• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.815-823
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• 2006

The hydrologic cycle in urban catchment has been changed due to the expansion of impervious area by rapid urban development. In this study, the SWMM 5 (Storm Water Management Model 5) model was used to simulate the hydrologic cycle of the Dorimcheon catchment which suffers from the distorted hydrologic cycle as a typical urban catchment. This study compare continuous simulation of urban runoff combining the channel and sewer system with that of channel only in the Dorimcheon catchment. Continuous simulations of urban runoff were performed for the upstream basin of Dorim bridge. The urban impervious regions were processed by the land use analysis from LANDSAT_TM images. It was performed from 1975 to 2000 for every five years. Surface, groundwater and wastewater runoffs were additionally included in the simulations one at a time. Such simulations made it possible to evaluate those components quantitatively. The result of continuous simulation of urban runoff combining the channel and sewer system is that peak flow and recession are well simulated. The analysis results of urbanization effect on runoff are as follows: the surface runoff in 2000 increases to 64% of the whole precipitation whereas the surface runoff in 1975 amounts to 46% of the precipitation; the groundwater runoff in 2000 amounts to 6% and shows 8% decrease during the period from 1975 to 2000.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.38 no.6 s.155
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• pp.449-460
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• 2005

In this study, a WEP (Water and Energy transfer Processes) model was used to simulate the water cycle of the Dorimcheon catchment which suffers from the distorted water cycle as a typical urban catchment. Two different land uses in the past (i.e. 1975) and at present (i.e. 2000) were incorporated into the simulation to investigate the runoff characteristics resulting from the increase of the impervious ratio due to urbanization. The simulation results show that the concentration time is decreased and the peak discharge and the total runoff are increased by urbanization while the infiltration and baseflow are reduced. In addition, the effects of infiltration trenches and permeable pavements were also simulated to search for alternatives that can restore the distorted water cycle. The simulation results prove that the installation of both alternatives can restore the runoff characteristics to that prior to urbanization.