelos Tziritis, Andreas Panagopoulos and Georgios Stamatis

Water 2021, 13(6), 759; doi:10.3390/w13060759

Article: Efficiency and Energy Demand in Polishing Treatment of Wastewater Treatment Plants Effluents: Photoelectrocatalysis vs. Photocatalysis and Photolysis

Maria Cristina Collivignarelli, Marco Carnevale Miino, Hamed Arab, Massimiliano Bestetti and Silvia Franz

Water 2021, 13(6), 821; doi:10.3390/w13060821

Article: Modelling Microplastics in the River Thames: Sources, Sinks and Policy Implications

Paul G. Whitehead, Gianbattista Bussi, Jocelyne M. R. Hughes, Ana T. Castro-Castellon, Magnus D. Norling, Elizabeth S. Jeffers, Cordelia P. N. Rampley, Daniel S. Read and Alice A. Horton

Water 2021, 13(6), 861; doi:10.3390/w13060861

Article: Cyber-Attack Detection in Water Distribution Systems Based on Blind Sources Separation Technique

Bruno Brentan, Pedro Rezende, Daniel Barros, Gustavo Meirelles, Edevar Luvizotto and Joaquín Izquierdo

Water 2021, 13(6), 795; doi:10.3390/w13060795

Article: A Global Assessment of the Potential for Ocean-Driven Transport in Hatchling Sea Turtles

Morgan J. DuBois, Nathan F. Putman and Susan E. Piacenza

Water 2021, 13(6), 757; doi:10.3390/w13060757

Article: Movements of Non-Migrant European Eels in an Urbanised Channel Linking a Mediterranean Lagoon to the Sea

Raphaël Lagarde, Jason Peyre, Elsa Amilhat, François Bourrin, François Prellwitz, Gaël Simon and Elisabeth Faliex

Water 2021, 13(6), 839; doi:10.3390/w13060839

 

General

Article: Virtual Water Trade in the Yellow River Economic Belt: A Multi-Regional Input-Output Model

Ming Li, Qingsong Tian, Yan Yu, Yueyan Xu and Chongguang Li

Water 2021, 13(6), 748; doi:10.3390/w13060748

Article: Evaluation of Low-Head Ramped Weirs for a Potamodromous Cyprinid: Effects of Substrate Addition and Discharge on Fish Passage Performance, Stress and Fatigue

Susana D. Amaral, Paulo Branco, Filipe Romão, Maria Teresa Ferreira, António N. Pinheiro and José Maria Santos

Water 2021, 13(6), 765; doi:10.3390/w13060765

Article: A Novel Method for Regional Short-Term Forecasting of Water Level

Zejie Tu, Xingguo Gao, Jun Xu, Weikang Sun, Yuewen Sun and Dianpeng Su

Water 2021, 13(6), 820; doi:10.3390/w13060820

Article: Portraying the Water Crisis in Iranian Newspapers: An Approach Using Structure Query Language (SQL)

Farshad Amiraslani and Deirdre Dragovich

Water 2021, 13(6), 838; doi:10.3390/w13060838

Article: Study on the Evaluation of (Heavy) Metals in Water and Sediment of Skadar Lake (Montenegro), with BCF Assessment and Translocation Ability (TA) by Trapa natans and a Review of SDGs

Marijana Krivokapić

Water 2021, 13(6), 876; doi:10.3390/w13060876

Article: Assessment of the Impacts of Land Use Change on Non-Point Source Loading under Future Climate Scenarios Using the SWAT Model

Mao Feng and Zhenyao Shen

Water 2021, 13(6), 874; doi:10.3390/w13060874

Water and One Health

Review: SARS-CoV-2 from Urban to Rural Water Environment: Occurrence, Persistence, Fate, and Influence on Agriculture Irrigation. A Review

Giuseppe Mancuso, Giulio Demetrio Perulli, Stevo Lavrnić, Brunella Morandi and Attilio Toscano

Water 2021, 13(6), 764; doi:10.3390/w13060764

Article: Groundwater Quality and Potential Human Health Risk Assessment for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes: A Case Study in the Semiarid Region of North China

Feifei Chen, Leihua Yao, Gang Mei, Yinsheng Shang, Fansheng Xiong and Zhenbin Ding

Water 2021, 13(6), 783; doi:10.3390/w13060783

Article: The Effect of the Effluent from a Small-Scale Conventional Wastewater Treatment Plant Treating Municipal Wastewater on the Composition and Abundance of the Microbial Community, Antibiotic Resistome, and Pathogens in the Sediment and Water of a Receiving Stream

Kertu Tiirik, Hiie Nõlvak, Marika Truu, Angela Peeb, Margit Kõiv-Vainik and Jaak Truu

Water 2021, 13(6), 865; doi:10.3390/w13060865

Hydrology and Hydrogeology

Review: Methods in Capturing the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Flow and Biogeochemical Reactivity in Sandy Beach Aquifers: A Review

Kyra H. Kim and James W. Heiss

Water 2021, 13(6), 782; doi:10.3390/w13060782

Article: Learning Case Study of a Shallow-Water Model to Assess an Early-Warning System for Fast Alpine Muddy-Debris-Flow

Antonio Pasculli, Jacopo Cinosi, Laura Turconi and Nicola Sciarra

Water 2021, 13(6), 750; doi:10.3390/w13060750

Article: Impact Assessment of Flood Damage in Urban Areas Using RCP 8.5 Climate Change Scenarios and Building Inventory

