Dr. Martin T. Auer MTU Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering CE5504 Surface Water Quality Modeling Lab 7. Sediment-Water Exchange Sediments Mediation of the Recovery of Shagawa Lake, Minnesota
Depositional Basins Onondaga Lake, NY depositional basin
Sediment Diagenesis diagenesis – redox reactions depositionflux
Redox Mediation oxic conditions; sparingly soluble anoxic conditions; highly soluble
Phosphorus Release Rates
Phosphorus Accumulation in the Hypolimnion
Engineered Approaches 1. Sediment Removal (Dredging) 2. Hypolimnetic Withdrawal 3. Chemical Inactivation 4. Artificial Circulation 5. Hypolimnetic Aeration 6. Sediment Oxidation Support Raft Gas Vent Support Cables Contact Chamber Air Line & Diffuser Ballast
Natural Recovery – The Slow Eigenvalue old SS new SS concentration time for the sediment for the water column
Diagenesis and Recovery – Part I
Diagenesis and Recovery – Part II
Diagenesis and Recovery – Part III
Modeling Sediment – Water Interactions 8 load outflow deposition release burial
The Limiting Nutrient Concept The Supplies The Product
The Limiting Nutrient Controversy
Shagawa Lake
eutrophic system tertiary treatment installed in 1973 load reduction of 80%
Shagawa Lake The (un)response
Shagawa Lake A mathematical model predicted that the lake would reach equilibirium P levels of 12 ppb in ~1.5 years. The fact that it didn’t was attributed to sediment P feedback, primarily during summer. Modification of the model to accommodate sediment P release matches post-treatment P levels well and indicates that P release has not been diminished since treatment went on line. Further recovery will depend on the time course of reductions in sediment feedback.