Flexibility in Water Resources Management: Review of Concepts and Development of Assessment Measures for Flood Management Systems

In order to formulate water allocation schemes under uncertainties in the water resources management systems, an inexact multistage stochastic chance constrained programming (IMSCCP) model is proposed. The model integrates stochastic chance constrained programming, multistage stochastic programming, and inexact stochastic programming within a general optimization framework to handle the uncertainties occurring in both constraints and objective. These uncertainties are expressed as probability distributions, interval with multiply distributed stochastic boundaries, dynamic features of the long-term water allocation plans, and so on. Compared with the existing inexact multistage stochastic programming, the IMSCCP can be used to assess more system risks and handle more complicated uncertainties in water resources management systems. The IMSCCP model is applied to a hypothetical case study of water resources management. In order to construct an approximate solution for the model, a hybrid algorithm, which incorporates stochastic simulation, back propagation neural network, and genetic algorithm, is proposed. The results show that the optimal value represents the maximal net system benefit achieved with a given confidence level under chance constraints, and the solutions provide optimal water allocation schemes to multiple users over a multiperiod planning horizon.

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Administration of water resources in Beijing: problems and countermeasures

Water Policy ◽

10.2166/wp.2014.407 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 563-580 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Linlin Fan ◽

Hongrui Wang ◽

Wenli Lai ◽

Cheng Wang

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Water Resources Management ◽

Climatic Variability ◽

Water Saving ◽

Management Systems ◽

Water Management System ◽

Resources Management ◽

Existing Problems ◽

Current Water ◽

Law Construction

It is well recognized that climatic variability and human activities are resulting in severe water scarcity in China, especially in the mega city Beijing; one important issue is how to manage water resources in order to tackle this situation. This paper assesses the implementation of the Strictest Administration of Water Resources in Beijing, which was issued by the State Council of China in 2012. The assessment is threefold: (a) analysis of water consumption conditions in Beijing, (b) analysis of water resources management systems in Beijing, and (c) existing problems in the current water management system. Our study suggests that Beijing needs to focus more on improving the building of water resources management agencies, taking effective economic measures, strengthening law construction, developing advanced techniques for water-saving, and strengthening the building of a water-saving culture.

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Analysis and study of water resources management system at home and abroad

MATEC Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/matecconf/201824601091 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 246 ◽

pp. 01091

Author(s):

JIN Chunling ◽

WU Mengjuan ◽

GONG Li ◽

HUANG Linan

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Water Resources Management ◽

Management System ◽

Water Environment ◽

Pollution Prevention ◽

Management Systems ◽

Resources Management ◽

Operating Modes ◽

Foreign Countries ◽

Common Problems

In order to enhance the effectiveness of China’s water resources management, China has implemented the most stringent policies in recent years, such as the most stringent water resources management system, the full implementation of the “River Administrator” system, and the “Lake Administrator” system. In this article, we studied the water management systems of six foreign countries, including United States, Canada, Japan, the United of Kingdom, France, and Australia, with exploring and analyzing the operating modes of their management system, to summarize their distinct advantages and common problems, provide reference for the development and perfection of China’s water resources management system, and to better support the sustainable management of China’s water resources and water environment to support the sustainable economic development of the basin and strict water resources management systems and water Implementation of pollution prevention action plans.

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