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Groundwater flow in saturated riparian buffers and implications for nitrate removal

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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
卷 52, 期 1, 页码 64-73

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20428

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A three-dimensional groundwater model was developed to assess nitrate removal in a saturated riparian buffer (SRB) in central Iowa. The model showed that groundwater flow was primarily one-dimensional in the buffer and three-dimensional near the distribution pipe and stream. The length of the flow path and depth were found to impact nitrate removal potential.
A saturated riparian buffer (SRB) is an edge-of-field conservation practice that intercepts tile drainage and reduces nitrate flux to nearby streams by redistributing the flow as shallow groundwater. In this study, a three-dimensional, finite-difference groundwater model representative of SRBs in central Iowa was developed to assess the flow of groundwater and implications for nitrate removal during spring conditions, when flow to the SRB is highest. The model reproduces field observations of water level with Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency of 0.68, which is deemed acceptable for hydrologic models. The modeling shows that groundwater flow is three-dimensional near the distribution pipe and the stream and primarily one-dimensional in the rest of the buffer. The path the water takes in flowing toward the stream depends on where it exits the distribution pipe. When nitrate is not limiting, the potential for nitrate removal depends on the length of the path-and thus travel time-and depth because denitrification potential varies with depth. Travel time T-t can be estimated well with slight modifications to a one-dimensional approximation: T-t = 1.11L(x)/v(x), where L-x is the buffer width and v(x) is a one-dimensional approximation of the average linear velocity of groundwater. Refining knowledge of SRB function is an important step toward enhancing design for improving water quality.

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