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The water resource issue is one of the most significant problemsthat the Yellow River basin will face this century, and … one which has received much attention by public and government for several years. Water authorities will face great … challenges in meeting the in-stream flow requirements and providing more water for growing populations, industry and agriculture …
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Groundwater has always been considered to be a readily available source of water for domestic, agricultural and … concerned on water management and specifically on the optimal distribution of limited water resources using groundwater … industrial use. The last decades, the lack of policymaking for the utilization of groundwater, has led to overexploitation in …
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control structures, water quality, sediment transport), the ground water (3D flow, solute transport, geochemistry … water and soil moisture conditions, and water quality). The uniqueness of the established modelling system is the …, the impacts of alternative water management scenarios on ecologically important factors such as flood frequency and …
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(OOBN). Both techniques are extensively used for water resources modelling due to their flexibility, effectiveness in … reducing pumping of groundwater to coastal cities may prove the key to reducing the current aquifer deficit, though local … demand reduction must be considered to preserve the agricultural economy. It is suggested that water management assessment …
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The main goal of the project was to assess nitrogen pollution of surface waters and groundwater in the Federal State of … N inputs into groundwater and surface waters resulting from diffuse sources and point sources were assessed. For the … relevant diffuse input pathways (groundwater runoff, drainage runoff and natural interflow) this was done in a spatial …
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, but the extent of its use is not well known. We assessed groundwater use and water productivity of Boro in the northwest … season irrigated Boro rice production is important for national food security. Dry season irrigation mainly uses groundwater …<Subscript>a</Subscript> correspond well with independent values from field and regional scale soil and water balance modelling results. From spatial …
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community level. Groundwater pricing should reflect the full costs arising from ground water use. A differential pricing …Demand-side management should be used to maximize the efficiency of groundwater use. Implementation of conservation … measures would decrease the volume of water use and also exert less pressure on the water distribution system as well as the …
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The competing demands placed on groundwater for socio-economic and for ecological benefits, and the resultant tradeoffs …, represent a major challenge for the management arena. The governance of groundwater resources and the sustainable management of … groundwater governance based on the adaptive management approach and the ecosystem services concept. Governance can be analyzed on …
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basin to evaluate the effects of such climate change on water resources availability and agricultural water demands. Due to … climate change could potentially increase agricultural water demands by up to 17% and could also result in reducing annual … groundwater recharge by up to 21% of existing values. However, the effects of reduced precipitation resulting from climate change …
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on areas, 46 to 100% of the population relies on groundwater for water supply. Almost all residential wells are shallow … groundwater flow numerical modelling. The aim of this paper is to present the current state of understanding of the aquifer system …, and its aquifer lenticular strata extend only a few kilometers. Preferential groundwater recharge occurs where sandy tills …
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