Demonstration study of bypass stabilization pond system in the treatment of eutrophic water body

This study involved a comprehensive renovation of fish ponds to improve the water quality of a eutrophic river in Dongguan City. The abandoned fish ponds were transformed into three different types of stabilization ponds: facultative, aerated biological, and submerged plant stabilization ponds. The water of the eutrophic section of the river was pumped into the facultative stabilization pond and discharged into the Haizai River through an aerated biological pond and a submerged plant pond. In the aerated biological pond, secondary treatment was carried out using plant zoning and artificial floating island aeration system. The submerged plant pond used fountain-type aeration and an underwater forest for tertiary treatment. After four months of monitoring the water quality of the stabilization pond and the river, the ammonia nitrogen (NH₃-N), total phosphorus (TP), and chemical oxygen demand (COD_Cr) levels in the raw sewage reduced from 6.53 mg/L to 1.13 mg/L, 1.76 mg/L to 0.29 mg/L, and 63 mg/L to 22 mg/L, respectively; the transparency of water increased to 45 cm, and dissolved oxygen (DO) level increased to 5.32 mg/L. This study provides a reference for the ex-situ treatment of urban eutrophic waterbodies.