Oasis Agriculture: Improving Water Usage Efficiency Within River Basin

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Guofeng Wang ◽  
Jiancheng Chen ◽  
Abdus Samie ◽  
Wei Song ◽  
Zhan Wang
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Water Usage ◽  
Oasis Agriculture ◽  
Usage Efficiency

Oasis Agriculture: Improving Water Usage Efficiency Within River Basin

2019 ◽  
pp. 211-243
Author(s):  
Guofeng Wang ◽  
Jiancheng Chen ◽  
Abdus Samie ◽  
Wei Song ◽  
Zhan Wang
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Water Usage ◽  
Oasis Agriculture ◽  
Usage Efficiency

Citizenship participation in water management plans in the Doce River Basin, Brazil and Catalonia, Spain

Water Policy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desirée C. Rabelo ◽  
Josep Espluga ◽  
Edmilson C. Teixeira ◽  
Quim Brugué
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Water Usage ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Water Management Plans ◽  
Participation Mechanisms ◽  
Distinct Features ◽  
Doce River

Despite the growing literature and empirical research on citizenship participation in the elaboration of water resources plans (WRP), little attention has been paid to the Terms of Reference (ToR) for such plans. Such a technical contract sets the targets, stages and activities to be met as part of the development of the WRP. Thus, any analysis of the participation impacts and results must follow the previously agreed terms but the ToR development may not, in itself, be participative. Examined herein are the ToR for the WRP of the Doce River Basin (Brazil) and the Catalonia Fluvial District (Spain), with focus on (i) proposals for democratising debates and decisions and (ii) the very process of ToR development. Historical and institutional aspects of both regions were analysed, which comprised participation mechanisms established by the corresponding national policies and recommended by the relevant international bodies. Despite the distinct features of the two regions, they both share the challenge of implementing a new governance model involving various stakeholders with the common goal of defining the water usage rights in a sustainable way. A comparative analysis of the two approaches revealed different approaches to tackle this challenge and highlighted advantages and disadvantages of each model.

scholarly journals Performance Evaluation of Dimoro Irrigation Area Based on Rating Scale Methods

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Dian Retno Anugrah ◽  
Sobriyah Sobriyah ◽  
Dewi Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Water Usage ◽  
Irrigation Area ◽  
Sustainable Operation ◽  
Maintenance Activities ◽  
Operational Data ◽  
Irrigation Infrastructure ◽  
Usage Efficiency

<p class="Abstract">Sustainable operation and maintenance activities determine durability and success level of irrigation infrastructure. Success indicator of irrigation such as increasing of water usage efficiency, increasing of plant intensity, decreasing of water distribution conflict, increasing of agricultural production result and decreasing of dryness of plant. Therefore, it is necessary to have research to determine the performance of irrigation operation that had been carried out from 2013 – 2106 at Dimoro Irrigation Area. The Dimoro operational data records 2013 - 2016 were analyzed by simple weighting for each indicator, then analyzed to obtain performance for each year. The results showed that the operation irrigation at Dimoro Irrigation Area tend to succeed if seen from its performance that rises.</p>

scholarly journals Sistem Akuifer dan Potensi Airtanah Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS) Opak

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Setyawan Purnama ◽  
Suyono Suyono ◽  
Budi Sulaswono
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Groundwater Potential ◽  
Water Usage ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Aquifer System ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Result Show ◽  
Groundwater Condition

