Water Quality and Designated Best Use
(DBU) Determination of Bhim Taal Lake
of Panchkula, Haryana
Prachi Vasistha and Rajiv Ganguly
Abstract There are large number of water sources available on earth such as oceans,
springs, lakes, and ponds but not all the water sources can be considered as usable.
Only 2.5% out of the available sources of water are freshwater and only 1% out
of them can be considered as an accessible source; considering this fact lakes can
be considered as a reliable source of water comprising of about 0.3% of freshwater
resources available to humans for use, they have been used for years as a source
of water for drinking, bathing, washing, swimming, and other recreational activities. Since there is an availability of limited amount of freshwater resources, the
optimum utilization of the available resources should be the major area to focus
upon. The sustainability concept needs to be implemented for the water resources
because discovering the new water sources for fulfilling the ever-increasing demands
of humans is not possible. The anthropogenic activities around the lakes have deteriorated the quality of lakes; therefore, there is a need for maintenance of these water
resources based on the determination of degraded water quality characteristics and
utilizing the water according to the designated best use based on the measured values
of the parameters. In this study, we focus on the utilization of a lake as a source for
drinking, bathing, propagation of wildlife and fisheries and industrial and irrigational use based on the parameters measured and in comparison with the guidelines
issued by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The site has been utilized for
years by local communities for their personal use but no study has been made for
the determination of the parameters and putting the water body to use according to
the DBU neither the developmental activities has been seen and reported for the site
to be used as a source of water for human and animal consumption. The samples
were collected for the site and tested in the laboratory for determination of values of
various parameters. The values were then compared with the values of DBU table
issued by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for various parameters to determine the designated uses of the water body. The project is at an initial stage and a
P. Vasistha (B) · R. Ganguly
Department of Civil Engineering, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat,
Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
e-mail: pihu20.vasistha@gmail.com
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
C. Bhuiyan et al. (eds.), Water Security and Sustainability,
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 115,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9805-0_5
43
(DBU) Determination of Bhim Taal Lake
of Panchkula, Haryana
Prachi Vasistha and Rajiv Ganguly
Abstract There are large number of water sources available on earth such as oceans,
springs, lakes, and ponds but not all the water sources can be considered as usable.
Only 2.5% out of the available sources of water are freshwater and only 1% out
of them can be considered as an accessible source; considering this fact lakes can
be considered as a reliable source of water comprising of about 0.3% of freshwater
resources available to humans for use, they have been used for years as a source
of water for drinking, bathing, washing, swimming, and other recreational activities. Since there is an availability of limited amount of freshwater resources, the
optimum utilization of the available resources should be the major area to focus
upon. The sustainability concept needs to be implemented for the water resources
because discovering the new water sources for fulfilling the ever-increasing demands
of humans is not possible. The anthropogenic activities around the lakes have deteriorated the quality of lakes; therefore, there is a need for maintenance of these water
resources based on the determination of degraded water quality characteristics and
utilizing the water according to the designated best use based on the measured values
of the parameters. In this study, we focus on the utilization of a lake as a source for
drinking, bathing, propagation of wildlife and fisheries and industrial and irrigational use based on the parameters measured and in comparison with the guidelines
issued by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The site has been utilized for
years by local communities for their personal use but no study has been made for
the determination of the parameters and putting the water body to use according to
the DBU neither the developmental activities has been seen and reported for the site
to be used as a source of water for human and animal consumption. The samples
were collected for the site and tested in the laboratory for determination of values of
various parameters. The values were then compared with the values of DBU table
issued by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for various parameters to determine the designated uses of the water body. The project is at an initial stage and a
P. Vasistha (B) · R. Ganguly
Department of Civil Engineering, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat,
Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
e-mail: pihu20.vasistha@gmail.com
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
C. Bhuiyan et al. (eds.), Water Security and Sustainability,
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 115,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9805-0_5
43