Estimating resource costs of compliance with EU WFD ecological status requirements at the river basin scale

Riegels, Niels; Jensen, Roar; Bensasson, Lisa; Banou, Stella; Møller, Flemming; Bauer‐Gottwein, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.11.005

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“…This study uses a data set associated with the Aggitis River basin in northern Greece, which is a tributary of the Strymonas River. The case study river basin has been described in Riegels et al (2011). The case study data were assembled during 2007 and are representative of conditions in that year.…”

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“…The case study basin includes 15 irrigation locations, 19 urban/domestic locations, 11 industry water use locations, 12 livestock locations, and 2 tourism locations. A schematic of the river basin showing the locations of all water use locations is given in Riegels et al (2011).…”

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“…The optimization is constrained so that the value of the ecological status parameter is less than 0.5. More details about the method used to estimate ecological status are available in Riegels et al (2011).…”

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Systems Analysis Approach to the Design of Efficient Water Pricing Policies under the EU Water Framework Directive

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American Society of Civil Engineers Riegels, N.; Pulido-Velazquez, M.; Doulgeris, C.; Sturm, V.; Jensen, R.; Moller, F.; BauerGottwein, P. (2013) Under the first approach, all wholesale water users in a river basin face the same volumetric 26 price for water. This water price does not vary in space or in time, and surface water and 27 groundwater are priced at the same rate. Under the second approach, surface water is priced 28 using a volumetric price, while groundwater use is controlled through adjustments to the price of 29 energy, which is assumed to control the cost of groundwater pumping. For both approaches, 30 optimization is used to identify optimal prices, with the objective of maximizing welfare while 31 reducing human water use in order to meet constraints associated with EU WFD ecological and 32 groundwater sustainability objectives. The second pricing policy, in which the energy price is 33 used as a surrogate for a groundwater price, shifts a portion of costs imposed by higher water 34 prices from low value crops to high value crops and from small urban/domestic locations to 35 larger locations. Because growers of low value crops will suffer the most from water price 36 increases, the use of energy costs to control groundwater use offers the advantage of reducing 37 this burden. 38

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“…The river crosses the plain of Drama Prefecture along with other major streams, then flows through a small gorge "Aggitis Gorge" near Alistrati Cave, and finally contributes to Strymonas River which ends in Strymonikos Gulf in the North Aegean Sea [47,48]. The total area of the Aggitis River basin is about 2300 km 2 [49]. The selected reach of the river provides the proper accessibility, since the riparian vegetation from one of the riverbanks is very low, while the road network is nearby and there are two bridges before and after the specific reach ( Figure 1b).…”

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UAVs for Hydrologic Scopes: Application of a Low-Cost UAV to Estimate Surface Water Velocity by Using Three Different Image-Based Methods

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Tzoraki

Zaimes

2019

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Stream velocity and flow are very important parameters that must be measured accurately to develop effective water resource management plans. There are various methods and tools to measure the velocity but, nowadays, image-based methods are a promising alternative that does not require physical contact with the water body. The current study describes the application of a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle that was selected in order to capture a video over a specific reach of Aggitis River in Greece. The captured frames were analyzed by three different software (PIVlab, PTVlab, and KU-STIV) in order to estimate accurately the surface water velocity. These three software also represent three different image-based methodologies. Although there are differences among these three methods, the analysis produced similar trends for all. The velocity ranged between 0.02 and 3.98 m/s for PIVlab, 0.12 and 3.44 m/s for PTVlab, and 0.04 and 3.99 m/s for KU-STIV software. There were parts, especially in the existing vegetation, where differences were observed. Further applications will be examined in the same or different reaches, to study the parameters affecting the analysis. Finally, the image-based methods will be coupled with verification measurements by a current meter to produce more rigorous results.

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“…The software allows also an easy and simple visualisation of data sets created, presenting them in charts and graphs that make it easier to study and interpret results. In addition, it has a quick restore capability, allowing for multiple simulations in a short period of time, and it associates the hydrological information in space and time supported by a GIS platform (Dorota et al 2002;Mysiak et al 2005;Castelletti & Soncini-Sessa 2007;Gupta et al 2008;Khu et al 2008;Riegels et al 2011).…”

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Decision support systems in water resources in the demarcated region of Douro – case study in Pinhão river basin, Portugal

Fernandes

Marques

Oliveira

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Water & Environment J

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This paper puts forward the importance of decision support systems (DSS) for the planning and management of water resources. A case study of the Pinhão river basin, in Portugal, is presented. Given the importance of vineyards in the Douro region, it is important to determine if water availability will be enough to meet present and future water demands. In order to answer this question, DSS tools were used to assess different scenarios. The MIKE BASIN software was used in the hydrographical basin of Pinhão river, assisted by a geographic information system, GIS, which allowed the modelling of the basin, both temporally and spatially, facilitating the visualisation and interpretation of results. According to the attained results, it was verified that, at present, the hydrographical basin meets the considered water needs. The DSS proved to be an important tool to assist the decision-making process in the studied river basin.

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Estimating resource costs of compliance with EU WFD ecological status requirements at the river basin scale

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Systems Analysis Approach to the Design of Efficient Water Pricing Policies under the EU Water Framework Directive

Systems Analysis Approach to the Design of Efficient Water Pricing Policies under the EU Water Framework Directive

UAVs for Hydrologic Scopes: Application of a Low-Cost UAV to Estimate Surface Water Velocity by Using Three Different Image-Based Methods

Decision support systems in water resources in the demarcated region of Douro – case study in Pinhão river basin, Portugal

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