Dong-Ho Kang, Dong-Ho Nam, Se-Jin Jeung and Byung-Sik Kim

Water 2021, 13(6), 756; doi:10.3390/w13060756

Article: Nonstationary Analyses of the Maximum and Minimum Streamflow in Tamsui River Basin, Taiwan

Jenq-Tzong Shiau and Yi-Ting Liu

Water 2021, 13(6), 762; doi:10.3390/w13060762

Article: Design of a MATLAB HEC-RAS Interface to Test Advanced Control Strategies on Water Systems

Ronan Deshays, Pablo Segovia and Eric Duviella

Water 2021, 13(6), 763; doi:10.3390/w13060763

Article: Improving Radar-Based Rainfall Forecasts by Long Short-Term Memory Network in Urban Basins

Duc Hai Nguyen, Jeong-Bae Kim and Deg-Hyo Bae

Water 2021, 13(6), 776; doi:10.3390/w13060776

Article: Medieval Relict Beaver Ponds in the Polish Plain: Studies from the Tuchola Forest

Zbigniew Śnieszko, Mirosław Rurek and Marcin Hojan

Water 2021, 13(6), 777; doi:10.3390/w13060777

Article: Coastal Erosion of Arctic Cultural Heritage in Danger: A Case Study from Svalbard, Norway

Ionut Cristi Nicu, Lena Rubensdotter, Knut Stalsberg and Erich Nau

Water 2021, 13(6), 784; doi:10.3390/w13060784

Article: Future Flood Hazard Assessment for the City of Pamplona (Spain) Using an Ensemble of Climate Change Projections

Marco Lompi, Luis Mediero and Enrica Caporali

Water 2021, 13(6), 792; doi:10.3390/w13060792

Article: Simulation of Pan-Evaporation Using Penman and Hamon Equations and Artificial Intelligence Techniques

Abdul Razzaq Ghumman, Mohammed Jamaan, Afaq Ahmad, Md. Shafiquzzaman, Husnain Haider, Ibrahim Saleh Al Salamah and Yousry Mahmoud Ghazaw

Water 2021, 13(6), 793; doi:10.3390/w13060793

Article: Improving Spatial Landslide Prediction with 3D Slope Stability Analysis and Genetic Algorithm Optimization: Application to the Oltrepò Pavese

Nunziarita Palazzolo, David J. Peres, Massimiliano Bordoni, Claudia Meisina, Enrico Creaco and Antonino Cancelliere

Water 2021, 13(6), 801; doi:10.3390/w13060801

Article: Integrating Satellite Rainfall Estimates with Hydrological Water Balance Model: Rainfall-Runoff Modeling in Awash River Basin, Ethiopia

Girma Berhe Adane, Birtukan Abebe Hirpa, Belay Manjur Gebru, Cholho Song and Woo-Kyun Lee

Water 2021, 13(6), 800; doi:10.3390/w13060800

Article: Research on the Influence of Small-Scale Terrain on Precipitation

Wenya Gu, Xiaochen Zhu, Xiangrui Meng and Xinfa Qiu

Water 2021, 13(6), 805; doi:10.3390/w13060805

Article: Is It a Drought or Only a Fluctuation in Precipitation Patterns?—Drought Reconnaissance in Poland

Emilia Karamuz, Ewa Bogdanowicz, Tesfaye Belay Senbeta, Jarosław Jan Napiórkowski and Renata Julita Romanowicz

Water 2021, 13(6), 807; doi:10.3390/w13060807

Article: The “Problem” of New Orleans and Diminishing Sustainability of Mississippi River Management—Future Options

John W. Day, Rachael Hunter, G. Paul Kemp, Matthew Moerschbaecher and Christopher G. Brantley

Water 2021, 13(6), 813; doi:10.3390/w13060813

Article: A Stepwise GIS Approach for the Delineation of River Valley Bottom within Drainage Basins Using a Cost Distance Accumulation Analysis

Gasper L. Sechu, Bertel Nilsson, Bo V. Iversen, Mette B. Greve, Christen D. Børgesen and Mogens H. Greve

Water 2021, 13(6), 827; doi:10.3390/w13060827

Article: Improving Mean Annual Precipitation Prediction Incorporating Elevation and Taking into Account Support Size

Gabriele Buttafuoco and Massimo Conforti

Water 2021, 13(6), 830; doi:10.3390/w13060830

Article: Rethinking Climate, Climate Change, and Their Relationship with Water

Demetris Koutsoyiannis

Water 2021, 13(6), 849; doi:10.3390/w13060849

Article: Water-Saving Soil Conservation Measures Should Be Used in Northern China: Evidence from Runoff Plot Data

Haiyan Fang

Water 2021, 13(6), 853; doi:10.3390/w13060853

Article: Study on Ecological Threshold of Groundwater in Typical Salinization Area of Qian’an County

Zhiwei Qi, Changlai Xiao, Ge Wang and Xiujuan Liang

Water 2021, 13(6), 856; doi:10.3390/w13060856

Article: Water Quality and Hydrogeochemical Characteristics of Some Karst Water Sources in Apuseni Mountains, Romania

Maria-Alexandra Hoaghia, Ana Moldovan, Eniko Kovacs, Ionut Cornel Mirea, Marius Kenesz, Traian Brad, Oana Cadar, Valer Micle, Erika Andrea Levei and Oana Teodora Moldovan

Water 2021, 13(6), 857; doi:10.3390/w13060857

Article: Actual Evapotranspiration Estimates in Arid Cold Regions Using Machine Learning Algorithms with In Situ and Remote Sensing Data

Josefina Mosre and Francisco Suárez

Water 2021, 13(6), 870; doi:10.3390/w13060870

Article: SHETRAN and HEC HMS Model Evaluation for Runoff and Soil Moisture Simulation in the Jičinka River Catchment (Czech Republic)

