HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Figures Only Full Text Free Full Text (PDF) Free Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via Web of Science (2) Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Lin, C. Articles by Banin, A. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by Lin, C. Articles by Banin, A. GeoRef GeoRef Citation Agricola Articles by Lin, C. Articles by Banin, A. Related Collections Water Management Hydraulic Conductivity Recharge Infiltration

DIVISION S-1—NOTES

Temperature dependence of infiltration rate during large scale water recharge into soils

Dep. of Soil and Water Sci., The Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel

^* Corresponding author (banin{at}agri.huji.ac.il)

We report the results of a systematic long-term study of infiltration rate (IR) in a large scale effluent recharge plant, showing a significant dependence of the infiltration rate on temperature (T). Water level and T were continuously monitored and recorded in several infiltration basins of an operating wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) during the course of a 4-yr study of basin geochemistry and performance. Infiltration rates were calculated from the slope of linear plots of water level vs. time during the drainage phase. Systematic interseasonal variations of IR were observed and were strongly correlated to water T. Calculations showed that the variation of IR with T was generally 1.5 to 2.5 times larger than that predicted from effluent viscosity changes per se, suggesting the possible involvement of other T-dependent factors. This may have profound effects on the overall efficacy of wastewater reclamation and other water-recharge operations.

Abbreviations: IR, infiltration rate • SAT, soil aquifer treatment • WWTP, wastewater treatment plant • RIR, relative infiltration rate • ORIR, observation-based relative infiltration rate • RRKV, relative reciprocal kinematic viscosity • T, temperature • VRIR, viscosity-based relative infiltration rate