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Effective Use of Water Resource Through Conjunctive Use - (1) The Methodology (지표수-지하수를 연계한 수자원이 효율적 이용 - (1) 방법론)

  • Lee, Sang-Il;Kim, Byeong-Chan;Kim, Su-Min
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.37 no.10
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    • pp.789-798
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    • 2004
  • Conjunctive use of surface and ground water is emerging as an alternative to resolve water shortage problems caused by drought or overpopulation. The region whose water supply depends on a single source has high risk of emergency situations, and may need to consider conjunctive use to overcome its weakness. Conjunctive use also can be a realistic and effective solution when additional or new water resources are to be developed. This paper presents a new methodology for managing surface and ground water resources with the aim of supplying water in a sustainable way. The developed method encompasses procedures to assess site suitability for conjunctive use, to devise water supply scenarios based on drought analysis, and to quantify the amount of water attained. It is believed that the systematic and objective features of the developed method enable it to be a useful supportive tool for water management planning and decision-making.

A Case Study of Sustainable Potential of Rainwater System Development for Household Water Consumption in Nigeria (지속가능한 생활용 우수시스템 개발 사례)

  • Adelodun, Bashir;Choi, Kyung-Sook
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2018.05a
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    • pp.485-485
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    • 2018
  • Rainwater harvesting system (RWH) can provide a relief for the household and farmers especially in areas with intense water scarcity during the long lull of rainy season. However, much attention has not been given to this alternative water source in Nigeria. This paper estimates the per capita water demand for 1,950 inhabitants and rainwater potential in Ojonbodu Estate, Oyo State, Nigeria, using data from detailed questionnaires, water consumption calculator software, and 20-year rainfall data. The potential rainwater estimation was based on amount of precipitation, size of catchment and runoff coefficient. Consequently, using estimated values of $39420m^3$ and $6.5114{\times}10^7m^3$ for per capita consumption and potential rainwater respectively, the rainwater harvesting system was designed for rainwater collection, and storage. The harvested rainwater was $450, 000m^3$ with collection efficiency of 69.16 %, which exceeded the household water consumption requirement. Thus, the harvested rainwater was able to meet the estimated water demand of the Ojonbodu Estate households during the period of water scarcity.

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Identification of pollutant sources and evaluation of water quality improvement alternatives of the Geum river

  • shiferaw, Natnael;Kim, Jaeyoung;Seo, Dongil
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2022.05a
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    • pp.475-475
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    • 2022
  • The aim of this study is to identify the significant pollutant sources from the tributaries that are affecting the water quality of the study site, the Geum River and provide a solution to enhance the water quality. Multivariate statistical analysis modles such as cluster analysis, Principal component analysis (PCA) and positive matrix factorization (PMF) were applied to identify and prioritize the major pollutant sources of the two major tributaries, Gab-cheon and Miho-cheon, of the Geum River. PCA identifies three major pollutant sources for Gab-cheon and Miho-cheon, respectively. For Gab-cheon, wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), urban, and agricultural pollutions are identified as major pollutant sources. For Miho-cheon, agricultural, urban, and forest land are identified as major pollutant sources. On the contrary, PMF identifies three pollutant sources in Gab-cheon, same as PCA result and two pollutant sources in Miho-cheon. Water quality control scenarios are formulated and improvement of water quality in the river locations are simulated and analyzed with the Environmental Fluid Dynamic Code (EFDC) model. Scenario results were evaluated using a water quality index developed by Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. PCA and PMF appears to be effective to identify water pollution sources for the Geum river and also its tributaries in detail and thus can be used for the development of water quality improvement alternative of the above water bodies.

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What are the benefits and challenges of multi-purpose dam operation modeling via deep learning : A case study of Seomjin River

  • Eun Mi Lee;Jong Hun Kam
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2023.05a
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    • pp.246-246
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    • 2023
  • Multi-purpose dams are operated accounting for both physical and socioeconomic factors. This study aims to evaluate the utility of a deep learning algorithm-based model for three multi-purpose dam operation (Seomjin River dam, Juam dam, and Juam Control dam) in Seomjin River. In this study, the Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) algorithm is applied to predict hourly water level of the dam reservoirs over 2002-2021. The hyper-parameters are optimized by the Bayesian optimization algorithm to enhance the prediction skill of the GRU model. The GRU models are set by the following cases: single dam input - single dam output (S-S), multi-dam input - single dam output (M-S), and multi-dam input - multi-dam output (M-M). Results show that the S-S cases with the local dam information have the highest accuracy above 0.8 of NSE. Results from the M-S and M-M model cases confirm that upstream dam information can bring important information for downstream dam operation prediction. The S-S models are simulated with altered outflows (-40% to +40%) to generate the simulated water level of the dam reservoir as alternative dam operational scenarios. The alternative S-S model simulations show physically inconsistent results, indicating that our deep learning algorithm-based model is not explainable for multi-purpose dam operation patterns. To better understand this limitation, we further analyze the relationship between observed water level and outflow of each dam. Results show that complexity in outflow-water level relationship causes the limited predictability of the GRU algorithm-based model. This study highlights the importance of socioeconomic factors from hidden multi-purpose dam operation processes on not only physical processes-based modeling but also aritificial intelligence modeling.

