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A modeling system for drinking water sources and its application to Jiangdong Reservoir in Xiamen city

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Drinking water sources are highly valued by authorities for safeguarding the life of a city. Models are widely applied as important and effective tools in the management of water sources. However, it is difficult to apply models in water source management because water managers are often not equipped with the professional knowledge and operational skills necessary for making use of the models. This paper introduces a drinking water source simulation and prediction system that consists of a watershed model, a hydrological model and a water quality model. This system provides methods and technical guidance for the conventional management of water sources and emergency water event response. In this study, the sub-models of the system were developed based on the data of the Jiangdong Reservoir in Xiamen, and the model validation was based on local monitoring data. The hydrological model and water quality model were integrated by computer programming, and the watershed model was indirectly integrated into the system through a network platform. Furthermore, three applications for Jiangdong Reservoir water protection utilizing the system were introduced in this paper, including a conventional simulation, an emergency simulation, and an emergency measures evaluation.

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  1. State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Pengfei Du & Zhiyi Li

  2. Coastal & Ocean Management Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China

    Jinliang Huang

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Du, P., Li, Z. & Huang, J. A modeling system for drinking water sources and its application to Jiangdong Reservoir in Xiamen city. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng. 7, 735–745 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-013-0560-x

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