Poland, as a member state of European Union, is obliged to implement Union Directives, aimed at achieving good ecological state of the environment. Which conforms to standards of EU member states. Sulejow Reservoir is a source of drinking water for Lodz Agglomeration in which severe symptoms of eutrophication have been observed. High catchment surface to reservoir surface ratio and agricultural use of catchment (64% of surface) result in high loads of sediments and nutrients (phosphorus among others) reaching the reservoir through the Pilica River. The aim of this paper is better understanding of processes of the suspended sediment transport by the Pilica River during low and high discharges. For an analysis methods offered by statistical pattern recognition theory has been used. ...
Suspended sediment constitutes about 90% of the total river sediment transport. Recognition of river sediment transport, its kind intensity is indispensable in designing, execution, and operation of objects realized for needs of water economy. It is of great importance in water reservoir silting forecast.Intensity of suspended sediment transport may be determined by use of var-ious methods i.e. direct ones - measurement methods and indirect - calculation ones. Among the direct ones the following ones may be distinguished: bathometric, photometric, electro-resistance, ultrasonic and radioisotope method. Indirect methods permit to calculate sediment transport basing upon empiric, semi-empiric and theoretical equations. Description of suspended sediment transport based on empiric investigation is connected with the necessity of introduction of hydraulic parameters describing water flow and parameters characterizing suspended sedi-ment. Introduction of these parameters into description of water and sediment movement requires consideration of their reciprocate dynamic influence. Determi-nation of water flow velocity, distribution in the river bed section, forces, and stresses acting on the bottom characterizing the beginning of movement is also significant. Distribution of suspended sediment concentration, taking into regard its granulometric composition and fall velocity of particular grains, as well as hy-draulic parameters, permit description of transport of the water-sediment mixture and ...