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A Study on the Performance Evaluation Index of Multi-Water Resources Connection and Continuous Utilization in Micro Water Grid (마이크로 워터 그리드에서 다중수원 연계·연속 활용 성능평가지표에 관한 연구)

  • Chae, Soo-Kwon;Lee, Sang-Hoon;Ah, Hong-Kyu
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.556-567
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    • 2019
  • As the number of skyscrapers in micro water grid units such as green building and smart building is increasing in the world, the green building certification system is being implemented to solve problems such as increased demand for water resources and energy. However, researches on the use of sustainable water resources like water reuse and water conservation through linkage and continuous use of water resources, while the power and energy sectors are actively conducting R&D projects in the green building certification system on the micro water grid level. Therefore, this paper analyzes the characteristics and limitations of the water resources sector for the continuous utilization of multiple water sources in the green building certification system, due to the inadequate consideration of sustainability. Then investigates whether various water resources such as constants, nature, and alternative water resources are continuously used in and out of the green building or smart building and complex in the micro water grid unit to suggest evaluation methods and performance evaluation standards.

Design of Emergency Spillway Using Hydraulic and Numerical Model - ImHa Multipurpose Dam (수리모형실험과 수치모의를 이용한 비상여수로 설계-임하댐)

  • Jeon, Tae-Myoung;Kim, Hyung-Il;Park, Hyung-Seop;Baek, Un-Il
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.1726-1731
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    • 2006
  • Hydraulic and numerical models were applied to design the emergency spillway of ImHa multipurpose Dam. For the numerical model, FLOW-3D was used to evaluate the three-dimensional flow in the spillway. The results of hydraulic model were compared with those of the numerical model which were separated into four zones such as approaching zone, weir zone, transition & tunnel chute zone, and dissipator zone. Moreover, for optimum design of the spillway, the hydraulic and numerical models were performed for the basic plan. Solving the problems of the basic plan, the optimized alternative design was proposed. The numerical models for various conditions of the spillway were performed, which is not always feasible in the hydraulic models. Verified by using the hydraulic models, the optimum alternative design was proposed.

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The Improvement of the Rainfall Network over the Seomjinkang Dam Basin (섬진강댐 유역의 강우관측망 개량에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jae-Hyoung;Shu, Seung-Woon
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.143-152
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    • 2003
  • This paper suggests the improvement of the Sumjinkang for the estimation of areal averages of heavy rainfall events based on the optimal network and three existing networks. The problem consists of minimizing an objective function which includes both the accuracy of the areal mean estimation as expressed by the Kriging variance and the economic cost of the data collection. The wellknown geostatistical variance-reduction method is used in combination with SATS which is an algorithm of minimization. At the first stage, two kinds of optimal solutions are obtained by two trade-off coefficients. One of them is a optimal solution, the other is an alternative. At the second stage, a quasi optimal network and a quasi alternative are suggested so that the existing raingages near to the selected optimal raingages are included in the two solutions instead of gages of new gages.

Optimal Operation of Single Multi-Purpose Reservoir (단일다목적 저수지의 최적운영)

  • 이순택;이수식
    • Water for future
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.347-359
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    • 1985
  • This study aims at the development of DP-Model for the establishment of monthly optimal operation policy of single multi-puppose reservoir by which the water demand of downstream can be satisfied under the various physical constraints. Series, A. B. C. of inflow are selected out of future monthly inflow data which are simulated form the past monthly average inflow of Andong dam site. the neight possible alternatives in each inflow series are established in order that Andong dam can supply the water demand of Nagdong main stream of 30% to 100%. Nextly, the reservoir rule curves is derived for each alternative by the detailed seguential analysis of stroage, future inflow and water demand based on the reservoir continuite equation. Then, and alternative which can satisfy the objective function of system based on the rule curves in the exteream is determined as an optimal operation policy from the application of developed DP=Model.

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Water Balance Models as an Alternative for Monthly Runoff Simulations in Korea (국내 월유출 모의 대안을 위한 물수지모형 연구)

  • Hwang Jun Shik;Jung Dae-Il;Kim Young-Oh
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2005.05b
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    • pp.95-99
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    • 2005
  • 중장기 이수계획 수립이나 미래 기후변화에 대한 수자원 영향평가 연구 등에서 월 단위 이상의 유출량을 계산할 수 있는 강우-유출 모형의 필요성이 강조되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 월 유출모의를 위해 개념적 물수지모형의 적용가능성을 검토하였다. 4개의 물수지모형을 대청댐 상류유역에 대하여 구축하고, 기존에 구축된 일 강우-유출 모형인 SSARR 및 TANK 모형과 비교하였다. 그 결과 가장 우수한 모의능력을 보여준 abcd 모형을 미계측유역에 적용하기 위해 매개변수를 지역화기법으로 추정하였다. 즉 13개 다목적댐 중 9개 다목적댐에서 구한 매개변수와 유역특성인자를 이용하여 회귀식을 작성한 후 미계측유역으로 가정한 4개 다목적댐에 적용하여 검증하였다. 검증결과 효율성계수가 $90\%$ 이상으로 비교적 간단하면서 모의능력이 우수한 개념적 월 물수지모형은 중장기 유출량모의에 그 활용성이 클 것으로 기대된다.

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Overcoming Negotiation Asymmetry in Transboundary Water Relations: The Rhine River Basin Case

  • Rho, Helen Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2015.05a
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    • pp.230-230
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    • 2015
  • When and why do states cooperate in international basins? In recent years, there have been increasing attempts to apply international relations theories such as realism and neo-liberal institutionalism in understanding prospect of cooperation among sovereign states over shared rivers. Realists of hydropolitics argue that fate of cooperation resides in hands of hegemons and distribution of aggregate power among riparian states. Such pessimistic contention has been challenged by neo-liberal institutionalists, especially through regime theory. However, regime theory barely explains why and how cooperation emerges in the first place prior to regime formation. Therefore, the research suggests the game theory from neo-liberal institutionalism as an alternative theoretic approach. The accountability of Oye (1986)'s theoretical framework is illustrated through the case of cooperation in the Rhine River Basin.

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