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Determining the Water Quality Index of an Urban Water Body

Dal Lake, Kashmir, India
1
Raj Shailesh Kanakiya, 2S.K.Singh, 3J.N.Sharma
1-Research Scholar, Environmental Engineering Department Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
2-Professor & Head, Environmental Engineering Department, Delhi, India
3-J.N.Sharma,Supretendent Engineer, J&K pollution Control Board, J&K India

Abstract: A Water Quality Index (WQI) is a useful statistical tool for simplifying, reporting and interpreting
complex information obtained for any water body. A simple number given by any WQI model explains the level
of water contamination .A water quality index carried out for Dal lakebased on very important parameters can
provide a simple indicator of water quality.The present study deals with the monitoring of variation of seasonal
water quality index of Dal lake. The index is used to improve the comprehension of general water quality issues,
communicates water quality status and illustrates the need for and the effectiveness of protective practices. It is
found that in all cases the change in WQI value follow a similar trend throughout the study period. Water
Quality Index of Dal lake for all four basinswere (102.66,120.33,109.35,101.35) for all seasons summer,
winter,monsoon thus it is found to be unfit for drinking.
Keywords: Dal lake, Water quality index ,Water quality parameters

I. Introduction
Dal Lake is perceived as vast expanse of water in a pristine landscape where one goes forrecreation. It
is a place of experiencing nature by way of boating, camping, fishing, swimming, bird watching, etc. however,
when one mentions „urban lakes‟ the picture is soon demystified. While urban lakes are different from the
common perception of lakes in general they too have value and functions, both ecosystem functions and social
values.
The word “Lake” is used loosely to describe many types of water bodies – natural, manmade and
ephemeral including wetlands.
The biodiversity of lake and pond ecosystems is currently threatened by a number of human
disturbances, of which the most important include increased nutrient load, contamination,acidification, and
invasion of exotic species (Bronmark & Hansson, 2002). The ecological stress of the system is reflected by
deterioration of water quality and increased levels of biological productivity.
Hydrologic change is the most visible impact of urbanization. Hydrology concerns the quality,
duration, rates, frequency and other properties of water flow. Urbanization typically increases runoff peak flows
and total flow volumes and damages water quality and aesthetics. Pollutants reach wetlands mainly through
runoff. Urbanized watersheds generate large amounts of contaminants, including eroded soil from construction
sites, toxic metals and petroleum from roadways, industrial and commercial areas, and nutrients and bacteria
from residential areas. By volume, sediment is the most important non-point pollutant. At the same time that
urbanization produces large quantities of pollutants, it reduces water infiltration capacity, yielding more surface
runoff. Pollutants from urban land uses are, therefore, more vulnerable to transport by surface runoff than
pollutants from other land uses.
The organic and inorganic pollutant load in the Dal has accelerated the macrophytic growth which in
turn has reduced the water quality and biological oxygen demand (BOD) of the lake and hence has reduced the
recreational and aesthetic appeal of the lake
The chemistry of lake water and sediment is a cumulative reflection of catchment geology, weathering
and erosional processes as well as anthropogenic inputs. The chemical degradation of silicate and carbonate
minerals is various processes, such as dissolution, hydrolysis, oxidation, and reduction (Gupta and Subramanian,
1998).
The basic chemical reactions take place among silicates, carbonates, and rainwater,congruently or
incongruently, gives rise to various ions and clay minerals (Freeze and Cherry, 1979).Being an urban type lake,
municipal and domestic effluents have altered the surface water composition of Dal Lake, leading to increased
eutrophication (Hutchinson, 1999). Moreover, excessive sedimentation rates enhanced by extensive soil erosion
due to deforestation and an encroachment by surrounding population have dramatically reduced the lake volume
(Chakrapani, 2002). The lake serves as a resource of drinking water, irrigation, fisheries, recreation, tourism,
etc.

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A Water Quality Index (WQI) is a useful statistical tool for simplifying, reporting and interpreting
complex information obtained from any body of water. A simple number given by any WQI model explains the
level of water contamination .A water quality index based on some very important parameters can provide a
simple indicator of water quality. In general, water quality indices incorporate data from multiple water quality
parameters into a mathematical equation that rates the health of a waterbody with number.

