Tajikistan Water Resources and Water Management Issues

The Burana Land-Reclamation Board is an interregional water board operating in three regions and five provinces. The Burana Land-Reclamation Board operates over a land area of about 250,000 hectares between the Rivers Secchia, Panaro and Samoggia, which forms the drainage basin of the River Panaroand part of the Burana-Po di Volano, from the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines to the River Po. Its main tasks are the conservation and safeguarding of the territory, with particular attention to water resources and how they are used, ensuring rainwater drainage from urban centres, avoiding flooding but ensuringwater supply for crop irrigation in the summer to combat drought. Since the last century the Burana Land-Reclamation Board has been using innovative techniques in the planning of water management schemes designed to achieve the above aims, improving the management of water resources while keeping a constant eye on protection of the environment.

MODERN HYDROGRAPHIC AND WATER MANAGEMENT ZONING OF UKRAINE’S TERRITORY – IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WFD-2000/60/EC

Proceedings of the XXVII Conference of the Danubian Countries on Hydrological Forecasting and Hydrological Bases of Water Management ◽

10.15407/uhmi.conference.01.23 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

V.K. Khilchevskyi ◽

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Resources ◽

River Basins ◽

River Basin Management ◽

The Black Sea ◽

Main Function ◽

River Basin Management Plans ◽

Management Plans ◽

The Crimea ◽

Sea Coast

In contrast to the hydrological and hydrochemical zoning, hydrographic and water management zoning of Ukraine (2016) was created on a basin basis, taking into account the boundaries of river basins, and not physiographic zoning. The main function of hydrographic and water management zoning is water management. Primary is hydrographic zoning, and water management - based on it. The description of modern hydrographic zoning of the territory of Ukraine, approved in 2016 by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and included in the Water Code of Ukraine is given. Hydrographic zoning is carried out for the development and implementation of river basin management plans. On the territory of Ukraine nine areas of river basins are allocated: Dnipro; Dnister; Danube; Southern Bug; Don; Vistula; rivers of the Crimea; rivers of the Black Sea coast; rivers of the Azov Sea coast 13 sub-basins are allocated in four river basins district. The water management zoning is described - the division of hydrographic units into water management areas, which is carried out for the development of water management balances. In the regions of the river basins in the territory of Ukraine allocated 132 water management areas, 59 of which are located in the Dnipro basin. About 9,000 bodies of surface water allocated for monitoring in Ukraine. Approved zoning is the implementation of the provisions of the EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60 / EC in the management of water resources in Ukraine. Modern hydrographic and water management zoning of the territory of Ukraine approximates the management of water resources of the state to European requirements.

Water Governance and Management in Indus Basin - Challenges & Threats

Studies of Applied Economics ◽

10.25115/eea.v38i3.3601 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Marium Sara Minhas Bandeali

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Civil Society ◽

Water Resources ◽

Water Policy ◽

Water Governance ◽

Sustainable Use ◽

Water Security ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

The State ◽

Indus Basin

Water governance and management are important challenges for the River Indus Basin in Pakistan. Water governance refers to social, political and economic factors that influence water management. The water scarcity and water security are a major concern for the state to control its water resources. The study aims to give Sindh water policy by exploring the challenges to Indus Basin in managing water resources and to identify opportunities Indus Basin can look to improve water management. Interviews were conducted from water experts and analysts having 5 years’ experience or more in the water sector of Pakistan through a semi-structured self-developed questionnaire using purposive sampling technique and transcripts were analyzed using thematic content analysis. The findings show that increasing population, climatic change and rising demand of water are major challenges Indus is facing and Indus with time is getting water-scarce therefore need strong institutions, civil society and legislatures to ensure equitable distribution of water and maintain the ecosystem. The study emphasizes that water governance and management are necessary for sustainable use of water. Pakistan, the water stress country needs to address ‘governance’ at a wider scale to solve problems in the Indus Basin for the livelihood of people. The research will benefit the state, water experts, institutions as well as civil society to promote efficient use of water in Indus Basin.

