Stormwater Runoff Characteristics and Effective Management of Nonpoint Source Pollutants from a Highland Agricultural Region in the Lake Soyang Watershed

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 10; p. 784
• Main Authors: Cho, Jae, Lee, Jong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 12.10.2017
• Subjects: Analysis; best management practices; farmers; lakes; Pollutants; pollution load; Precipitation; rain; regression analysis; rivers; Runoff; soil erosion; Stormwater; surveys; turbidity; urban areas; Watersheds; wet season; South Korea

The dense highland field area in the upstream region of the Lake Soyang watershed is subject to excessive soil erosion during the wet season. In this study, stormwater runoff from the Lake Soyang watershed was monitored during four rainfall events at 10 locations throughout 2016. The maximum SS conc...