https://www.matjournals.in/index.php/JoWRPS/issue/feedJournal of Water Resources and Pollution Studies2019-08-14T12:27:02+0530Mr Chandan Raicontact@matjournals.comOpen Journal Systems<p>This Journal involves the basic principles of Water Resources and Pollution Studies where Water resources are sources of water that are useful or potentially useful and Water Pollution deals with the contamination of water bodies.</p><ul><li>Increasing Water Scarcity</li><li>Industrial Water Management</li><li>Household Water Management</li><li>Reasons of Population Growth</li><li>Expansion of Business Activity</li><li>Climate Changes</li><li>Physical Testing of Water Pollution</li><li>Chemical Testing of Water Pollution</li><li>Biological Testing of Water Pollution</li><li>River Restoration</li><li>Water Conservation</li><li>Water Quality and Conservation</li><li>Rural Water Management</li></ul>https://www.matjournals.in/index.php/JoWRPS/article/view/4052Understanding the Mechanism of Nutrient Transport through Surface Runoff2019-08-14T12:26:15+0530Siby Johnjohnsiby1@gmail.comDikshit Thakurdikshitthakur970@gmail.com<p>Eutrophication and associated ecological changes in water bodies have become a major environmental challenge. Therefore, understanding of the transport mechanism of nutrients into the water bodies is of importance, as it will help in managing the problem of eutrophication. In this study, surface runoff samples were analysed for the nutrients during the rainfall events in the watershed of Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh (India). The monitoring point was selected in the drain in which all the sub-drains merged into. The Chemographs plotted suggested that the mechanism of transport of total phosphorous (TP) was majorly adsorbed onto suspended solids whereas the total nitrogen (TN) was transported in solution.</p>2019-07-24T05:27:45+0530Copyright (c) 2019 Journal of Water Resources and Pollution Studieshttps://www.matjournals.in/index.php/JoWRPS/article/view/4101Groundwater Recharge Estimation- A Case Study in Chennai City2019-08-14T12:26:50+0530A. Jebamalarjebamalar@velammal.edu.inSowmya SKjebamalar@velammal.edu.inRavikumar Gjebamalar@velammal.edu.inAs groundwater is most commonly used for domestic purposes in urban areas, it is being overused without any limit resulting in decline of groundwater levels. The groundwater levels can be improved by artificial recharge method such as Rainwater Harvesting (RWH). Rainwater harvesting is a procedure of group and storage of rainwater into ordinary reservoirs or it can be refreshed into sub surface aquifers. This study aims to assess the variation of groundwater levels during recent years (2011-2018) by using the data collected from “Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board”. Chennai city of Tamil Nadu is taken for study. The temporal and spatial distribution of water levels was studied. Change in storage and recharge for the study area is been calculated from the water level, specific yield and area of influence by using “Groundwater Estimation Committee (GEC) norms”.2019-08-14T11:38:25+0530Copyright (c) 2019 Journal of Water Resources and Pollution Studieshttps://www.matjournals.in/index.php/JoWRPS/article/view/4097Hydrological Study of Tanks in an Urban Sub-Basin2019-08-14T12:27:02+0530Sudharsanan Rsudharsanan@velammal.edu.inAnitha Bhavani Msudharsanan@velammal.edu.inRavikumar Gsudharsanan@velammal.edu.in<p>In urban areas, tanks are the major means for harvesting surface water as most of the land surfaces are found to be paved. But these tanks experience significant decrease in their water spread area and storage capacity owing to rapid urbanization. Thus, hydrological study of these tanks would serve as an effective key to monitor, conserve and maintain them effectively. Manimangalam tank along with cluster of tanks located in the upstream catchment of Adyar river basin, Tamil Nadu has been selected for the study. SCS-CN method has been used for estimating the daily runoff volume generated. The land use-land cover map (LULC) for certain years before and after the onset of urbanization process has been prepared using the satellite images and GIS tools. The overlay analysis was carried out with the LULC map and hydrologic soil map and unique hydrologic response units were identified. The weighted curve number was calculated for antecedent moisture conditions I, II and III respectively. The initial abstractions and daily runoff occurring within the individual tank catchments were calculated for the selected years between 1980 and 2017. The impact of urbanization on the rainfall – runoff processes over the years that have taken place within the study area has been assessed.</p>2019-08-05T06:42:52+0530Copyright (c) 2019 Journal of Water Resources and Pollution Studies