Study Area
Dal Lake (Lat. 340 – 6‟ N, 740-45‟ E, alt.1583m) situated in the heart of Srinagar city, the summer
capital of Jammu Kashmir State is under tremendous anthropogenic pressure. The myriad is ways in which
people use the lake along with the numerous pollutant generating activities have stressed the lake ecosystem in
diverse ways.

The lake is divided into four basins

Hazratbal, Boddal, Nageen and Gagribal The lake is mainly fed by a large perennial inflow channel,
Telbal nala, which drains the largest subcatchment area of about 145 km2 and contributes to about 80% of the
total inflow to the lake (Zutshi and Vass 1978; Trisal 1987, Jellani 2006) as well as a number of small
streams,viz,Peshpaw nala, Shalimar nala, Merakhsha nala, Harshikul,etc, around the shore line besides some
contribution from groundwater. Within the lake basin itself there are number of springs (Kundangar et al., 1995)
which act as permanent water source to the lake. The Nageen basin is the deepest basin (maximum depth of
about 6 m), and Gagribal basin the shallowest (maximum depth 2.5m). Of the total area of the lake, 4.1 km 2 is
under floating garden or cultivation, 1.51 km2 is submerged land and 2.25 km2 under marshy conditions.

II. Materials And Methods

The Survey of the lake and its catchment area is done to know the sampling locations/ sites in the six
sub-basins of the lake. The Sampling Sites is shown in the map indicated below. Samples have been collected
from these Sites and the Physico –Chemical Analysis is being done in the Boards Laboratory for 12 parameters
which are pH, conductivity, Hardness, DO, BOD, TDS, Total Alkalinity, Nitrite , Sulphate ,Chlorides, Calcium,
Magnesium.
Various physico-chemical parameters analyzed for water and sediment samples included those for pH
(Digital pH meter DPH 504), Electrical conductivity (EC) (Digital EC meter DEM900). Total dissolved solid
(TDS) was determined by oven dry method. Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) was estimated by Azide
modification of Winkler method. Total Alkalinity (TA) as HCO3-, Calcium (Ca2+), Magnesium (Mg2+) total
hardness (TH), Chloride (Cl), was estimated by standard titrimetry. Sulphate (SO42-) by turbidometry, Nitrate
(NO32-) by Brucine method all using HITACHI UV-VIS spectrophotometer.

Table.1 Description of the Sites

Sr.No Site Description
1 Bod-dal Central Char Chinar
2 Nageen Lake Central part of Nageen Lake
3 Hazratbal Lake Near outlet of Hazratbal STP
4 Gagribal Lake Near Nehru Park

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In this study, for the calculation of water quality index, twelve important parameters were chosen. The
WQI used here are taken from as recommended by the standards of drinking water quality Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS) .
The weighted arithmetic index method (Brown et. al.,) has been used for the calculation of WQI of the
waterbody. Further, quality rating or sub index (qn) was calculated using thefollowing expression.

Qn= 100*[Vn -Vio] / [Sn-Vio]

(Let there be nwater quality parameters and quality rating or subindex (qn) corresponding to nth parameter is a
number reflecting the relative value of this parameter in the polluted water with respect to its standard
permissible value.)
qn=Quality rating for the nth Water quality parameter
Vn=Estimated value of the nth parameter at a given sampling station.
Sn=Standard permissible value of the nth parameter.
Vio= Ideal value of nth parameter in pure water. (i.e., 0 for all other parameters except the parameter pH and
Dissolved oxygen (7.0 and 14.6 mg/L respectively)
Unit weight was calculated by a value inversely proportional to the recommended standard value Snof the
corresponding parameter.
Wn=K/ Sn
Wn= unit weight for the nth parameters.
Sn= Standard value for nth parameters
K= Constant for proportionality.
The overall Water Quality Index was calculated by aggregating the quality rating with the unit weight linearly.
WQI=Σ qnWn/ ΣWn

Table 2. Water Quality Index (WQI) and status of water quality

(Chatterji and Raziuddin2002)
Sr.No Water Quality Index Water Quality Status
1 0-25 Excellent water quality
2 26-50 Good water quality
3 51-75 Poor water quality
4 76-100 Very Poor water quality
5 >100 Unsuitable for drinking