Opak River Basin is an area with high concentration of settlement. Generally, the settlement use groundwater as a water source. Variation of groundwater condition cause differentiation of water usage in some regions. There are two objectives of this research. First, to determine aquifer system in the research area and second, to calculate the groundwater potential in each aquifer system. To achieve these objectives, aquifer system is determined base on its geology and geomorphology, whereas groundwater potency is calculated by static and dynamic approach. As a result, show that the aquifer system in Opak River Basin can be distinguished into seven aquifer system. There are The Upper Merapi Aquifer System, The Middle Merapi Aquifer System, The Lower Merapi Aquifer System, Baturagung Range Aquifer System, The Aquifer System of Baturagung Range Foot Slope, Sentolo Hill Aquifer System and Sanddune Aquifer System. Among the seventh aquifer system, The Middle Merapi Aquifer System, The Lower Merapi Aquifer System and The Sanddune Aquifer System have high productivity. Sentolo Hill Aquifer System and The Aquifer System of Baturagung Range Foot Slope Aquifer have low productivity, whereas The Baturagung Range is categorized as non akuifer.

scholarly journals How to Improve Water Usage Efficiency? Characterization of Family Farms in A Semi-Arid Area

Water ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Piedra-Muñoz ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Water Usage ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Usage Efficiency

Water scarcity in Spain is partly due to poor management of this resource in the agricultural sector. The main aim of this study is to present the major factors related to water usage efficiency in farming. It focuses on the Almería coast, southeast Spain, which is one of the most arid areas of the country, and in particular, on family farms as the main direct managers of water use in this zone. Many of these farms are among the most water efficient in Spanish agriculture but this efficiency is not generalized throughout the sector. This work conducts a comprehensive assessment of water performance in this area, using on-farm water-use, structural, socio-economic, and environmental information. Two statistical techniques are used: descriptive analysis and cluster analysis. Thus, two groups are identified: farms that are less and farms that are more efficient regarding water usage. By analyzing both the common characteristics within each group and the differences between the groups with a one-way ANOVA analysis, several conclusions can be reached. The main differences between the two clusters center on the extent to which innovation and new technologies are used in irrigation. The most water efficient farms are characterized by more educated farmers, a greater degree of innovation, new irrigation technology, and an awareness of water issues and environmental sustainability. The findings of this study can be extended to farms in similar arid and semi-arid areas and contribute to fostering appropriate policies to improve the efficiency of water usage in the agricultural sector.

scholarly journals Performance of water usage charge in the Nation’s domain as a water resource management tool in the São Francisco River basin

RBRH ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Henrique Andrade Vera ◽  
◽  
Suzana Maria Gico de Lima Montenegro ◽  
Simone Rosa da Silva ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Organic Load ◽  
Water Usage ◽  
Sao Francisco River ◽  
São Francisco River ◽  
Load Discharge ◽  
Doce River ◽  
Paraíba Do Sul River

ABSTRACT The present work consists in a study on the performance of usage charge as a management tool in the São Francisco River Basin in the period between 2010 and 2013, according to the objectives defined by the law 9.433/97. The objectives of this study considers: assessment of user participation in the amounts billed and type of use; comparative analysis of charged and collected amounts in the basin to observe user compliance to payments; analysis of the application of financial resources obtained from the revenue particularly the actions set forth by the basin investment plan, review of the evolution of uses: withdrawal, consumption, organic load discharge to assess the influence of usage charge on the rational use of water resources and comparison of pricing mechanisms of the Paraíba do Sul river, Piracicaba-Capivari-Jundiaí rivers, Doce river and São Francisco river basins for major uses. It is noted that the compliance by users to the usage charge is increasing gradually. Even though over 91% of the payments were on time by users in 2013, the financial resources obtained and the management to employ them do not meet the actual needs for investments in the basin conservation actions. With regards to the use of water withdrawal it is not observed the effect of the usage charge. For the uses of consumption and organic load discharge, the results were minor but positive. It is recommended a review of the reference flow and parameters of charging for water resources uses, and also it is suggested a study of the mechanisms of usage charge models implemented in the Paraíba do Sul river, Piracicaba-Capivari-Jundiaí river and Doce river basins, which uses the granted and measured flows for adjustments in the usage charge model, in the São Francisco river basin. All in all, the implementation of water usage charge in the São Francisco River basin despite it being recent, it is a process that will gradually be consolidating and contributing to environmental sustainability of the basin.

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