Sustainable Water Systems

A practice-oriented analysis of water treatment systems using low-cost, low-maintenance technologies and sustainable water resources

In Sustainable Water Systems, expert water resources researcher Miklas Scholz delivers a practice-oriented resource that comprehensively covers the design, operation, and maintenance of traditional and novel wetland systems used in water resource management. The book offers a performance analysis of existing infrastructure in constructed wetlands, soil infiltration systems, ditches, dry ponds, and silt traps in both developed and developing countries.

Sustainable Water Systems addresses economic and environmental challenges, including flood retention and its incorporation into sustainable water supply systems. Readers will also find:

• A thorough introduction to low-cost alternatives to resource-intensive water processing plants
• Comprehensive explorations of effective water technologies that work well in less developed and rural regions without access to reliable water treatment
• Modelling of wetland systems and how to design them for optimal performance
• Practical discussions of industrial wastewater treatment and modelling
• Complete treatments of sustainable flood retention basins, including integrated constructed wetlands

Perfect for researchers, engineers, and other professionals working in the field of water resource management, Sustainable Water Systems will also benefit anyone interested in water supply engineering and wastewater treatment.

Chapter 1: Natural Wetland Systems

Hydraulics, Water Quality and Vegetation Characteristics of Ditches

Planted Soil Infiltration Systems for Treatment of Log Yard Runoff

Anthropogenic Land Use Change Impacts on Nutrient Concentrations in Waterbodies

Peatland Response to Climate Change and Water Level Management

Chapter 2: Urban Water and Sustainable Drainage Systems

Full Silt Traps Discharging into Watercourses

Filter Media, Plant Communities and Microbiology within Constructed Wetlands

Vertical Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands with Different Substrates

Wetland and Dry Pond System

Permeable Pavement and Ground Source Heating Pump Systems

Permeable Pavement and Photocatalytic Titanium Dioxide Oxidation System

Refurbishment and improvement of screen systems for flood control and water protection

Chapter 3: Sustainable Flood Retention Basins including Integrated Constructed Wetlands

Sustainable Flood Retention Basin Management

Nutrient Release from Integrated Constructed Wetland Sediment

Chapter 4: Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology and Modelling

Biological Activated Carbon Beds

Constructed Wetlands Treating Sewage

Neural Network Simulation of the Chemical Oxygen Demand Reduction

Chapter 5: Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Modelling

Membrane Bioreactors and Constructed Wetlands Treating Rendering Wastewater

Benzene Removal with Constructed Treatment Wetlands

Diesel Oil Spillage Removal Using Agricultural Waste Products

Kohonen Self-Organizing Map to Predict Biochemical Oxygen Demand

Chapter 6: Sludge Dewatering Tests

Dewaterability Assessment Including the Capillary Suction Time Test

Improved Design and Precision of the Capillary Suction Time Testing Device

Sludge Floc Size and Water Composition Impact on Dewaterability

Chapter 7: Water Availability and Public Health

Index

Miklas Scholz is a Distinguished Professor in Civil Engineering Science at Johannesburg University (South Africa). He is among the most highly cited researchers in water engineering globally and is known for developing the concept and technology of sustainable flood retention basins. He has published eleven books, and more than 340 journal articles. Prof. Scholz’s work attracted total citations of about 18 000, resulting in an h-index of 66 and an i10-index of 250.

A practice-oriented analysis of water treatment systems using low-cost, low-maintenance technologies and sustainable water resources

In Sustainable Water Systems, expert water resources researcher Miklas Scholz delivers a practice-oriented resource that comprehensively covers the design, operation, and maintenance of traditional and novel wetland systems used in water resource management. The book offers a performance analysis of existing infrastructure in constructed wetlands, soil infiltration systems, ditches, dry ponds, and silt traps in both developed and developing countries.

Sustainable Water Systems addresses economic and environmental challenges, including flood retention and its incorporation into sustainable water supply systems. Readers will also find:

• A thorough introduction to low-cost alternatives to resource-intensive water processing plants
• Comprehensive explorations of effective water technologies that work well in less developed and rural regions without access to reliable water treatment
• Modelling of wetland systems and how to design them for optimal performance
• Practical discussions of industrial wastewater treatment and modelling
• Complete treatments of sustainable flood retention basins, including integrated constructed wetlands

Perfect for researchers, engineers, and other professionals working in the field of water resource management, Sustainable Water Systems will also benefit anyone interested in water supply engineering and wastewater treatment.