Integrated Soundness Assessment of Agricultural Reservoirs Based on Water Quantity and Quality

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 11; p. 2131
• Main Authors: Lee, Seungwook, Kim, Daye, Maeng, Seungjin, Hong, Eunbi, Park, Hyungkeun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01-06-2023
• Subjects: Agricultural industry; agricultural reservoir; Analysis; Chemical oxygen demand; Ecology; Hydrology; indicator; Indicators; integrated soundness; Methods; Principal components analysis; Quality standards; quantitative evaluation; Random variables; Reservoirs; Rivers; Social science research; Social sciences; Statistical analysis; Water quality; Water quality standards; water quantity; Water supply; South Korea
• ISSN: 2073-4441; 2073-4441
• DOI: 10.3390/w15112131

For the first time, the results of a comprehensive assessment study on agricultural reservoirs in Korea were obtained. In this study, four agricultural reservoirs in Korea, namely, Songgo, Idam, Nohong, and Jukryang reservoirs, were investigated to establish a quantitative assessment system based on the water quantity and quality of the agricultural reservoirs, and present ratings. The research method involves selecting an indicator framework to evaluate water quantity and quality, using the statistical package for the social sciences statistics analysis program to verify compliance with standards and suitability of the indicator system, and selecting the final indicators to calculate their weights. The Jukryang and Nohong reservoirs have good water quality based on the average grade whereas the Songgo and Idam reservoirs have water quality that requires improvement as per Korean agricultural water standards. The weights of 0.5 were applied to water quantity and quality. Comparison between the entropy method and the principal component analysis showed that the former is suitable as it showed a smaller deviation from the average than the latter one. Thus, the Jukryang reservoir showed the highest integrated soundness index, while the Songgo reservoir showed a lower index. Analysis of all reservoirs might help in establishing a rating system with absolute standards to provide grounds for agricultural reservoirs and diagnose the condition of reservoirs.