Vesna Đukić and Ranka Erić

Water 2021, 13(6), 872; doi:10.3390/w13060872

Article: Evaluation of the WRF Model to Simulate a High-Intensity Rainfall Event over Kampala, Uganda

Yakob Umer, Janneke Ettema, Victor Jetten, Gert-Jan Steeneveld and Reinder Ronda

Water 2021, 13(6), 873; doi:10.3390/w13060873

Editorial: Hydrological Impacts of Climate Change and Land Use

František Petrovič

Water 2021, 13(6), 799; doi:10.3390/w13060799

Editorial: Groundwater Modelling in Karst Areas

Andrea Zanini, Alessandra Feo, Emma Petrella and Fulvio Celico

Water 2021, 13(6), 854; doi:10.3390/w13060854

 

Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Article: Optimization and Analysis of a Slow-Release Permanganate Gel for Groundwater Remediation in Porous and Low-Permeability Media

Jesse L. Hastings and Eung Seok Lee

Water 2021, 13(6), 755; doi:10.3390/w13060755

Article: Rice Physiological Response with Bacillus subtilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Inoculation into Soil under Reclaimed Water–Fresh Water Combined Irrigation

Hongfei Lu, Xuebin Qi, Shafeeq ur Rahman, Dongmei Qiao, Ping Li, Yang Han and Zhijuan Zhao

Water 2021, 13(6), 773; doi:10.3390/w13060773

Article: Assessment of Hellwig Method for Predictors’ Selection in Groundwater Level Time Series Forecasting

Joanna Kajewska-Szkudlarek and Wojciech Łyczko

Water 2021, 13(6), 778; doi:10.3390/w13060778

Article: Influences of Dimethyl Phthalate on Bacterial Community and Enzyme Activity in Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland

QiaoLing Xu, ShaoYong Lu, Tao Yuan, Feng Zhang, Li Wang, Ping Wang, XueYuan Wen and LiHua Cui

Water 2021, 13(6), 788; doi:10.3390/w13060788

Article: Research on Descaling Characteristics and Simulation Calculation of a Coaxial High-Frequency Electronic Descaling Device

Yan Zhao, Lixin Zhang, Xin Zhao, Jin Liu and Ming Gao

Water 2021, 13(6), 789; doi:10.3390/w13060789

Article: Variations of Groundwater Dynamics in Alluvial Aquifers with Reclaimed Water Restoring the Overlying River, Beijing, China

Zekang He, Dongmei Han, Xianfang Song, Lihu Yang, Yinghua Zhang, Ying Ma, Hongmei Bu, Binghua Li and Shengtian Yang

Water 2021, 13(6), 806; doi:10.3390/w13060806

Article: Biomat Resilience to Desiccation and Flooding Within a Shallow, Unit Process Open Water Engineered Wetland

Adam R. Brady, Michael A. Vega, Kimberly N. Riddle, Henry F. Peel, Evelyn J. Lundeen, Julia G. Siegmund and Jonathan O. Sharp

Water 2021, 13(6), 815; doi:10.3390/w13060815

Article: How Organization Models Impact the Governing of Industrial Symbiosis in Public Wastewater Management. An Explorative Study in Sweden

Karolina Södergren and Jenny Palm

Water 2021, 13(6), 824; doi:10.3390/w13060824

Article: Investigating the Result of Current Density, Temperature, and Electrolyte Concentration on COD: Subtraction of Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Using Response Surface Methodology

Sharon Chakawa and Mujahid Aziz

Water 2021, 13(6), 835; doi:10.3390/w13060835

Article: Single and Competitive Adsorption Behaviors of Cu²⁺, Pb²⁺ and Zn²⁺ on the Biochar and Magnetic Biochar of Pomelo Peel in Aqueous Solution

Qianlan Wu, Shuzhen Dong, Lijun Wang and Xiaoyun Li

Water 2021, 13(6), 868; doi:10.3390/w13060868

Editorial: Technologies for Water Reuse: Current Status and Future Challenges

Mauro Capocelli and Vincenzo Piemonte

Water 2021, 13(6), 832; doi:10.3390/w13060832

Editorial: Microbial Action in Wastewater and Sludge

Agnieszka Mrozik

Water 2021, 13(6), 846; doi:10.3390/w13060846

Editorial: Technologies Developing in Heavy Metals’ Removal from Water

Konstantinos Simeonidis and Manassis Mitrakas

Water 2021, 13(6), 860; doi:10.3390/w13060860

Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance

Review: Optimization of Vineyard Water Management: Challenges, Strategies, and Perspectives

José Manuel Mirás-Avalos and Emily Silva Araujo

Water 2021, 13(6), 746; doi:10.3390/w13060746

Article: Contribution of International Projects to the Development of Maritime Spatial Planning Structural Elements in the Northern Adriatic: The Experience of Slovenia

Gregor Čok, Slavko Mezek, Vane Urh and Blaž Repe

Water 2021, 13(6), 754; doi:10.3390/w13060754

Article: Water–Food Nexus through the Lens of Virtual Water Flows: The Case of India

Suparana Katyaini, Mimika Mukherjee and Anamika Barua

Water 2021, 13(6), 768; doi:10.3390/w13060768

Article: Access to Water and Sanitation Services in Brazilian Vulnerable Areas: The Role of Regulation and Recent Institutional Reform

Daniel Antonio Narzetti and Rui Cunha Marques

Water 2021, 13(6), 787; doi:10.3390/w13060787

Article: Estimation of the Climate Change Impact on the Hydrological Balance in Basins of South-Central Chile

