Confidential Client
To support permitting of a discharge of treated wastewater effluent from a new wastewater treatment plant, Plummer developed a QUAL-TX model from HEC-RAS cross-sections of the receiving stream. Plummer customized site-specific model hydraulic coefficients for the stream by fitting curves to the velocity-flowrate and depth-flowrate relationships obtained from the HEC-RAS model. Plummer used the model to identify discharge flowrates and effluent quality limits that are projected to maintain the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards in the receiving water. Plummer wrote a modeling technical memorandum that was submitted as part of the TPDES permit application, answered TCEQ questions about the model, and assisted the client in gaining approval of the model from TCEQ modeling staff.
NTMWD sought to model nutrient loading from the Lavon Lake watershed and its impacts on water quality in Lavon Lake by coupling a SWAT model of the watershed with a CE-QUAL-W2 model of the lake.
A client operates an ongoing Watershed Protection Program (WPP) to protect its water supply. Plummer assisted in developing and incorporating a spill response plan into the WPP.
To support permitting of a discharge of treated wastewater effluent from a new regional wastewater treatment plant, Plummer assisted the NTMWD in developing a QUAL-TX model and a plan for collecting field measurements of stream geometry and flowrates.
Plummer updated the TCEQ’s regulatory model for the Upper Trinity River to a newer version and incorporated revised background flows.
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