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1998-1999 Monitoring Strategy, Kentucky River Basin Management Unit, L. Ormsbee, G. Epp, E. Caudill, Lee Colten

KWRRI Research Reports

During the fall of 1997 and spring of 1998 about 40 individuals and more than 30 organizations and agencies provided input into the development of a monitoring strategy for the Kentucky River basin under the Kentucky Watershed Management Framework. In addition to the agencies that were able to commit resources to the monitoring effort, citizen input was sought in the design of the strategy. Citizen monitoring efforts are also providing valuable information in many portions of the state. The intent of the coordinated planning process was to carefully consider agency resources and capabilities, taking into account where and when each …

Kentucky River Basin Water Quality Assessment Study, L. Ormsbee, L. Jarrett, B. Perkins

KWRRI Research Reports

The current report summarizes the work associated with the construction, calibration, and application of the CE-QUAL-W2 water quality model to the Kentucky River. In applying the model to the Kentucky River System, the primary objective was to assess the impact of the operation of low-level control valves on water quality of the Kentucky River. This was accomplished by modeling the impact of the valves for low flow conditions associated with the 1930 drought of record along with projections for the year 2020. The results of this study indicate that for the modeled scenario, the proposed valves can be used to …

A Review Of Research On The Kentucky River Ecosystem: Biota And Human Impacts, R. M. Waltman, R. J. Stevenson

KWRRI Research Reports

This report provides information about the water conditions in the Kentucky River Basin, through collection of previous studies.

Kentucky River Modeling And Monitoring Needs Assessment, L. Ormsbee, L. Jarrett, B. Perkins

KWRRI Research Reports

This report outlines the responsibilities of the Kentucky River Authority in the planning, operation, and management of river monitoring.

Use Of Algal And Macroinvertebrate Indicators To Assess The Impact Of Agricultural Practices On Surface Water Quality In The Mammoth Cave National Park Region, Kentucky, Jeffrey D. Jack

KWRRI Research Reports

The karst aquifer underlying the Mammoth Cave area supports a unique and diverse cave aquatic ecosystem as well as providing the principal source of drinking water for many local residents of the region. This unique and fragile ecosystem is surrounded by one of the most intensively used agricultural areas in the Commonwealth with more than 80% of the surrounding region used in beef, dairy, burley tobacco and alfalfa production. Agricultural practices resulting in run-off of pollutants into the aquifer via sinkholes and sinking streams have a pronounced impact on an important drinking water source and on the cave ecosystem. The …

Development Of A Kentucky Cso Database, L. Ormsbee

KWRRI Research Reports

This report provides an overview of several products developed for the management of CSO data for the state of Kentucky. These products have been developed in fulfillment of the Memorandum of Agreement No. 13814 between the University of Kentucky and the Environmental Protection Cabinet. The developed products include: 1) an overall management structure, 2) a stand-alone data management computer program, 3) background maps for each CSO city, 4) a customized Access database management environment, 5) a computer program for automating monthly CSO discharge monitoring reports, and 6) a customized Arcview 3 project for visualization and management of physical CSO datasets.

Computer Modeling Of The North Fork Of The Kentucky River Using Swat And Basins, T. Bischoff, S. Yost, L. Ormsbee, T. Stumbur

KWRRI Research Reports

The purpose of this study was to investigate possible watershed models for use in the State of Kentucky's new watershed framework initiative and to apply the selected model(s) to the North Fork of the Kentucky River as part of an initial pilot project. SWAT and BASINS models were compared.

Gis Linkage With Hydrologic Models: Application To The North Fork Of The Kentucky River (With Geo-Spatial Data Needs And Sources), T. Stumbur, L. Ormsbee

KWRRI Research Reports

This report focuses on links between GIS and hydrologic models and geo-spatial data needs and sources. The use and calibration of the hydrologic models reviewed in this paper are addressed by another report (see Bischoff, Yost, Ormsbee 1997.)

Part 1 of this report explains the general principles of a GIS database. It gives an overview of the Arc/Info and ArcView data models by providing a brief description of each spatial data format and explaining how spatial and tabular data are linked in a GIS environment. Part 1 also addresses the data compatibility issues related to projection, scale and resolution of …

Indicator Bacteria Concentrations Of Two Northwest Arkansas Streams In Relation To Flow And Season, Dwayne R. Edwards, Mark S. Coyne, Tommy C. Daniel, P. F. Vendrell, J. F. Murdoch, P. A. Moore Jr.