Rebeca Martínez-Retureta, Mauricio Aguayo, Norberto J Abreu, Alejandra Stehr, Iongel Duran-Llacer, Lien Rodríguez-López, Sabine Sauvage and José-Miguel Sánchez-Pérez

Water 2021, 13(6), 794; doi:10.3390/w13060794

Article: Integrated Technology for Evaluation and Assessment of Multi-Scale Hydrological Systems in Managing Nonpoint Source Pollution

Henrique Momm, Ron Bingner, Robert Wells, Katy Moore and Glenn Herring

Water 2021, 13(6), 842; doi:10.3390/w13060842

Article: Conjunctive Operation of Surface and Subsurface Dams Based on Drought Severity

Bo Ram Kim and Sang-Il Lee

Water 2021, 13(6), 847; doi:10.3390/w13060847

Article: An Assessment of Groundwater Recharge at a Regional Scale for Sustainable Resource Management: Province of Alicante (SE Spain)

Miguel Fernández-Mejuto, José Miguel Andreu, Ernesto García-Sánchez and Rebeca Palencia

Water 2021, 13(6), 862; doi:10.3390/w13060862

Article: Detecting Climate Driven Changes in Chlorophyll-a in Deep Subalpine Lakes Using Long Term Satellite Data

Gary Free, Mariano Bresciani, Monica Pinardi, Nicola Ghirardi, Giulia Luciani, Rossana Caroni and Claudia Giardino

Water 2021, 13(6), 866; doi:10.3390/w13060866

Article: Macroeconomic Accounting of Water Resources: An Input-Output Approach to Linkage Analysis and Impact Indicators Applied to the State of Ceará, Brazil

Rogério Barbosa Soares, Samiria Maria Oliveira da Silva, Francisco de Assis de Souza Filho and Witalo de Lima Paiva

Water 2021, 13(6), 869; doi:10.3390/w13060869

Article: Developing Pseudo Continuous Pedotransfer Functions for International Soils Measured with the Evaporation Method and the HYPROP System: II. The Soil Hydraulic Conductivity Curve

Amninder Singh, Amir Haghverdi, Hasan Sabri Öztürk and Wolfgang Durner

Water 2021, 13(6), 878; doi:10.3390/w13060878

 

Aquatic Systems—Quality and Contamination

Article: Integrated Framework for Detecting the Areas Prone to Flooding Generated by Flash-Floods in Small River Catchments

Romulus Costache, Alina Barbulescu and Quoc Bao Pham

Water 2021, 13(6), 758; doi:10.3390/w13060758

Article: A Proposal to Classify and Assess Ecological Status in Mediterranean Temporary Rivers: Research Insights to Solve Management Needs

Antoni Munné, Núria Bonada, Núria Cid, Francesc Gallart, Carolina Solà, Mònica Bardina, Albert Rovira, Clara Sierra, Maria Soria, Pau Fortuño, Pilar Llorens, Jérôme Latron, Teodoro Estrela, Arancha Fidalgo, Inmaculada Serrano, Sara Jiménez, Rosa Vega and Narcís Prat

Water 2021, 13(6), 767; doi:10.3390/w13060767

Article: Use of Multivariate Statistical Techniques to Study Spatial Variability and Sources Apportionment of Pollution in Rivers Flowing into the Laizhou Bay in Dongying District

Jing Su, Yanhua Qiu, Yuling Lu, Xiaosong Yang and Songyan Li

Water 2021, 13(6), 772; doi:10.3390/w13060772

Article: Exploring Macroinvertebrates Ecological Preferences and Trait-Based Indicators of Suspended Fine Sediment Effects in the Tsitsa River and Its Tributaries, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Phindiwe Ntloko, Carolyn G. Palmer, Frank C. Akamagwuna and Oghenekaro N. Odume

Water 2021, 13(6), 798; doi:10.3390/w13060798

Article: Efficient Removal of Antimony(III) in Aqueous Phase by Nano-Fe₃O₄ Modified High-Iron Red Mud: Study on Its Performance and Mechanism

Yizhe Peng, Lin Luo, Shuang Luo, Kejian Peng, Yaoyu Zhou, Qiming Mao, Jian Yang and Yuan Yang

Water 2021, 13(6), 809; doi:10.3390/w13060809

Article: Variation of Diatoms at Different Scales in the Brazilian Pantanal Basin

Margaret S. Nardelli, André A. Padial, Denise C. Bicudo, Claudia M. d. S. Cordovil and Silvio C. Sampaio

Water 2021, 13(6), 823; doi:10.3390/w13060823

Article: Community Composition and Function of Bacteria in Activated Sludge of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

Ning Xie, Liping Zhong, Liao Ouyang, Wang Xu, Qinghuai Zeng, Keju Wang, Madiha Zaynab, Huirong Chen, Fangfang Xu and Shuangfei Li

Water 2021, 13(6), 852; doi:10.3390/w13060852

Article: Computing the Beta Parameter in IDW Interpolation by Using a Genetic Algorithm

Alina Bărbulescu, Cristina Șerban and Marina-Larisa Indrecan

Water 2021, 13(6), 863; doi:10.3390/w13060863

Editorial: The Past, Present, and Future of Phosphorus Removal Structures

Chad J. Penn

Water 2021, 13(6), 797; doi:10.3390/w13060797

Urban Water Management

Article: Evaluation of Combined Sewer System Operation Strategies Based on Highly Resolved Online Data

Anna Bachmann-Machnik, Yannic Brüning, Amin Ebrahim Bakhshipour, Manuel Krauss and Ulrich Dittmer