Table 3. Drinking Water standards recommending Agencies and unit weights. (All values
except pH and Electrical Conductivity are in mg/L)
Sr.No Parameters Standard permissible value Unit Weight
1 pH 8.5 0.2190
2 Electrical Conductivity 300 0.371
3 Total Dissolved Solids 500 0.0037
4 Total alkalinity 120 0.0155

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5 Total hardness 300 0.0062

6 Calcium 75 0.025
7 Magnesium 30 0.061
8 Chlorides 250 0.0074
9 Nitrate 45 0.0412
10 Sulphate 150 0.01236
11 Dissolved oxygen 5 0.3723
12 Biological oxygen demand 5 0.3723

Table.No.4. Physico-chemical Characteristics of Sampling sites in all seasons

Sr.No Parameter Central Char Chinar Nageen Central Hazratbal STP Nehru Park
Feb Jun Jul Feb Jun Jul Feb Jun Jul Feb Jun Jul
1 pH 8.20 8.40 8.40 8.10 8.20 8.70 7.50 7.90 8.20 7.40 8.00 8.20
2 Conductivity 220.0 220.0 209.0 350.0 301.0 220.0 285.0 265.0 282.0 143.0 128.0 138.0
3 TDS 143 116 152 192 192 149 184 198 201 83 85 91
4 T.Alkalinity 160.0 212.0 225.0 190.0 309.0 235.0 225.0 218.0 256.0 68.0 76.0 70.0
5 T.Hardness 392 112 142 228 126 120 366 156 184 268 82 104
6 Calcium 36.00 37.00 36.00 38.00 40.00 39.00 38.00 43.00 42.00 45.69 22.40 21.64
7 Magnesium 4.50 3.60 3.80 4.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 6.00 7.00 7.42 6.30 12.15
8 Chlorides 12.0 15.0 16.0 20.0 18.0 18.0 17.0 21.0 24.0 21.0 16.0 12.0
9 Nitrates 450 395 390 480 450 539 435 490 590 420 456 580
10 Sulphates 11.0 7.0 12.0 9.0 19.0 16.0 16.0 14.0 18.0 4.35 11.7 19.20
11 DO 6.8 6.5 6.8 5.4 5.5 5.0 6.0 5.8 5.5 4.3 6 4.3
12 BOD 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.8 2.0 2.2 1.0 1.0 2.0 2 1.0
Table.No.5 Calculation for Quality Rating
Sr.No Parameter Central Char Chinar Nageen Central Hazratbal STP Nehru Park
Feb Jun Jul Feb Jun Jul Feb Jun Jul Feb Jun Jul
1 pH 80.0 93.3 93.3 73.3 80.0 113.3 33.3 60.0 80.0 26.7 66.7 80.0
2 Conductivity 73.3 73.3 69.7 116.7 100.3 73.3 95.0 88.3 94.0 47.7 42.7 46.0
3 TDS 28.6 23.2 30.4 38.4 38.4 29.8 36.8 39.6 40.2 16.6 17.0 18.2
4 T.Alkalinity 133.3 176.7 187.5 158.3 257.5 195.8 187.5 181.7 213.3 56.7 63.3 58.3
5 T.Hardness 130.7 37.3 47.3 76.0 42.0 40.0 122.0 52.0 61.3 89.3 27.3 34.7
6 Calcium 48.0 49.3 48.0 50.7 53.3 52.0 50.7 57.3 56.0 60.9 29.9 28.9
7 Magnesium 15.0 12.0 12.7 13.3 16.7 16.7 13.3 20.0 23.3 24.7 21.0 40.5
8 Chlorides 4.8 6.0 6.4 8.0 7.2 7.2 6.8 8.4 9.6 8.4 6.4 4.8
9 Nitrates 1000.0 877.8 866.7 1066.7 1000.0 1197.8 966.7 1088.9 1311.1 933.3 1013.3 1288.9
10 Sulphates 7.3 4.7 8.0 6.0 12.7 10.7 10.7 9.3 12.0 2.9 7.8 12.8
11 DO 156.0 162.0 156.0 184.0 182.0 192.0 172.0 176.0 182.0 206.0 172.0 206.0
12 BOD 60.0 40.0 40.0 50.0 56.0 40.0 44.0 20.0 20.0 40.0 40.0 20.0
 Qn 1737.1 1555.6 1566.0 1841.4 1846.1 1968.6 1738.8 1801.6 2102.9 1513.2 1507.4 1839.0

