Use of the Soil-Plant-Air-Water Model to Predict Hydraulic Performance of Vegetative Treatment Areas Controlling Open Lot Runoff

Andersen, Daniel S.; Burns, Robert T.; Moody, Lara B.; Helmers, Matthew J.; Horton, Robert; Pederson, Carl H.

doi:10.13031/2013.29568

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“…equipped with either ISCO 750 lowprofile area-velocity sensors for pipe outlets or ISCO 720 submerged probes in conjunction with a 0.45 m (1.5 ft) Hflume for non-pipe outlet locations. The ET and ΔS volumes were estimated using the SPAW model (Saxton, 2008) to simulate the hydraulic budget of the site based on monitored site and weather conditions, as described by Andersen et al (2010).…”

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“…In this regard, SW IA 2 is an outlier, as the estimated nitrate leaching at and SW IA 2 = Southwest Iowa 2. [b] Uncertainty assumes 10% error in the SPAW-modeled leaching volume; Andersen et al (2010) reported 8% bias in estimated VTA outflow. [c] Uncertainty assumes 10% error in leaching volume and SEM of chloride and NO 3 -N concentrations.…”

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Vegetative Treatment System Impacts on Groundwater Quality

2014

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Increased environmental awareness has prompted the need for improved feedlot runoff control. Vegetative treatment systems (VTSs) provide a cost-effective option that may enhance environmental security by protecting water quality. Vegetative treatment systems are typically designed on the basis of hydraulic performance, which may result in excess application of some nutrients, specifically nitrogen and phosphorus. Groundwater quality monitoring is required to determine the effect, if any, that VTSs have on groundwater. Shallow groundwater (2 to 10 m) quality beneath six VTSs in Iowa was monitored over a four-year period. Monitoring wells were located upgradient, within, and downgradient of the VTSs. Groundwater samples were collected on a monthly basis and analyzed for ammoniacal nitrogen, chloride, nitrate-nitrogen, and fecal coliforms. A trend analysis was conducted to evaluate groundwater response patterns to VTS construction and use. In general, monitoring wells located within and downgradient of the VTS showed increasing trends in chloride and decreasing trends in nitrate concentrations. No trends for fecal coliforms or ammoniacal nitrogen were seen. Statistical analysis was performed to test for concentration differences between upgradient, within, and downgradient monitoring wells. In general, no differences in ammoniacal nitrogen concentration were seen. Fecal coliform concentrations were generally highest at the monitoring well within the VTS, but no difference was found between upgradient and downgradient concentrations. Chloride concentrations were generally significantly higher within and downgradient of the VTS when compared to the upgradient well; nitrate concentrations were generally significantly lower within and downgradient of the VTA than upgradient.

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Vegetative Treatment System Impacts on Groundwater Quality

2014

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“…Palmer et al (1982) developed a field-scale model, and Arnold and Stockle (1991) developed a basin-scale model to simulate supple-mental irrigation from water storage reservoirs by combining existing crop and hydrology models. The Soil-Plant-Air-Water (SPAW) model (Saxton and Willey, 2005) is a wellknown model that combines connected daily water balance routines for a field and reservoir, and it has been used as a tool in designing and evaluating agricultural wetland and pond systems (Andersen et al, 2010;Millhollon et al, 2009). The Pond Irrigation Model is an example of a more recent model that provides the ability to estimate water availability within an irrigation pond and crop irrigation demands simultaneously (Ouyang et al, 2018).…”

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Development and Sensitivity Analysis of an Online Tool for Evaluating Drainage Water Recycling Decisions