Water 2021, 13(6), 751; doi:10.3390/w13060751

Article: Robust Design of a Real-Life Water Distribution Network under Different Demand Scenarios

Ina Vertommen, Karel van Laarhoven and Maria da Conceição Cunha

Water 2021, 13(6), 753; doi:10.3390/w13060753

Article: Driving Factors and Risk Assessment of Rainstorm Waterlogging in Urban Agglomeration Areas: A Case Study of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China

Fan Liu, Xiaoding Liu, Tao Xu, Guang Yang and Yaolong Zhao

Water 2021, 13(6), 770; doi:10.3390/w13060770

Article: Recovery of Polluted Urban Stormwater Containing Heavy Metals: Laboratory-Based Experiments with Arlita and Filtralite

Concepcion Pla, David Benavente, Javier Valdes-Abellan and Antonio Jodar-Abellan

Water 2021, 13(6), 780; doi:10.3390/w13060780

Article: Integration of the Analytical Hierarchy Process and GIS Spatial Distribution Model to Determine the Possibility of Runoff Water Harvesting in Dry Regions: Wadi Watir in Sinai as a Case Study

Hossam H. Elewa, Martina Zelenakova and Ahmed M. Nosair

Water 2021, 13(6), 804; doi:10.3390/w13060804

Article: Comprehensive Feature Analysis for Sewer Deterioration Modeling

Bolette D. Hansen, Søren H. Rasmussen, Mads Uggerby, Thomas B. Moeslund and David G. Jensen

Water 2021, 13(6), 819; doi:10.3390/w13060819

Article: Optimal Pressure Management in Water Distribution Systems Using an Accurate Pressure Reducing Valve Model Based Complementarity Constraints

Pham Duc Dai

Water 2021, 13(6), 825; doi:10.3390/w13060825

Article: Ecological Network Analysis for Water Pollution Metabolism in Urban Water Use System: Case Study of Fuzhou, China

Xiaoping Gao, Yao Zeng, Fangying Ji and Lei Jiang

Water 2021, 13(6), 834; doi:10.3390/w13060834

Article: Optimal Design of District Metered Areas in a Water Distribution Network Using Coupled Self-Organizing Map and Community Structure Algorithm

Xuan Khoa Bui, Malvin S. Marlim and Doosun Kang

Water 2021, 13(6), 836; doi:10.3390/w13060836

Article: Numerical Study on the Hydrologic Characteristic of Permeable Friction Course Pavement

Tan Hung Nguyen and Jaehun Ahn

Water 2021, 13(6), 843; doi:10.3390/w13060843

Article: A Site-Scale Tool for Performance-Based Design of Stormwater Best Management Practices

Ali Shojaeizadeh, Mengistu Geza, Colin Bell, John McCray and Terri Hogue

Water 2021, 13(6), 844; doi:10.3390/w13060844

Article: An Integrated Bottom-Up Approach for Leak Detection in Water Distribution Networks Based on Assessing Parameters of Water Balance Model

Jie Yu, Li Zhang, Jinyu Chen, Yao Xiao, Dibo Hou, Pingjie Huang, Guangxin Zhang and Hongjian Zhang

Water 2021, 13(6), 867; doi:10.3390/w13060867

Article: Natural and Anthropogenic Geochemical Tracers to Investigate Residence Times and Groundwater–Surface-Water Interactions in an Urban Alluvial Aquifer

Connor P. Newman, Suzanne S. Paschke and Gabrielle Keith

Water 2021, 13(6), 871; doi:10.3390/w13060871

Case Report: Environmental Impact Assessment and Hydraulic Modelling of Different Flood Protection Measures

Andrej Šoltész, Martina Zeleňáková, Lea Čubanová, Mária Šugareková and Hany Abd-Elhamid

Water 2021, 13(6), 786; doi:10.3390/w13060786

 

Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics

Article: Reservoir Management by Reducing Evaporation Using Floating Photovoltaic System: A Case Study of Lake Nasser, Egypt

Hany F. Abd-Elhamid, Ashraf Ahmed, Martina Zeleňáková, Zuzana Vranayová and Ismail Fathy

Water 2021, 13(6), 769; doi:10.3390/w13060769

Article: Experimental Analysis of Structures for Trapping SARS-CoV-2-Related Floating Waste in Rivers

Deep Roy, Simone Pagliara and Michele Palermo

Water 2021, 13(6), 771; doi:10.3390/w13060771

Article: Modeling Transport and Adsorption of Arsenic Ions in Iron-Oxide Laden Porous Media. Part I: Theoretical Developments

Krishna Pillai and Aman Raizada

Water 2021, 13(6), 779; doi:10.3390/w13060779

Article: Investigation of Air Pocket Behavior in Pipelines Using Rigid Column Model and Contributions of Time Integration Schemes

Arman Rokhzadi and Musandji Fuamba

Water 2021, 13(6), 785; doi:10.3390/w13060785

Article: The Role of Large-Scale Bedforms in Driftwood Storage Mechanism in Rivers

Takara Okitsu, Toshiki Iwasaki, Tomoko Kyuka and Yasuyuki Shimizu

Water 2021, 13(6), 811; doi:10.3390/w13060811

Article: Experimental Study on the Inlet Discharge Capacity under Different Clogging Conditions

Xiaoli Hao, Jie Mu and Hongjian Shi

Water 2021, 13(6), 826; doi:10.3390/w13060826

Article: Effect of a Submerged Vane-Field on the Flow Pattern of a Movable Bed Channel with a 90° Lateral Diversion