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

Concentrations of indicator bacteria such as fecal coliform (FC) and fecal streptococcus (FS) are often used to assess the suitability of waters for their intended use(s) and to allocate resources for water quality improvement measures. There is evidence, however, that concentrations of FC and FS can be influenced by variables such as season and flow rate during sampling, which could lead to biased results. The objective of this study was to assess the impacts of season and flow rate on concentrations of FC and FS. Fecal indicator bacteria concentrations were measured for approximately three years at five sites on two …

Development Of A River Basin Management Framework Using Gis And Watershed Modeling: Application To The North Fork Of The Kentucky River, L. Ormsbee, S. Yost, T. Stumbur, T. Bischoff

KWRRI Research Reports

No abstract provided.

Kentucky Watershed Priority Formula: Application Guidelines And Data Requirements, L. Ormsbee, Lee Colten

KWRRI Research Reports

This report presents a methodology for ranking and selecting individual 11-digit HUCs for subsequent development of detailed watershed management plans as part of the Kentucky Watershed Management Framework. The proposed methodology consists of two phases: 1) Prioritization and 2) Targeting. The prioritization phase is used to rank 11-digit HUCs on the basis of existing special protection areas and the existence or potential existence of designated use impairment. The prioritization is accomplished using a priority watershed formula developed especially for this purpose. The formula is intended to serve as an objective tool for compiling environmental indicators to rank watershedsand for use …

Modeling Transport Of Colloid-Bound Herbicides And Heavy Metals To Groundwater, Anastasios D. Karathanasis, R. E. Phillips, A. K. Seta

KWRRI Research Reports

Recent studies have suggested that contaminant transport to groundwater may be enhanced by association with colloidal particles. This study evaluated the role of water dispersible colloids with diverse mineralogical composition in co-transporting selected herbicides and heavy metals through intact soil columns. Colloid recovery in the eluents ranged from 45-90% for the herbicides and 10-60% for the heavy metals. The presence of colloids enhanced the transport of atrazine by 2-18%, and metolachlor by 8-30%. The corresponding increase for Cu and Zn was 2-150 and 5-30 times, respectively. For Pb, there was essentially no elution in the absence of colloids, suggesting nearly …

Maintaining Conventional Septic Systems, William O. Thom, Pat Keefe

Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications

Septic systems are used in Kentucky where municipal sewage treatment is not available. They are an effective, longstanding method of collecting, treating, and disposing of homeowner wastewater, provided they are properly sited, installed, and maintained. However, a well-sited, properly sized and installed system will fail if not properly maintained. A failed septic system creates problems such as noxious odors, lowered property values, surface water contamination, and groundwater pollution and may be a health hazard. Repair and replacement costs are considerable. Additional information on assessing septic system performance and reducing the potential risk of groundwater contamination is available from a KY-A-Syst …

Metal-Resistance Genetically Engineered Bacteria, Sylvia Daunert, Donna Scott, Sridhar Ramanathan

KWRRI Research Reports

Bacterial-based electrochemical and optical sensing systems that respond in a highly selective and sensitive manner to antimonite and arsenite have been developed. This was accomplished by using genetically engineered bacteria bearing one of two plasmids constructed for our studies. The first plasmid, pBGD23, contains the operator/promoter region (O/P) and the gene of the ArsR protein from the ars operon upstream from the β-galactosidase gene. In the absence of antimonite/arsenite, ArsR binds to the 0/P site and prevents the transcription of the genes for ArsR and β-galactosidase, thus blocking expression of these proteins. When antimonite or arsenite is present in the …

Flash-Flood Monitoring And Modeling In Kentucky, Mark French, Nageshwar Bhaskar, George K. A. Kyiamah

KWRRI Research Reports

This research project focused on the evaluation of hydrologic issue of flash-flooding in the state of Kentucky. The primary objectives of this project were the following:
(1) to initiate the establishment of a hydrologic database archive necessary for characterizing rainfall and runoff associated with flash-flooding;
(2) identification of appropriate modeling approaches for evaluating site-specific flash-flood runoff behavior.

