Revising Seasonality in Water Quality 

Seasonal variations can be a huge part of water supply and demand. However did you know that they could also be a huge part of deciding water quality? It is so interesting and fascinating to understand that seasons can play a large role in predicting and managing and planning for the quality of our raw water - and the subsequent treatment of this water. I am simply in awe of it. In awe of it. I cannot get over my fascination with water tech.

I feel most alive when I am doing this. More alive even than when I dance. So how is it that seasons affect our water quality? Well, first of all they can be linked to heavy rainfall. Depending around the world of course - and we are thinking across the whole globe here as well - heavy rainfall can wash sediments, nutrients, and chemicals into water sources.

Warmer weather can also affect algae growth. If the weather is too cold then the growth of some plants such as algae may be stifled. The thing is that the presence or absence of certain plants may affect both the chemical composition and or the oxygen concentration of the water. Therefore the growth of plants can change with the season  and this can impact the base water quality. Integrating AI into our water treatment systems can help us to manage this better. By having a better overview of the data concerning our initial water quality, we can treat it better as well, and faster. But this is not the only thing that AI can be used for in seasonality in water quality. There is so much more.

Flow and Volume  

Over the seasons, the FLOW and VOLUME of both rivers and reservoirs can change.

The craziest thing is that this can actually lead to changes in the concentration of pollutants in the water and how much these pollutants are diluted. So the water may be more or less contaminated depending on its total volume. This makes sense, but what about its flow? Higher flow will dilute pollutants more rapidly. This is effective as long as new pollutants don’t keep on being added. Lower flow will dilute much slower however too fast of a flow can also spread pollutants further and wider. The key thing here is to be adaptable. As always.

Human Activities 

As always. 

Human activities change with the seasons 

Recreation, agriculture and industrial processes

All with have an effect on the quality of our water

Thank you