Joana Baltazar, Elsa Alves, Gökçen Bombar and António Heleno Cardoso

Water 2021, 13(6), 828; doi:10.3390/w13060828

Article: Air Diffusion and Velocity Characteristics of Self-Aerated Developing Region in Flat Chute Flows

Liaochao Song, Jun Deng and Wangru Wei

Water 2021, 13(6), 840; doi:10.3390/w13060840

Article: Tidal Oscillation and Resonance in Semi-Closed Estuaries—Empirical Analyses from the Elbe Estuary, North Sea

Sebastian S. V. Hein, Vanessa Sohrt, Edgar Nehlsen, Thomas Strotmann and Peter Fröhle

Water 2021, 13(6), 848; doi:10.3390/w13060848

Article: Modelling of Pool-Type Fishways Flows: Efficiency and Scale Effects Assessment

Ana L. Quaresma and António N. Pinheiro

Water 2021, 13(6), 851; doi:10.3390/w13060851

Article: Accounting for Uncertainties in the Safety Assessment of Concrete Gravity Dams: A Probabilistic Approach with Sample Optimization

Rocio L. Segura, Benjamin Miquel, Patrick Paultre and Jamie E. Padgett

Water 2021, 13(6), 855; doi:10.3390/w13060855

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

Article: Acoustic and Light Selective Behavioral Guidance Systems for Freshwater Fish

Joaquim Jesus, Rui Cortes and Amilcar Teixeira

Water 2021, 13(6), 745; doi:10.3390/w13060745

Article: Variability in Population Traits of a Sentinel Iberian Fish in a Highly Modified Mediterranean-Type River

Ana Sánchez-Pérez, Francisco J. Oliva-Paterna, Fátima Amat-Trigo and Mar Torralva

Water 2021, 13(6), 747; doi:10.3390/w13060747

Article: Population Characteristics of Brachionus calyciflorus and Their Potential Application for Evaluating River Health in the Pearl River Delta, China

Yuan Gao, Zini Lai, Chao Wang, Haiyan Li and Yongzhan Mai

Water 2021, 13(6), 749; doi:10.3390/w13060749

Article: A Morphological and Molecular Analysis of a Bloom of the Filamentous Green Alga Pithophora

Blia Lor, Merry Zohn, Marcus J. Meade, A. Bruce Cahoon and Kalina M. Manoylov

Water 2021, 13(6), 760; doi:10.3390/w13060760

Article: Potential Use of the Benthic Foraminifers Bulimina denudata and Eggerelloides advenus in Marine Sediment Toxicity Testing

Mary McGann

Water 2021, 13(6), 775; doi:10.3390/w13060775

Article: Continental vs. Global Niche-Based Modelling of Freshwater Species’ Distributions: How Big Are the Differences in the Estimated Climate Change Effects?

Danijela Markovic, Jörg Freyhof and Oskar Kärcher

Water 2021, 13(6), 816; doi:10.3390/w13060816

Article: Changes in Pelagic Fish Community Composition, Abundance, and Biomass along a Productivity Gradient in Subtropical Lakes

Jinlei Yu, Wei Zhen, Lingyang Kong, Hu He, Yongdong Zhang, Xiangdong Yang, Feizhou Chen, Min Zhang, Zhengwen Liu and Erik Jeppesen

Water 2021, 13(6), 858; doi:10.3390/w13060858

Article: Forested Riparian Zones Provide Important Habitat for Fish in Urban Streams

Benjamin Kupilas, Francis J. Burdon, Jens Thaulow, Johnny Håll, Petra Thea Mutinova, Marie Anne Eurie Forio, Felix Witing, Geta Rîșnoveanu, Peter Goethals, Brendan G. McKie and Nikolai Friberg

Water 2021, 13(6), 877; doi:10.3390/w13060877

Oceans and Coastal Zones

Review: Review of Seawater Intrusion in Western Coastal Regions of South Korea

Sung-Wook Jeen, Jiyoung Kang, Hyejung Jung and Jeonghoon Lee

Water 2021, 13(6), 761; doi:10.3390/w13060761

Review: The Genetic Component of Seagrass Restoration: What We Know and the Way Forwards

Jessica Pazzaglia, Hung Manh Nguyen, Alex Santillán-Sarmiento, Miriam Ruocco, Emanuela Dattolo, Lázaro Marín-Guirao and Gabriele Procaccini

Water 2021, 13(6), 829; doi:10.3390/w13060829

Article: Impact of Sea-Level Rise on the Hydrologic Landscape of the Mānā Plain, Kaua‘i

Basil Gomez

Water 2021, 13(6), 766; doi:10.3390/w13060766

Article: Unravelling the Importance of Uncertainties in Global-Scale Coastal Flood Risk Assessments under Sea Level Rise

Jeremy Rohmer, Daniel Lincke, Jochen Hinkel, Gonéri Le Cozannet, Erwin Lambert and Athanasios T. Vafeidis

Water 2021, 13(6), 774; doi:10.3390/w13060774

Article: Communicating Managed Retreat in California

Wendy Karen Bragg, Sara Tasse Gonzalez, Ando Rabearisoa and Amanda Daria Stoltz

Water 2021, 13(6), 781; doi:10.3390/w13060781

Article: Sea Topography of the Ionian and Adriatic Seas Using Repeated GNSS Measurements

Sotiris Lycourghiotis

Water 2021, 13(6), 812; doi:10.3390/w13060812

Article: Hydrodynamic Forces Exerting on an Oscillating Cylinder under Translational Motion in Water Covered by Compressed Ice