Urban Water Resources Toolbox - Integrating Groundwater into Urban Water Management

Water Intelligence Online ◽

10.2166/9781780402437 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (0) ◽

pp. 9781780402437-9781780402437 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

L. Wolf ◽

B. Morris ◽

S. Burn

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Resources ◽

Urban Water ◽

Urban Water Management

Collaboration platforms in water management

Water Practice & Technology ◽

10.2166/wpt.2011.062 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

Author(s):

C. E. Hidaka ◽

H. R. Kolar ◽

R. P. Williams ◽

P. G. Hartswick ◽

S. B. Foong

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Information Technology ◽

Water Resources ◽

Data Sources ◽

Effective Management ◽

Holistic View ◽

The World ◽

Technical Architecture ◽

Multiple Levels ◽

Collaboration Platforms

In many parts of the world, management of water resources and infrastructures is fragmented between agencies at multiple levels – state, provincial, and local – and sometimes between functions within individual agencies. Consequently it is often impossible to take a holistic view of the issues at hand to enable effective management of the resource or infrastructure – either because of the overhead of managing the coordination required, and/or because of politics between the different stakeholders. In their work for IBM, the authors created a concept of an information technology (IT)-enabled “collaboration platform” that integrates different water data sources with IT tools to enable multiple entities to maintain and share a “common operating picture.” This greatly assists with coordination and reduces politics to manageable levels. In this paper, the authors describe the collaboration platform and its benefits by reference to examples of such platforms in use, and propose a reference technical architecture for creating collaboration platforms.

Land and water management issues: Texas High Plains

Water and Arid Lands of the Western United States ◽

10.1017/cbo9780511666902.005 ◽

1988 ◽

pp. 127-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ronald D. Lacewell ◽

John G. Lee

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

High Plains ◽

Texas High Plains ◽

Land And Water Management ◽

Management Issues

Integrated water resources management: An indicator framework for water management system assessment in the R'Dom Sub-basin, Morocco

Environmental Challenges ◽

10.1016/j.envc.2021.100062 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 100062

Author(s):

Mohamed Ben-Daoud ◽

Badr El Mahrad ◽

Ismail Elhassnaoui ◽

Aniss Moumen ◽

Ahmed Sayad ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Resources ◽

Water Resources Management ◽

Management System ◽

Integrated Water Resources Management ◽

Water Management System ◽

Resources Management ◽

Indicator Framework ◽

System Assessment

Global Water Crisis: Concept of a New Interactive Shower Panel Based on IoT and Cloud Computing for Rational Water Consumption

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11094081 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 4081

Author(s):

Adrian Czajkowski ◽

Leszek Remiorz ◽

Sebastian Pawlak ◽

Eryk Remiorz ◽

Jakub Szyguła ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Resources ◽

Water Consumption ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Potable Water ◽

Raw Material ◽

Energy Industry ◽

Energy Transformation ◽

Flow Measurements ◽

Essential Resource

The present paper describes the problem and effects of water scarcity and the possibility of rational use of this resource in the idea of a Circular Economy (CE) and sustainable development. Rational water management requires innovation, due to the growing demand for this raw material. It seems that water is widely available, e.g., in Poland, there is no problem with drought. Unfortunately, Polish water resources are shrinking and modern solutions, as well as the construction of new and modernisation of old infrastructure, are some of the few solutions that can protect against a shortage of potable water. Water is also an essential resource for economic development. It is used in every sector of the economy. Limited water resources lead to an inevitable energy transformation because, in its present state, the Polish energy industry consumes huge amounts of water. Due to the above statements, the authors propose a solution in the form of an interactive shower panel that contributes to more rational water management (e.g., in households or hotels) based on the latest technological achievements. This device enables the creation of water consumption statistics based on accurate liquid flow measurements and the transfer of data to the user’s mobile device. This innovation aims to make the user aware of the amount of water used, which in turn can contribute to lower water consumption.

A step forward toward the high-resolution assessment of virtual water flows at the company’s scale

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-14900 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Elena De Petrillo ◽