Table.No.6 Formation of Water Quality Index

Sr.No Parameter Central Char Chinar Nageen Central Hazratbal STP Nehru Park
Feb Jun Jul Feb Jun Jul Feb Jun Jul Feb Jun Jul
1 pH 17.52 20.44 20.44 16.06 17.52 24.82 7.30 13.14 17.52 5.84 14.60 17.52
2 Conductivity 27.21 27.21 25.85 43.28 37.22 27.21 35.25 32.77 34.87 17.68 15.83 17.07
3 TDS 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.14 0.14 0.11 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.06 0.06 0.07
4 T.Alkalinity 2.07 2.74 2.91 2.45 3.99 3.04 2.91 2.82 3.31 0.88 0.98 0.90
5 T.Hardness 0.81 0.23 0.29 0.47 0.26 0.25 0.76 0.32 0.38 0.55 0.17 0.21
6 Calcium 1.20 1.23 1.20 1.27 1.33 1.30 1.27 1.43 1.40 1.52 0.75 0.72
7 Magnesium 0.92 0.73 0.77 0.81 1.02 1.02 0.81 1.22 1.42 1.51 1.28 2.47
8 Chlorides 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.04
9 Nitrates 41.20 36.16 35.71 43.95 41.20 49.35 39.83 44.86 54.02 38.45 41.75 53.10
10 Sulphates 0.91 0.58 0.99 0.74 1.57 1.32 1.32 1.15 1.48 0.36 0.96 1.58
11 DO 58.08 60.31 58.08 68.50 67.76 71.48 64.04 65.52 67.76 76.69 64.04 76.69
12 BOD 22.34 14.89 14.89 18.62 20.85 14.89 16.38 7.45 7.45 14.89 14.89 7.45
 WnQn 172.38 164.66 161.28 196.36 192.91 194.83 170.04 170.90 189.83 158.51 155.36 177.82
 Wn 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.62
(WnQn)/Wn 106.54 101.77 99.68 121.36 119.23 120.41 105.09 105.62 117.32 97.97 96.02 109.90

Graphical Representation of Seasonal Variation of Water Quality in Dal Lake

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Table.No.8 Average Water Quality Index of Sampling Sites

Sr.No Sampling Site Average Water Quality Index
1 Central Chinar 102.66
2 Nageen Central 120.33
3 Hazratbal STP 109.35
4 Nehru Park 101.30

III. Results &Discussion

Water quality Index of the Dal lake is calculated for all seasons viz, rainy season, winter season and
summer season . The values of various water related physico-chemical parameters for calculation of Water
quality index are presented in Table 3. Season wise
Water Quality Index calculations are depicted in the Table 5,6 and 7.
The Water Quality Index is calculated for four sites Char Chinar,NageenCentral,Hazratbal STP,i.e, are
102.66,120.33,109.35,101.3 respectivelyas per Table.No.8 thus it indicates the water unfit for drinking
(Chatterji and Raziuddin 2002).
1. PH
Amongst the 12 parameters selected for forming Water Quality Index for Dal lake,
pH is an important parameter which determines the suitability of water for various purposes. In the present study
pH ranged between 7.4 &8.7. Overall average values for three seasons are taken into account the waterbody was
found to be slightly alkaline in nature.(Ambasht (1971), Petre (1975), Shardendu and Ambasht (1988), have also
made similar observations in their studies on different waterbodies.

2. Conductivity
Conductivity is a measure of capacity of substance or solution to conduct electric current. Conductivity
determines the total dissolved solids in the water. Here,the range of Electro Conductivity is average for all other
lakes except Nageen where it can be inferred that there
the Conductivity is attributed to high salinity and high mineral content.

3. Total Alkalinity
According to BIS the maximum permissible limit is 120 mg/L. The observed average value of total
alkalinity was in greater in range of 160-390 mg/l except for Nehru Park in Gagribal basin. Totalalkalinity
values in the study indicates that the water was very hard. Higher values of alkalinityregistered during summer
might be due to the presence of excess of free CO2product as a resultof decomposition process coupled with the
mixing of sewage and domestic waste. The low alkalinityduring rainy season may be due to dilution. Jain et. al
(1996) also reported similar finding in the study of the Halali Reservoir.

