Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Early Online
    • Archive
    • Subject Collections
  • Info For
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Subscribers
    • Advertisers
  • About
    • About JSWC
    • Editorial Board
    • Permissions
    • Alerts
    • RSS Feeds
    • Contact Us

User menu

  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart

Search

  • Advanced search
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Early Online
    • Archive
    • Subject Collections
  • Info For
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Subscribers
    • Advertisers
  • About
    • About JSWC
    • Editorial Board
    • Permissions
    • Alerts
    • RSS Feeds
    • Contact Us
  • Follow SWCS on Twitter
  • Visit SWCS on Facebook
Research ArticleResearch Section

Reduction of solids and nutrient loss from agricultural land by tailwater recovery systems

A.R. Omer, L.E. Miranda, M.T. Moore, L.J. Krutz, J.M. Prince Czarnecki, R. Kröger, B.H. Baker, J. Hogue and P.J. Allen
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2018, 73 (3) 284-297; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.73.3.284
A.R. Omer
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
L.E. Miranda
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
M.T. Moore
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
L.J. Krutz
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
J.M. Prince Czarnecki
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
R. Kröger
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
B.H. Baker
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
J. Hogue
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
P.J. Allen
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • References
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

Abstract

Best management practices are being implemented throughout the Lower Mississippi River Alluvial Valley with the aim of alleviating pressures placed on downstream aquatic systems by sediment and nutrient losses from agricultural land; however, research evaluating the performance of tailwater recovery (TWR) systems, an increasingly important practice, is limited. This study evaluated the ability of TWR systems to retain sediment and nutrients draining from agricultural landscapes. Composite flow-based samples were collected during flow events (precipitation or irrigation) over a two-year period in six TWR systems. Performance was evaluated by comparing concentrations and loads in water entering TWR systems (i.e., runoff or influent) from agricultural fields to water overflow exiting TWR systems (effluent). Tailwater recovery systems did not reduce concentrations of solids and nutrients, but did reduce loads of solids, phosphorus (P), and nitrogen (N) by 43%, 32%, and 44%, respectively. Annual mean load reductions were 1,142 kg solids, 0.7 kg of P, and 3.8 kg of N. Performance of TWR systems was influenced by effluent volume, system fullness, time since the previous event, and capacity of the TWR system. Mechanistically, TWR systems retain runoff on the agricultural landscape, thereby reducing the amount of sediment and nutrients entering downstream waterbodies. System performance can be improved through manipulation of influential parameters.

  • © 2018 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society

This article requires a subscription to view the full text. If you have a subscription you may use the login form below to view the article. Access to this article can also be purchased.

Log in using your username and password

Forgot your user name or password?

Purchase access

You may purchase access to this article. This will require you to create an account if you don't already have one.
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation: 73 (3)
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Vol. 73, Issue 3
May/June 2018
  • Table of Contents
  • About the Cover
  • Index by author
  • Front Matter (PDF)
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Reduction of solids and nutrient loss from agricultural land by tailwater recovery systems
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
1 + 3 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.
Citation Tools
Reduction of solids and nutrient loss from agricultural land by tailwater recovery systems
A.R. Omer, L.E. Miranda, M.T. Moore, L.J. Krutz, J.M. Prince Czarnecki, R. Kröger, B.H. Baker, J. Hogue, P.J. Allen
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2018, 73 (3) 284-297; DOI: 10.2489/jswc.73.3.284

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Request Permissions
Share
Reduction of solids and nutrient loss from agricultural land by tailwater recovery systems
A.R. Omer, L.E. Miranda, M.T. Moore, L.J. Krutz, J.M. Prince Czarnecki, R. Kröger, B.H. Baker, J. Hogue, P.J. Allen
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2018, 73 (3) 284-297; DOI: 10.2489/jswc.73.3.284
del.icio.us logo Digg logo Reddit logo Twitter logo CiteULike logo Facebook logo Google logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One

Jump to section

  • Article
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • No citing articles found.
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Erosion and sediment delivery in southern Iowa watersheds: Implications for conservation planning
  • Impact of no-tillage on water purification and retention functions of soil
  • Risk, cost-share payments, and adoption of cover crops and no-till
Show more Research Section

Similar Articles

Content

  • Current Issue
  • Early Online
  • Archive
  • Subject Collections

Info For

  • Authors
  • Reviewers
  • Subscribers
  • Advertisers

Customer Service

  • Subscriptions
  • Permissions and Reprints
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy

SWCS

  • Membership
  • Publications
  • Meetings and Events
  • Conservation Career Center

© 2021 Soil and Water Conservation Society