A Conflict-Resolution Model for the Conjunctive Use of Surface and Groundwater Resources that Considers Water-Quality Issues: A Case Study |
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Authors: | Mohammad Reza Bazargan-Lari Reza Kerachian Abbas Mansoori |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Hydraulic Structures, Islamic Azad University – Tehran Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran;(2) Department of Civil Engineering, Islamic Azad University – East Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran;(3) Center of Excellence for Infrastructure Engineering and Management, School of Civil Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran;(4) Department of Civil Engineering, Postgraduate School, Islamic Azad University – South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran |
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Abstract: | The conjunctive use of surface and groundwater resources is one alternative for optimal use of available water resources in
arid and semiarid regions. The optimization models proposed for conjunctive water allocation are often complicated, nonlinear,
and computationally intensive, especially when different stakeholders are involved that have conflicting interests. In this
article, a new conflict-resolution methodology developed for the conjunctive use of surface and groundwater resources using
Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) and Young Conflict-Resolution Theory (YCRT) is presented. The proposed
model is applied to the Tehran aquifer in the Tehran metropolitan area of Iran. Stakeholders in the study area have conflicting
interests related to water supply with acceptable quality, pumping costs, groundwater quality, and groundwater table fluctuations.
In the proposed methodology, MODFLOW and MT3D groundwater quantity and quality simulation models are linked with the NSGA-II
optimization model to develop Pareto fronts among the objectives. The best solutions on the Pareto fronts are then selected
using YCRT. The results of the proposed model show the significance of applying an integrated conflict-resolution approach
to conjunctive use of surface and groundwater resources in the study area. |
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Keywords: | Water-resource management Conjunctive use Groundwater NSGA-II Young conflict-resolution theory Tehran aquifer |
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