The impact of water resource planning on water issues in Beijing, China

Water Policy ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 612-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Fu ◽  
Dihua Li
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Water System ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Water Diversion ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Water Resource Planning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Water Issues

Water has become a critically important resource in Beijing. In this study, a systematic analysis of changes in conditions related to water resources in Beijing since 1949 was performed. These include changes in water quantity and quality, water disasters, as well as an analysis of the evolution of water resource planning in Beijing over this period of time. Also, past approaches to urbanization have been looked at to see whether they exacerbated Beijing's water issues. The aggravating water issues were found to be associated with water resource planning in five ways. Water supply and flood protection projects have failed to control the complex water system and have exacerbated water shortages. Excessive project-oriented water diversion efforts and a lack of resource-oriented water conservation have allowed aquatic environments to deteriorate. Water supply planning has been based on demand that has intensified a lowering of the groundwater table. Improper measures that allowed wastewater to be used for irrigation of agricultural soils have aggravated water pollution. In general, water resource planning has not necessarily been conducive to solving water problems; it has even exacerbated Beijing's water crisis. The results and recommendations of this study may serve as a reference for future water resource planning in Beijing.

scholarly journals The Implementation of a Hybrid Model for Hilly Sub-Watershed Prioritization Using Morphometric Variables: Case Study in India

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anurag Malik ◽  
Anil Kumar ◽  
Daniel Prakash Kushwaha ◽  
Ozgur Kisi ◽  
Sinan Q. Salih ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resource ◽  
Hybrid Model ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Morphometric Parameters ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Water Resource Planning ◽  
Watershed Prioritization ◽  
Planning And Management

Among several components of watershed prioritization, morphometric parameters are considered to be essential elements for appropriate water resource planning and management. In the current study, nine hilly sub-watersheds are prioritized using novel hybrid model based on morphometric variables analysis at Bino Watershed (BW) located in the upper Ramganga basin, India. The proposed model is based on the hybridization of principal component analysis (PCA) with weighted-sum approach (WSA), presenting a single-frame methodology (PCWSA) for sub-watershed prioritization. The prioritization process was conducted based on several morphometric parameters including linear, areal, and shape. The PCA was performed to identify the significant correlated factor-loading matrix whereas WSA was established to provide the weights for the morphometric parameters and fix their priority ranking (PR) to be categorized based on compound factor value. The findings showed that 37.81% of total area is under highly susceptible zone sub-watersheds (SW-6 and SW-7). This is verifying the necessity for appropriate soil and water conservation measures for the area. The proposed hybrid methodology demonstrated a reliable approach for water resource planning and management, agriculture, and irrigation activities in the study region.

Domestic well database development and integration into a GIS: an approach for managing ground water resources

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 993-1006
Author(s):  
Meredith J. Metcalf ◽  
Gary A. Robbins
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Crystalline Rock ◽  
Water Resource Planning ◽  
Crystalline Bedrock ◽  
Well Yield ◽  
Ground Water Resource

Connecticut is dominated by rural communities which rely upon individual domestic wells in fractured crystalline bedrock for water supply. The individualized nature of ground water usage has made ground water resource planning on a regional or townwide basis non-existent. In recent years there has been increased development and concerns expressed regarding the sustainability of the fractured crystalline rock water supply and its quality, and the need for ground water resource planning. In this study, using a rural quadrangle in eastern Connecticut, we have developed a database system that is tied to a geographic information system that can be used to help manage and assess ground water conditions. The data in the database were derived using available water completion reports and water quality reports. Data query schemes were developed to screen for data entry and reporting errors. The information maintained in the database has been analyzed to derive products on well yield, well depth, and water elevation. These products are beneficial to town planners, local sanitarians, developers, homeowners, and drillers. They can improve and facilitate decision-making concerning future rural development to ensure ground water sustainability.

scholarly journals Multi-objective optimal water supply scheduling model for an inter-basin water transfer system: the South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route Project, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 550-564
Author(s):  
Shuo Ouyang ◽  
Hui Qin ◽  
Jun Shao ◽  
Jiantao Lu ◽  
Jianping Bing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Water Diversion ◽  
Optimal Scheme ◽  
Water Resource Allocation ◽  
Scheduling Model ◽  
North Water ◽  
Basin Water

Abstract Inter-basin water diversion reallocates water resources by changing their spatio-temporal distribution characteristics between basins. This can effectively relieve water supply and demand conflicts in regions with water resource reserves shortages. However, building inter-basin water diversion projects obviously reduces the inflow from upstream, leading to increasingly conspicuous conflicts between water diversion outside a basin and water utilization inside the basin. To relieve this conflict and explore the optimal scheme of water resource allocation across river basins, this paper chooses the Middle Route Project of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project on the Hanjiang River as a case study. A water supply scheduling model of Danjiangkou Reservoir is built using an integrated inter-basin diversion draw water reservoir regulation (IDR) model to balance multiple conflicting water demands. In the IDR model there are two types of objective sets: aggregate indicators and process matching degree functions. Moreover, six evaluation indexes are selected to analyze the water resource allocation effect of the optimal scheme. The simulation results indicate that the proposed IDR model in this paper is practicable and efficient for water resource allocation across river basins.

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