Specific tasks accomplished to meet the objectives include the following:
(1) development of a rainfall and streamflow data archive using existing measurement gages and identification of the rain gage data from two sources for preliminary quality control;
(2) identification of the spatial and …

Task Lll Report: Deficit Analysis, L. Ormsbee, J. Herman

KWRRI Research Reports

This report summarizes the water supply deficit results of Phase lll of the KWRRI Kentucky River Basin Water Supply Assessment Study commissioned by the Kentucky River Authority. The purpose of Phase lll is to quantify water supply in the Kentucky River Basin during a severe drought for the existing supply system/resources under current and projected demand forecasts. A quantification of the susceptibility of the basin to a severe drought is necessary for the Authority to properly develop a long-range water supply plan.

This is part 3 of a three part Assessment Study of the River basin water supply.

Water Use Estimation And Forecasting For The Kentucky River Basin: A Preliminary Draft Report, Glenn C. Blomquist, William Hoyt, Dayuan Hu, Colleeen G. Scott

KWRRI Research Reports

We estimate aggregate monthly water use for summer, peak demand and nonsummer off-peak demand periods for the Kentucky River Basin. Using Kentucky Division of Water use data, U.S. Census data for county demographic and economic conditions, and U.S. Weather Service data for weather conditions we estimate use for the 1970-1993 period. Our model allows for idiosyncratic effects of each of the 27 counties in the sample. We find factors such as population and manufacturing employment effect use and temperature and rainfall in current and preceding months effect use during the summer, peak period. The model predicts well within the sample …

Task Iii Report: Water Use Estimation And Forecasting For The Kentucky River Basin, Glenn C. Blomquist, William Hoyt, D. Hu, C. Scott

KWRRI Research Reports

We estimate aggregate monthly water use for summer, peak demand and nonsummer off-peak demand periods for the Kentucky River Basin. Using Kentucky Division of Water use data, U.S. Census data for county demographic and economic conditions, and U.S. Weather Service data for weather conditions we estimate use for the 1970-1993 period. Our model allows for idiosyncratic effects of each of the 27 counties in the sample. We find factors such as population and manufacturing employment affect use and temperature and rainfall in current and preceding months effect use during the summer, peak period. The model predicts well within the sample …

Evaluation Of Water Supplies In The Upper Forks Of The Kentucky River Basin, Kentucky Water Resource Research Institute

KWRRI Research Reports

This study examined municipal and private water supplies in the Upper Forks of the Kentucky River. Municipal water systems in Letcher, Knott, Leslie, and Breathitt counties in the North Fork Kentucky River Basin, Leslie county in the Middle Fork Kentucky River Basin, and Owsley and Clay counties in the South Fork Kentucky River were examined for current and projected water supply adequacy and water system needs. Eight municipal water suppliers- Fleming-Neon Water Company, Whitesburg Municipal Water, Hindman Municipal Water Works, Hazard Water Department, Jackson Municipal Water Works, Booneville Water and Sewer, and Manchester Water Works- and three purchasing districts: Vicco …

Comparison Of Daily Water Table Depth Prediction By Four Simulation Models, Eric D. Desmond, Andrew D. Ward, Norman R. Fausey, Stephen R. Workman

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

The Agricultural Drainage And Pesticide Transport (ADAPT) model was compared to the water management simulation models DRAINMOD, SWATREN, and PREFLO. SWATREN and PREFLO are one-dimensional finite-difference models while ADAPT and DRAINMOD are one-dimensional mass balance models. ADAPT, an extension of the computer model GLEAMS, also provides chemical transport information. All four models were tested against field data from Aurora, North Carolina. Observed water table depth data were collected during 1973 through 1977 from a water table management field experiment with three subsurface drain spacing treatments of 7.5, 15, and 30 m.

Both the standard error of estimate and the average …

Technical Appendix To Task Iii Report: Deficit Algorythm Methodology, J. Herman, L. Ormsbee

KWRRI Research Reports

This appendix contains a detailed description of the algorithm used by the KYBASIN model to quantify water supply deficits in the Kentucky River Basin. This document is an attachment to the report entitled Task III Report-Deficit Analysis (Ormsbee and Herman, 1996), which summarizes the water supply deficit results of Phase III of the KWRRI Kentucky River Basin Water Supply Assessment Study. The purpose of the study was to quantify water supply in the Kentucky River Basin during a severe drought for the existing supply system/resources under current and projected demand forecasts. The study was authorized by the Kentucky River Authority …

Task Ii Report: Part 1: Evaluation Of Water Supplies In The North, South, And Middle Fork Kentucky River Watersheds, D. I. Carey, L. G. Morris

KWRRI Research Reports

No abstract provided.