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HighlightsA modeling framework for drainage water recycling (DWR) was developed to estimate irrigation and water quality benefits.Global sensitivity analysis was used to identify most and least influential input parameters affecting model outputs.Parameters controlling total available water had the most influence on applied irrigation and captured tile drain flow.The modeling framework and sensitivity results were used to develop an open-source, online tool for evaluating DWR.Abstract. The U.S. Midwest is experiencing growth in both irrigation and subsurface (tile) drainage. Capturing, storing, and reusing tile drain water, a practice called drainage water recycling (DWR), represents a strategy for supporting supplemental irrigation while also reducing nutrient loads in tile-drained landscapes. This article describes the development and testing of an open-source online tool, Evaluating Drainage Water Recycling Decisions (EDWRD), which integrates soil and reservoir water balances for a tile-drained field and estimates potential benefits of DWR systems across multiple reservoir sizes. Irrigation benefits are quantified by applied irrigation and its relation to the irrigation demand, while water quality benefits are quantified by the amount and percentage of tile drain flow captured by the reservoir. Global sensitivity analysis identified input parameters affecting total available water as the most influential factors in estimating outputs. Initial and mid-season crop coefficients, irrigation management, and reservoir seepage rates were also influential. Curve number, fraction of wetted surface during irrigation, crop coefficients for the end of crop growth and frozen soil conditions, and the non-growing season residue amount were identified as low-sensitivity parameters. Results from the sensitivity analysis were used to prioritize and simplify user interaction with the tool. EDWRD represents the first open-source tool capable of evaluating DWR systems and can be used by multiple user groups to estimate the potential irrigation and water quality benefits of this innovative practice. Keywords: Drainage water recycling, Dual crop coefficient, Open-source model, Sensitivity analysis, Subsurface drainage, Supplemental irrigation.

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“…Thus the question we seek to address here is how do we design, site, and manage vegetative treatment systems such that no release will occur from events smaller than the design storm. Several methodologies have been proposed; some revolve around detailed simulation modeling that evaluate how a series of different precipitation events cause differing hydraulic responses Andersen et al, 2010;Tolle, 2009), while others have suggested developing general rule-of-thumb sizing guidelines or sizing for a one-time occurrence of the design storm is appropriate (Blume, 2006). From a practical perspective all both methodologies are useful at certain times.…”

Section: Hydraulic Considerations In Vts Design Management and Sitingmentioning

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“…It has been our experience (five years of monitoring on six sites) that groundwater will not be negatively impacted from vegetative treatment systems, but long-term (>10 monitoring) should be conducted at numerous sites to verify this for sites under different hydrologic and geographic. With that said, minimum distance to groundwater can be estimated based on a specified design storm size and soil type following the principles laid out in Andersen et al (2010).…”

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Evaluating solids, phosphorus, and nitrogen cycling and transport in vegetative treatment systems used for runoff control on beef feedlots

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I would like to thank Dr. Burns for giving me the opportunity to be a part of this project. This journey has been an adventure that I will always treasure. The advice and guidance he provided throughout this project have been invaluable. It was a privilege to be a part of his lab group and learn to be a researcher and engineer from him. I am sincerely and heartily grateful to Dr. Helmers for taking me on as a graduate student and allowing me to grow as a person, providing insight into researching soil and water systems, providing an example of how to run a research program, and for helping me through the struggles of this project. Thank you Dr. Raman for giving me the opportunity to experience a different part of academia, for allowing me into your classroom and providing insight into how to organize a class, to run a class room, and for letting me put your advice into practice by running the lab. I also truly appreciate you insightful comments and the big-picture perspective you always brought. Dr. Horton for teaching me to appreciate the beauty of soil; the complexity of those little grains never cease to amaze, and for helping me to realize that those little pieces of mineral have the power to change the world. Finally I'd like to thank Dr. Castellano for introducing me to the world of ecology and inspiring me to think about and utilize ecological concepts in my pursuit of understanding and improving agriculture. I appreciate all the support, guidance, and advice you all have given and the opportunity I've had to learn with you. I'd like to thank my family for their love and for being part of my life. Your support and encouragement have got me to where I am today. I'm so thankful for everything you have done for me, the advice and guidance you've given me, and always supporting and understanding my desire to continue on with my education and pursue my dreams. To my in-laws, thanks for welcoming me into your family, for becoming such a big part of my life, and sharing in the memories these last few years. To my friends here at Iowa State thanks for the memories, the great times, and the road trips together-highway 80 from coast-to-coast and we're still friends, can you believe it? Thanks for the discussions, on my projects and yours, the chances to bounce ideas off each other, and always knowing you were there for me. Finally to my wife Kristine, thank you for being there for me through this all, for supporting me, and for all your love. I know it's been a tough journey, but we finally made it-let the next one begin.

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Use of the Soil-Plant-Air-Water Model to Predict Hydraulic Performance of Vegetative Treatment Areas Controlling Open Lot Runoff

Cited by 4 publications

References 13 publications

Vegetative Treatment System Impacts on Groundwater Quality

Vegetative Treatment System Impacts on Groundwater Quality

Development and Sensitivity Analysis of an Online Tool for Evaluating Drainage Water Recycling Decisions

Evaluating solids, phosphorus, and nitrogen cycling and transport in vegetative treatment systems used for runoff control on beef feedlots

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