Marta Tuninetti ◽

Francesco Laio

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

High Resolution ◽

Water Resources ◽

Virtual Water ◽

The State ◽

Green Water ◽

Blue Water ◽

Food Trade ◽

Water Flows ◽

Final Consumer

Through the international trade of agricultural goods, water resources that are physically used in the country of production are virtually transferred to the country of consumption. Food trade leads to a global redistribution of freshwater resources, thus shaping distant interdependencies among countries. Recent studies have shown how agricultural trade drives an outsourcing of environmental impacts pertaining to depletion and pollution of freshwater resources, and eutrophication of river bodies in distant producer countries. What is less clear is how the final consumer &#8211; being an individual, a company, or a community- impacts the water resources of producer countries at a subnational scale. Indeed, the variability of sub-national water footprint (WF in m3/tonne) due to climate, soil properties, irrigation practices, and fertilizer inputs is generally lost in trade analyses, as most trade data are only available at the country scale. The latest version of the Spatially Explicit Information on Production to Consumption Systems model&#160; (SEI-PCS) by Trase provides detailed data on single trade flows (in tonne) along the crop supply chain: from local municipalities- to exporter companies- to importer companies &#8211; to the final consumer countries. These data allow us to capitalize on the high-resolution data of agricultural WF available in the literature, in order to quantify the sub-national virtual water flows behind food trade. As a first step, we assess the detailed soybean trade between Brazil and Italy. This assessment is relevant for water management because the global soybean flow reaching Italy may be traced back to 374 municipalities with heterogeneous agricultural practises and water use efficiency. Results show that the largest flow of virtual water from a Brazilian municipality to Italy -3.52e+07 m3 (3% of the total export flow)- comes from Sorriso in the State of Mato Grosso. Conversely, the highest flow of blue water -1.56e+05 m3- comes from Jaguar&#227;o, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the Brazilian Pampa. Further, the analysis at the company scale reveals that as many as 37 exporting companies can be identified exchanging to Italy; &#160;Bianchini S.A is the largest virtual water trader (1.88 e+08 m3 of green water and 3,92 e+06 m3 of blue water), followed by COFCO (1,06 e+08 m3 of green water and 6.62 m3 of blue water) &#160;and Cargill ( 6.96 e+07 m3 of green water and 2.80 e+02 m3 of blue water). By building the bipartite network of importing companies and municipalities originating the fluxes we are able to efficiently disaggregate the supply chains , providing novel tools to build sustainable water management strategies.

Solid Fast-Track Evaluation Methodology: Supporting the Decision-Making Process in the Development of Mature Assets

10.2118/206378-ms ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Rubén Dario Gutiérrez Bedoya ◽

Claudio Marcelo Fonseca ◽

Michelle Alba Naranjo Leon

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Fast Track ◽

Production Optimization ◽

Recovery Factor ◽

Evaluation Methodology ◽

Current Status ◽

Reservoir Pressure ◽

Service Contracts ◽

Integrated Methodology ◽

Management Issues

Abstract As most oilfields in Ecuador are approaching to the end of the service contracts under an advanced degree of maturity, it was imperative to implement a fast-track integrated methodology that supports the decisionmaking process during assets' evaluation. This practice aimed to identify new business opportunities and assure the rehabilitation of brownfields. These fields became a target for investors willing to intervene in new joint ventures with moderate risk to boost production and returns. The methodology is prepared to overcome specific challenges such as severe reservoir pressure depletion, harsh water management issues, facilities constraints and integrity. All this while keeping economics and safe operational standards. This process is divided into five stages: First, the diagnosis of field challenges and associated risks, so that review the current status of subsurface and surface aspects. Then, the following three parallel phases are focused on the study of reservoir architecture, dynamics and performance. Finally, the remaining potential of the asset is assessed by integrating action plans to take advantage of current facilities capacities. This workflow was implemented for the evaluation of three assets: Asset 1: Mature field with a secondary gas cap where its current reservoir pressure is 800 psia (initial pressure 4,200 psia). The asset was evaluated in fifteen (15) days resulting in an integrated solution with 14 activities: conversions to injectors, water source, upsizing, reactivations, change zone, and new wells. The results presented an incremental recovery factor of 6% (by 2028) with an expected production peak of 3,500 BOPD (by 2021). Asset 2: A field producing from two main reservoirs with harsh water management issues under a non-monitored waterflooding scheme with challenging sweet spots identification was evaluated in 10 days, resulting in a redevelopment plan considering: production losses optimization, sixteen (16) activities: workovers, dual completions, new wells, reentry, shut-in, and conversion to water injectors. This evaluation delivered an incremental recovery factor of 10% (by 2029). Asset 3: Producing for around one-hundred (100) years with 3,000 wells drilled. There was a lack of pressure support and facilities and well completions integrity. The fast-track assessment focused on production optimization lasted fifteen (15) days, resulting in one-hundred eighteen (118) wells for reactivation representing an additional recovery factor of 3% (by 2029). This work supported the process for contract's renegotiation and assets' acquisition. This integrated methodology aimed to maximize the assets' value while considering the involved shareholders' needs. Each asset was analysed in an integrated and collaborative manner through the propper resources identification and the usage of the latest technology and workflows. High-resolution reservoir simulation, complex python scripts, and a chemical processes simulator were used to perform an in-depth evaluation and meet the expectations.