Yury Stepanyants and Izolda Sturova

Water 2021, 13(6), 822; doi:10.3390/w13060822

Article: Spatial and Temporal Changes of Groundwater Storage in the Quaternary Aquifer, UAE

Mohsen Sherif, Ahmed Sefelnasr, Abdel Azim Ebraheem, Mohamed Al Mulla, Mohamed Alzaabi and Khaled Alghafli

Water 2021, 13(6), 864; doi:10.3390/w13060864

Article: Shoreline Solutions: Guiding Efficient Data Selection for Coastal Risk Modeling and the Design of Adaptation Interventions

Montserrat Acosta-Morel, Valerie Pietsch McNulty, Natainia Lummen, Steven R. Schill and Michael W. Beck

Water 2021, 13(6), 875; doi:10.3390/w13060875

Article: Intestinal Microbial Ecology and Fillet Metal Chemistry of Wild Grey Mullets Reflect the Variability of the Aquatic Environment in a Western Mediterranean Coastal Lagoon (Santa Giusta, Sardinia, Italy)

Rosanna Floris, Gabriele Sanna, Cecilia Teodora Satta, Carlo Piga, Francesco Sanna, Antonella Lugliè and Nicola Fois

Water 2021, 13(6), 879; doi:10.3390/w13060879

Article: Risk Assessment of Coastal Flooding under Different Inundation Situations in Southwest of Taiwan (Tainan City)

Moslem Imani, Chung-Yen Kuo, Pin-Chieh Chen, Kuo-Hsin Tseng, Huan-Chin Kao, Chi-Ming Lee and Wen-Hau Lan

Water 2021, 13(6), 880; doi:10.3390/w13060880

Editorial: Wave-Structure Interaction Processes in Coastal Engineering

Francesco Aristodemo and Marcello Di Risio

Water 2021, 13(6), 831; doi:10.3390/w13060831

Water Erosion and Sediment Transport

Article: Dispersion Plumes in Open Ocean Disposal Sites of Dredged Sediment

Elisa Helena Fernandes, Pablo Dias da Silva, Glauber Acunha Gonçalves and Osmar Olinto Möller

Water 2021, 13(6), 808; doi:10.3390/w13060808

Article: Reservoir Sediment Management Using Artificial Neural Networks: A Case Study of the Lower Section of the Alpine Saalach River

Markus Reisenbüchler, Minh Duc Bui and Peter Rutschmann

Water 2021, 13(6), 818; doi:10.3390/w13060818

Article: Quantitative Ascription of Sediment Discharge Changes of Two Highly Sediment-Loaded Tributaries of the Yellow River in China: The Importance of Selecting Rainfall Index and Timescale

Xiaoqing Ma, Changxing Shi, Jia Peng and Wei Liu

Water 2021, 13(6), 845; doi:10.3390/w13060845

Article: Regional Downscaling of Copernicus ERA5 Wave Data for Coastal Engineering Activities and Operational Coastal Services

Giorgio Bellotti, Leopoldo Franco and Claudia Cecioni

Water 2021, 13(6), 859; doi:10.3390/w13060859

Article: Analysis of the Impact of Land Use Changes on Soil Erosion Intensity and Sediment Yield Using the IntErO Model in the Talar Watershed of Iran

Maziar Mohammadi, Abdulvahed Khaledi Khaledi Darvishan, Velibor Spalevic, Branislav Dudic and Paolo Billi

Water 2021, 13(6), 881; doi:10.3390/w13060881

 

 

Water Use and Scarcity

Review: Water Quality and Life Expectancy: Parallel Courses in Time

Andreas N. Angelakis, Heikki S. Vuorinen, Christos Nikolaidis, Petri S. Juuti, Tapio S. Katko, Riikka P. Juuti, Jim Zhang and George Samonis

Water 2021, 13(6), 752; doi:10.3390/w13060752

Article: Adaptive Prediction of Water Droplet Infiltration Effectiveness of Sprinkler Irrigation Using Regularized Sparse Autoencoder–Adaptive Network-Based Fuzzy Inference System (RSAE–ANFIS)

Zhongwei Liang, Xiaochu Liu, Tao Zou and Jinrui Xiao

Water 2021, 13(6), 791; doi:10.3390/w13060791

Article: Downstream State and Water Security in the Mekong Region: A Case of Cambodia between Too Much and Too Little Water

Mak Sithirith

Water 2021, 13(6), 802; doi:10.3390/w13060802

Article: Water–Food–Energy Nexus Tradeoffs in the São Marcos River Basin

Pedro Henrique Bof, Guilherme Fernandes Marques, Amaury Tilmant, Ana Paula Dalcin and Marcelo Olivares

Water 2021, 13(6), 817; doi:10.3390/w13060817

Technical Note: Simplified Indirect Estimation of Pump Flow Discharge: An Example from Serbia

Milica Rašić Amon, Milan Radić, Zoran Stajić, Dejan Brkić and Pavel Praks

Water 2021, 13(6), 796; doi:10.3390/w13060796

Editorial: Water Footprint and Life Cycle Assessment: The Complementary Strengths of Analyzing Global Freshwater Appropriation and Resulting Local Impacts

Winnie Gerbens-Leenes, Markus Berger and John Anthony Allan

Water 2021, 13(6), 803; doi:10.3390/w13060803

Case Report: Driving Forces of Food Consumption Water Footprint in North China

Yang Liu, Jianyi Lin, Huimei Li, Ruogu Huang and Hui Han

Water 2021, 13(6), 810; doi:10.3390/w13060810

 

Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture

Article: Performance of Reverse Electrodialysis System for Salinity Gradient Energy Generation by Using a Commercial Ion Exchange Membrane Pair with Homogeneous Bulk Structure

