A Decision Support System (DSS) for Water Resources Management, – Design and Results from a Pilot Study in Syria

Droubi, Abdallah; Al–Sibai, M.; Abdallah, Adel M.; Zahra, S.; Obeissi, M.; Wolfer, J.; Huber, Mark; Hennings, Volker; Schelkes, Klaus

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-85047-2_16

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“…WEAP has been widely used in dozens of basins around the world [19] to support collaborative water resources planning by providing a common analytical and data management framework to engage stakeholders and decision-makers in an open planning process [20][21][22][23]. The tool allows for the integration of demand and supply-based information together with hydrological simulation capabilities to facilitate integrative analysis of a user-defined range of issues and uncertainties, including those related to climate, changing human and ecosystem water demands, and infrastructure development.…”

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A Water Resources Planning Tool for the Jordan River Basin

Hoff

Bonzi

Joyce

et al. 2011

Water

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Abstract:The Jordan River basin is subject to extreme and increasing water scarcity. Management of transboundary water resources in the basin is closely intertwined with political conflicts in the region. We have jointly developed with stakeholders and experts from the riparian countries, a new dynamic consensus database and-supported by hydro-climatological model simulations and participatory scenario exercises in the GLOWA (Global Change and the Hydrological Cycle) Jordan River project-a basin-wide Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) tool, which will allow testing of various unilateral and multilateral adaptation options under climate and socio-economic change. We present its validation and initial (climate and socio-economic) scenario analyses with this budget and allocation tool, and invite further adaptation and application of the tool for specific Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) problems.

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A Water Resources Planning Tool for the Jordan River Basin

Hoff

Bonzi

Joyce

et al. 2011

Water

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“…Droubi et al. () and Hadded et al. () applied a coupled WEAP–MODFLOW model to propose best management practices at a subcatchment scale, but they did not study urban and groundwater dynamics, and their links with river–aquifer interactions.…”

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“…Because the alteration of the water cycle in urban and peri-urban catchments is related to complex and dynamic phenomena, a dynamic integration of hydrological and groundwater models is essential, particularly in areas where the river-aquifer dynamics affect the riverbed sections, or where sewers are located below the groundwater level (i.e., they can function as drains in drying periods). Good examples of integrated surface-subsurface models are URBS-MODFLOW (Le Delliou et al 2009), MIKE 11-MODFLOW (Graham et al 2006), SWAT-MODFLOW (Kim et al 2008), SWMM-MOD-FLOW (Yergeau 2010), and WEAP-MODFLOW (Droubi et al 2008;Hadded et al 2013). URBS, MIKE 11, and SWMM coupled with MODFLOW were applied in urban settings, with the aim to model onedimensional channel flow for dynamic hydraulic problems.…”

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“…To our knowledge, such couplings were not applied to hydrological processes involved in peri-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION urban and natural environments located in a piedmont area. Droubi et al (2008) and Hadded et al (2013) applied a coupled WEAP-MODFLOW model to propose best management practices at a subcatchment scale, but they did not study urban and groundwater dynamics, and their links with river-aquifer interactions. Therefore, the study of urban and periurban catchments located in high piedmont areas, with significant surface-groundwater interactions, and a high rate of irrigation in green areas, remains a largely unexplored field of research.…”

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Impact of Urban Growth and High Residential Irrigation on Streamflow and Groundwater Levels in a Peri‐Urban Semiarid Catchment

Sanzana

Gironás

Braud³

et al. 2019

J American Water Resour Assoc

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The impact of urbanization on groundwater is not simple to understand, as it depends on a variety of factors such as climate, hydrogeology, water management practices, and infrastructure. In semiarid landscapes, the urbanization processes can involve high water consumptions and irrigation increases, which in turn may contribute to groundwater recharge. We assessed the hydrological impacts of urbanization and irrigation rates in an Andean peri‐urban catchment located in Chile, in a semiarid climate. For this purpose, we built and validated a coupled surface–groundwater model that allows the verification of a strong stream–aquifer interaction in areas with shallow groundwater, higher than some sewers and portions of the stream. Moreover, we also identified a significant local recharge associated with pipe leaks and inefficient urban irrigation. From the evaluation of different future scenarios, we found a sustainable water conservation scenario will decrease the current groundwater levels, while the median flow reduces from 408 to 389 L/s, and the low flow (Q95%) from 43 to 22L/s. Overall, our results show the relevance of integrating the modeling of surface and subsurface water resources at different spatial and temporal scales, when assessing the effect of urban development and the suitability of urban water practices.

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“…This makes it possible to profit from the capabilities of a suite of tools to compute water demand and surface water-groundwater interactions (Droubi et al 2008). …”

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OPTIWAM: An Intelligent Tool for Optimizing Irrigation Water Management in Coupled Reservoir–Groundwater Systems

Fowé

Nouiri

Ibrahim

et al. 2015

Water Resour Manage

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An approach based on a real coded Genetic Algorithm (GA) model was used to optimize water allocation from a coupled reservoir-groundwater system. The GA model considered five objectives: satisfying irrigation water demand, safeguarding water storage for the environment and fisheries, maximizing crop water productivity, protecting the downstream ecosystem against elevated soil salinity and hydromorphic issues, and reducing the unit cost of water. The model constraints are based on hydraulic and storage continuity requirements. The objectives and constraints were combined into a fitness function using a weighting factor and the penalty approaches. The decision variable was water allocation for irrigation demand from reservoir and groundwater. The irrigation water demands around the reservoir were estimated using the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Penman-Monteith method in the water evaluation and planning (WEAP) software. The deterministic GA model was coded using Visual Basic 6 and a new tool for irrigation water management optimization (OPTIWAM) was developed. To validate the applicability of the deterministic model for the operation of coupled reservoir-groundwater systems, the Boura reservoir (in the center-west region of Burkina Faso) and the downstream irrigation area were used as a case study. Results show that the proposed methodology and the developed tool are effective and useful for Water Resour Manage determining optimal allocation of irrigation water. Furthermore, the methodology and tool can improve water resources management of coupled reservoir-groundwater systems.

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A Decision Support System (DSS) for Water Resources Management, – Design and Results from a Pilot Study in Syria

Cited by 19 publications

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A Water Resources Planning Tool for the Jordan River Basin

A Water Resources Planning Tool for the Jordan River Basin

Impact of Urban Growth and High Residential Irrigation on Streamflow and Groundwater Levels in a Peri‐Urban Semiarid Catchment

OPTIWAM: An Intelligent Tool for Optimizing Irrigation Water Management in Coupled Reservoir–Groundwater Systems

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