Author(s)

A. Hof, W. Schuurmans & R. Brouwer

Abstract

Operational water management and the water quality of surface water A. of', W. ~chuurrnans'~~ & R. ~rouwer' I Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands 2 Nelen & Schuurmans Consultants, The Netherlands Abstract Despite all efforts of the last decades the water quality in most Dutch water systems does not meet the required standards. Further reduction of the pollutional loads and other measures are required to improve the water quality. In particular, operational water management can offer better support to water quality objectives. This is demonstrated in several case studies. However, the question is how the water systems should be operated such that the water quality objectives are best supported. A prerequisite for an improved operational water management is to integrate the different water quality and water quantity expertise at the departments that are responsible for the operational water management. 1 Introduction When dealing with water quality pr

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