Esra Altıok, Tuğçe Zeynep Kaya, Enver Güler, Nalan Kabay and Marek Bryjak

Water 2021, 13(6), 814; doi:10.3390/w13060814

Article: Off-Site Calibration Approach of EnviroScan Capacitance Probe to Assist Operational Field Applications

Daniel Kibirige and Endre Dobos

Water 2021, 13(6), 837; doi:10.3390/w13060837

Article: Variation in Xylem Hydraulic Structure and Function of Two Mangrove Species across a Latitudinal Gradient in Eastern Australia

Xin Jiang, Brendan Choat, Yong-Jiang Zhang, Xin-Yi Guan, Wen Shi and Kun-Fang Cao

Water 2021, 13(6), 850; doi:10.3390/w13060850

Communication: Estrogen Disrupting Pesticides in Nebraska Groundwater: Trends between Pesticide-contaminated Water and Estrogen-related Cancers in An Ecological Observational Study

Moses New-Aaron, Zaeema Naveed and Eleanor G. Rogan

Water 2021, 13(6), 790; doi:10.3390/w13060790

Technical Note: Improvement of Strawberry Irrigation Sustainability in Southern Spain Using FAO Methodology

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GAO Report: 'Nuclear Waste - Congressional Action Needed to Clarify a Disposal Option at West Valley Site in New York'

Ah, nuclear waste! I think I spoke to a reporter about this issue a few years ago. GAO Report: 'Nuclear Waste - Congressional Action Needed to Clarify a Disposal Option at West Valley Site in New York' 

Full GAO report (44 pages): Download Gao-21-115

Highlights (1 page): Download Gao-21-115-highlights

The West Valley Site is south of Buffalo, NY.

Here is an update (April 2020) from DOE: click here.

Here is a report (March 2018), Brief History of the West Valley Site:
Download Brief History of the West Valley Site_Paul Bembia 508

Now to the GAO information. 

Fast Facts

A commercial facility in western New York reprocessed used nuclear fuel into usable nuclear material. It closed in 1976 but wastes remain.

In 1980, Congress directed the Department of Energy to clean up part of the site. Since 2011, for example, Energy has demolished 51 of 55 structures, shipped 1.3 million cubic feet of radioactive waste off-site for disposal, and put other radioactive waste in interim storage on site.

However, there are no facilities authorized to accept this waste for disposal.

Congress should consider indicating how Energy is to proceed and possibly create a pathway for disposal of some of this radioactive waste.

What GAO Found

The Department of Energy (DOE) has made progress in cleaning up radioactive waste at the site of the West Valley Demonstration Project in New York State. In the 1960s and 1970s, a commercial facility at the site reprocessed spent (used) nuclear fuel into reusable nuclear material—creating various wastes that remained on-site after the facility closed in 1976. Since 2011, DOE has demolished 51 of 55 structures there and disposed of about 1.3 million cubic feet of low-level waste to off-site locations. It has also placed solidified high-level waste into interim on-site storage (see fig.). In addition, DOE has processed for interim on-site storage about 30,000 cubic feet of transuranic waste (which is contaminated with elements that have an atomic number greater than uranium). As of February 2020, DOE reported spending about $3.1 billion on contracted cleanup activities, but it cannot estimate the cleanup's final cost until it decides how it will address the remaining waste.

High-Level Waste from the West Valley Demonstration Project in Interim On-Site Storage, March 2017

DOE has been unable to dispose of the high-level and transuranic wastes stored at West Valley because there are no facilities authorized to accept these wastes. DOE has identified two potential options for disposal of the transuranic waste: the federal Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico and a commercial facility in Texas. However, the New Mexico facility is authorized to accept only waste from atomic energy defense activities, and DOE does not consider West Valley waste to be from atomic energy defense activities. Regarding the Texas facility, state regulations preclude disposal of the waste there. In 2017, DOE submitted to Congress a report on all disposal options, as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Pursuant to this act, DOE must await action by Congress before making a final decision, and Congress has not yet acted.

Why GAO Did This Study

The West Valley Demonstration Project Act, enacted in 1980, requires DOE to assist with cleanup activities at the site of the nation's only commercial facility for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. The site contained 600,000 gallons of liquid high-level waste, radioactively contaminated structures and soils, and buried radioactive waste. In 2011, DOE began the first phase of its decommissioning plan, which included demolishing above-ground structures and removing contaminated soils.

The West Valley Reauthorization Act and the Senate Committee Report No. 116-48 included provisions for GAO to review progress on the cleanup at West Valley. GAO's report examines (1) the status of the cleanup and (2) DOE's options for disposing of the remaining radioactive waste.

GAO reviewed DOE's data on cleanup costs and waste volumes and its decommissioning plans, as well as laws, regulations, and policies governing radioactive waste disposal. GAO also interviewed officials from DOE and the state of New York, as well as other stakeholders.

Recommendations

Congress should consider taking action to provide a legal option for the disposal of West Valley's transuranic waste.

Matter for Congressional Consideration

Congress should consider taking action to indicate how DOE should proceed with the disposal of West Valley's transuranic waste and, if necessary, to amend the appropriate federal legislation to create a legal pathway for its disposal. (Matter for Consideration 1)

Full report (44 pages): Download Gao-21-115

Highlights (1 page): Download Gao-21-115-highlights

GAO Contacts

Allison Bawden

Director

Bawdena@gao.gov

(202) 512-3841

Office of Public Affairs

Chuck Young

Managing Director

youngc1@gao.gov

(202) 512-4800

 

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