Task V Report: Development And Evaluation Of Water Supply Alternatives, L. Ormsbee, J. Herman

KWRRI Research Reports

This report documents the procedure and results of Task V of the KWRRI Kentucky River Water Supply Assessment Study. This was authorized by the Kentucky River Authority in a contract with the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute dated April 1, 1995. The three major tasks of the study are outlined below:

Task I. Review and assess previous studies and finalize study plan.

Task II. Assess and forecast demand and availability of water by/for off-stem users (Including the upper forks of the Kentucky River.)

Task III. Assess and forecast demand and availability of water by/for off-stem users (Including the impacts of …

Kentucky River Basin Water Supply Assessment Study, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute

KWRRI Research Reports

This report summarizes the results of task 1 of the KWRRI Kentucky River Basin Water Supply Assessment Study. The KWRRI study was requested by the Kentucky River Authority in order to provide a basis for management decisions for the Kentucky River Basin. This study was necessitated as a result of unexamined or changing conditions that could significantly impact the conclusions and recommendations of the previous HARZA studies (Harza, et al, 1990; Harza, et al, 1991.)

Among the unexamined or changed conditions are the following:

1. New population forecasts.

2. Impacts of water rates on consumption.

3. Impacts of demand curtailment …

Executive Summary: Kentucky River Basin Water Supply Assessment Study, L. Ormsbee

KWRRI Research Reports

This is a high level summary of the KWRRI study assessing the water supply concerns in the Kentucky River Basin.

Kybasin: A Water Supply Assessment Model For The Kentucky River Basin, J. Herman, L. Ormsbee

KWRRI Research Reports

KYBASIN is a computer model developed for the Kentucky River Authority by the Kentucky Water Reource Research Institute (KWRRI) for the express purpose of simulating the Kentucky River Basin under a severe drought. The model was developed as part of the KWRRI Kentucky River Basin Water Supply Assessment Study. This study was authorized by the KRA in a contract with the KWRRI dated April 1, 1995. Ownership of the model is exclusively that of the Authority and specific rules governing KYBASIN'S distribution or license agreement nay be applicable. It is strongly recommended the user contact the Authority concerning this matter …

Kyrom: A Drought Management Model For The Kentucky River Basin Users Manual, J. Herman, L. Ormsbee

KWRRI Research Reports

The Kentucky River Operation and Management model is a computer application developed for the Kentucky River Authority by the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute (KWRRI) for the purpose of simulating the Kentucky River Basin during drought periods. The model was developed as part of the KWRRI Kentucky River Basin Water Supply Assessment Study. This study was authorized by the KRA in a contract with the KWRRI dated April 1, 1995. Ownership of the model is exclusively that of the Authority and specific rules governing KYROM's distribution or license agreement may be applicable. It is strongly recommended the user contact the …

Task L Report: Summary And Evaluation Of Water Supply Studies For The Kentucky River Basin, L. Ormsbee, J. Herman, G. Blomquist, W. Hoyt

KWRRI Research Reports

This report provides a review and critique of previous water supply studies for the Kentucky River Basin. The main focus of the review is on the 1990 Harza study, entitled Phase 1 Report: Water Demands and Water Supply Yield and Deficit.

Task Ll Report, Part 2: Evaluation Of Water Supplies In The Red River, Dix River, And Mainstem Watersheds Of The Kentucky River, D. I. Carey, A. W. Fogle, L. G. Morris

KWRRI Research Reports

This study was part of a larger study of water supplies throughout the Kentucky River Basin conducted by the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute for the Kentucky River Authority. This report examines municipal and private water supplies in the Red River, Dix River, and mainstem Kentucky River watersheds. Municipal supplies which depend on the mainstem Kentucky River, and municipal and private supplies in the North, South, and Middle Fork watersheds of the Kentucky River basin are examined in separate reports.

Task I Report: Summary And Evaluation Of Previous Water Supply Studies For The Kentucky River Basin, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute

KWRRI Research Reports

This report summarizes the results of Task I of the KWRRI Kentucky River Basin Water Supply Assessment Study.The KWRRI study was requested by the Kentucky River Authority in order to provide a basis for management decisions for the Kentucky River Basin. This study was necessitated as a result of unexamined or changing conditions that could significantly impact the conclusions and recommendations of the previous HARZA studies (Harza, et al, 1990; Harza, et al, 1991).