4. Chloride
Chloride is one of the most important parameter in assessing the water quality. Munawar (1970) is of
the opinion that higher concentrations of chlorides indicate higher degree of organic pollution. In the present
study the concentration of chloride fluctuated between 12 mg/l to 24mg/l .

5. Nitrogen
Nitrogen is an important nutrient for plant and algae growth in the lake. Nitrogen may enter a lake
from surface runoff or groundwater sources. Sediments clearly cause nitrogen to undergo a number of changes.

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Nitrogen (rather than phosphorus) limits algae growth.The concentration of Nitrogen here is quite high in this
study it is in range of 435 mg/l to 580 mg/l.

6. D.O and B.O.D

The measurement of the DO is primary parameter in water pollution studies as it indicates aerobic or
anaerobic nature of biological activities in water bodies (Trivedi, 1995).
The dissolved oxygen concentration depends on the physical, chemical and biochemical activities in
the water body, and its measurement provides a good indication of water quality. The present study suggests that
the concentration ofdissolved oxygen fluctuated between 4.3mg/1 and 5 mg/1. Seasonally, the concentration of
dissolved oxygen was more during monsoon and least during summer. Thus indicating variation of dissolved
oxygen according to temperature and quantity of water supply This observation is in conformity with the
observations of Reddy et.al., (1982)., Ghosh and George (1989), Swarnalatha and Narasingarao (1993) and
Venkateswarlu (1993).Bio-chemical oxygen demand is a parameter to assess the organic load in a waterbody.
The BOD concentration ranged between 2 mg/l to 3mg/l indicating the fact that the water body is
eutrophic. Seasonally, it was high during summer, being in conformity with the observation of Chatterjee
(1992).From all these foregoing observations of the physico-chemical parameters, it can be concluded that the
water body shows the characters of eutrophication.
Low dissolved oxygen, high bio-chemical oxygen demand and high nitrate concentration this overall
conditions indicate that highly eutrophic condition for the Dal lake.

7. Calcium& Magnesium
The observed average value of calcium was in range of 22 to 40 mg/l, which is below standard
permissible limit of 75 mg/l prescribed by BIS. The quantities of calcium in natural water depends geology,
types of rock present in the catchment.
While the observed average value of magnesium was in range of 4 to 12 mg/l.Magnesium hardness particularly
associated with the sulphate ion has laxative effect on persons unaccustomed to it (Khursid, 1998).

8. Sulphate
Sulphate in lake water is primarily related to the types of minerals found in the watershed and to acid
rain. Industries and utilities that burn coal release sulphur compounds into the atmosphere that are carried into
lakes by rainfall. In water depleted of oxygen (anaerobic water), sulphate can be reduced to hydrogen sulphide
(H2S).The range of Sulphate is 4.35mg/l to 19.2 mg/l.

9. Algal Bloom
In Dal lake the with the advent of time and due to increased and unabated human incursions within and
lake peripheries have witnessed frequent algal blooms. Recurrence of such blooms has become a regular
phenomenon in the various basins of the lake. A close relationship was observed between chloride and nitrates
which almost coincided with those of high euglenoid population. The reason behind algal bloom can be inferred
as lack of water flushing,enrichment of nutrient and building up of free carbon dioxide were the possible causes
of the euglenoid bloom in Dal lake.

10. Hardness
Hardness in Dal Lake is higher than permissibleHardness concentration of freshwater bodies of
Kashmir Valley has been associated with thick population of plankton, especiallyCyanophyceae (Bhat and
Pandit, 2003).In this study in range is 300 to 400 mg/l in certain time of year .The values of total hardness are
much fluctuating from that of summer months to winter months

IV. Conclusion
At the outset, the study clearly indicates that the lake water is not fit for drinking consumption .It shall
undergo treatment for it to be used for drinking purpose . Thus through Water Quality Index (WQI) we can
have overall judgement whether that what purpose does the lake water suffice. In this method we use more
systematic approach which gives comparative evaluation of the water quality of sampling stations within a water
body . Water Quality index is helpful for public to understand the quality of water as well as being a useful tool
in many ways in the field of water quality management.
These results are important so that the local authorities may implement preventive measures to reduce
the threat of domestic and industrial discharges as well as agricultural activities discharges and have a check
over the land use pattern in the Dal catchment.

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