Impacts of Hydrological Alterations on Water Quality

Abstract

This chapter presents an overview of the response of water quality to hydrological alterations due to anthropogenic activities and how this drives the need for environmental water provisions. The chapter outlines the major driving processes of water quality change and highlights how interactions between water quantity and quality depend on the characteristics of individual catchments and anthropogenic influences. It also discusses management strategies to mitigate some water quality problems using environmental water releases. Salinity, water temperature, nutrient concentrations, and dissolved oxygen have been selected as both representative and important indicators of stream water quality. ..