a mitigation measureto preventreservoir sedimentation
Bypass tunnelsto preventreservoir sedimentation
so greatto causefracturing of the reservoir
agricultural practices and hydropower production(passive) caused byreservoir sedimentation
in reduced water storage capacity and a reduction in usable aquatic habitatcan resultin reduced water storage capacity and a reduction in usable aquatic habitat
to loss of active storage and blockage of the inlets and consequently loss of economic valuemay leadto loss of active storage and blockage of the inlets and consequently loss of economic value
to empirical curves relating the reservoir capacity lossledto empirical curves relating the reservoir capacity loss
the riverbed to rise by about 2 m per year , resulting in the loss of about 19 % of reservoir storage during its 40 years of operationhas causedthe riverbed to rise by about 2 m per year , resulting in the loss of about 19 % of reservoir storage during its 40 years of operation
loss of storage capacitygradually causesloss of storage capacity
a delta formation with upstream wetlands and floodplains acting as part of the deltahas createda delta formation with upstream wetlands and floodplains acting as part of the delta
in loss of much needed reservoir storage capacitycan resultin loss of much needed reservoir storage capacity
to a decrease in project benefitsleadsto a decrease in project benefits
water supply reservoirs(passive) caused bywater supply reservoirs
breakage of damscausesbreakage of dams
seismic eventscan createseismic events
to resource losscan leadto resource loss
in the reduction of the reservoir capacity from design storage of 3.0 milliard m3 in 1966 to 1.9 milliard m3 in 2007 i.e. a loss of about 1.1 milliard m3 in 41 years of operationresultedin the reduction of the reservoir capacity from design storage of 3.0 milliard m3 in 1966 to 1.9 milliard m3 in 2007 i.e. a loss of about 1.1 milliard m3 in 41 years of operation
rivers and lakes ... exacerbated by water pollutioncausedrivers and lakes ... exacerbated by water pollution
to large dam decommissioning costs and because of the scarcity of suitable dam and reservoir sitescan ... leadto large dam decommissioning costs and because of the scarcity of suitable dam and reservoir sites
from increased erosion and the higher incidence of landslides on pasturesresultingfrom increased erosion and the higher incidence of landslides on pastures
aggradation of the river bed upstream past Chongqing , flooding hundreds of thousands of peoplewould ... causeaggradation of the river bed upstream past Chongqing , flooding hundreds of thousands of people
to a reduction in the available reservoir volumeleadsto a reduction in the available reservoir volume
another engineering failure(passive) caused byanother engineering failure