García-Rentería, F.-F.; Nieto, G.A.C.; Cortez, G.H. Evaluation of Wastewater Discharge Reduction Scenarios in the Buenaventura Bay. Water2023, 15, 1027.
García-Rentería, F.-F.; Nieto, G.A.C.; Cortez, G.H. Evaluation of Wastewater Discharge Reduction Scenarios in the Buenaventura Bay. Water 2023, 15, 1027.
García-Rentería, F.-F.; Nieto, G.A.C.; Cortez, G.H. Evaluation of Wastewater Discharge Reduction Scenarios in the Buenaventura Bay. Water2023, 15, 1027.
García-Rentería, F.-F.; Nieto, G.A.C.; Cortez, G.H. Evaluation of Wastewater Discharge Reduction Scenarios in the Buenaventura Bay. Water 2023, 15, 1027.
Abstract
The RMA11 water quality model, which has been previously calibrated and validated, was coupled with the RMA10 3D hydrodynamic model to evaluate sanitation scenarios in Buenaventura Bay. The bay receives direct discharge of untreated wastewater from 500,000 people through 695 outlets along the coast. Five different effluent reduction scenarios were proposed and compared based on fecal coliform concentration as an indicator. The areas where values exceed the standard for primary contact were also used to evaluate the scenarios. The model results indicate poor water quality in the bay and how that the situation will become even more severe if immediate action is not taken. The proposed reduction in discharges in stages will have temporarily more severe effects than the current situation, but these will end when the treatment plant becomes operational. However, even with the plant in operation, complete sanitation of the bay cannot be achieved, and further measures must be considered.
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