| The coastline has many activities related to water quality such as bathing activities. Coastal catchments are known to be source of microbial input to the marine environment, their flows and runoff bringing important quantities of sediment, bacteria and other particles. Thus, a network of monitoring and modeling may be necessary to prevent economic losses such as a closure of beaches due to contamination. Hence, within the framework of project GIRAC, a modeling of river and E. coli flow in the Sainte-Anne catchment was developed. To implement the model AVSWAT on the catchment, a data collection (stream gauging, E. coli analyses) and work on GIS was necessary. The aim of this study is the hydrological and microbiological characterization of the catchment.... |
