Water withdrawals, wastewater discharge, and water consumption in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, 2005, and water-use trends, 1970-2005

It is widely believed that the economic success in China is achieved at the expense of natural resources and has resulted in severe pollution of the environment, especially water resources. This study applies a hybrid input-output (IO) model linking economic and ecological systems in order to analyze water consumption and wastewater discharge in the Haihe River Basin. Within the environmental IO framework, a series of assessment indicators is calculated to assist in tracking both direct and indirect effects of freshwater consumption and wastewater discharge in the economic sector, as well as to distinguish the economic sectors that have greatest influence on water demand and pollution. Assessment results indicate that water consumption and pollution can be reduced by readjusting the structure of production, consumption and trade in the Haihe River Basin. It is concluded that in order to achieve sustainable development in the Haihe River Basin with its very poor water endowment, not only the direct but also the indirect effects on water demand and pollution should be considered when production, consumption and trade policies are formulated.

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Truth concealed behind "Zero Increase of Total Water Use" and coordination approach of socio-economic and eco-environmental water uses in the Weihe River Basin, China

Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences ◽

10.5194/piahs-364-392-2014 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 364 ◽

pp. 392-397

Author(s):

Y. Jia ◽

N. Wei ◽

C. Hao ◽

J. You ◽

C. Niu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

River Basin ◽

Water Use ◽

Water Consumption ◽

Water Allocation ◽

Allocation Model ◽

Suggested Approach ◽

Weihe River ◽

Weihe River Basin ◽

Water Uses

Abstract. The water resources situation in the water-stressed Weihe River Basin, China, is more serious now than ever before because of a decrease in water resources and socio-economic development. A "Zero increase of socio-economic water use" in recent years gives people a wrong understanding and conceals the water crisis in the basin because the socio-economic water consumption has actually increased. Water use for the hydro-ecological system has been greatly reduced by a decrease in water resources and socio-economic water consumption increase. New concepts of hierarchical water uses for every sector and water consumption control are suggested for coordinating water uses of the socio-economy and ecosystems in the water-stressed basin. The traditional water resources allocation and regulation in China usually set up a priority sequence for water use sectors. Generally speaking, domestic water use has the highest priority and a highest guarantee rate, followed by industrial water use, irrigation and lastly ecological water use. The concept of hierarchical water use for every sector is to distinguish the water use of every sector into minimum part, appropriate part, and expected extra part with different guarantee rates, and the minimum parts of all sectors should be first guaranteed. By applying a water allocation model, we compared the water allocation results of the traditional approach and the newly suggested approach. Although further study is desired, the results are believed to be of an important referential value to sustainable development in the basin.

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Water use in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, 2010, and water-use trends, 1985-2010

Scientific Investigations Report ◽

10.3133/sir20165007 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Stephen J. Lawrence

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

Water Use ◽

Flint River

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Evaluation of water-use policies for baseflow recovery during droughts in an agricultural intensive karst watershed: Case study of the lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, southeastern United States

Hydrological Processes ◽

10.1002/hyp.11278 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (21) ◽

pp. 3628-3644 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Sarmistha Singh ◽

Subhasis Mitra ◽

Puneet Srivastava ◽

Ash Abebe ◽

Lynn Torak

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

River Basin ◽

Water Use ◽

Southeastern United States ◽

Flint River

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The Socio-Economic Impacts on Water Resources in the Răut River Basin

Present Environment and Sustainable Development ◽

10.1515/pesd-2016-0041 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 249-258

Author(s):

Bacal Petru ◽

Ciocan Nadejda ◽

Vîrlan Daniela

Keyword(s):

Waste Water ◽

Water Resources ◽

River Basin ◽

Water Use ◽

Economic Impacts ◽

Economic Research ◽

Economic Aspects ◽

Wastewater Discharge ◽

Existing Problems ◽

Evaluation And Monitoring

Abstract The purpose of this research consists in the elucidation of spatial and economic aspects of the water use in the Răut river basin. The main topics presented in this paper are: 1) the dynamics of volume of wastewater discharged into the river Raut basin and its sections; 2) wastewater discharge by the degree of treatment; 3) spatial and branch profile of wastewater discharged: 4) existing problems in evaluation and monitoring of waste water. To achieve these objectives were used traditional methods of geographical and economic research.

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Estimated water withdrawals, water use, and water consumption in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin, 1950-95

10.3133/wri014116 ◽

2002 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Keyword(s):

Water Use ◽

Water Consumption ◽

Water Withdrawals

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HOUSEHOLD WATER BALANCE AND ASSESSMENT OF WATER VOLUME FOR IRRIGATION IN AGRO LANDSCAPES OF THE KYZYLSU-YUZHNAYA BASIN

Prirodoobustrojstvo ◽

10.26897/1997-6011-2020-5-102-109 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 102-109

Author(s):

D.KH. DOMULLODZHANOV ◽

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R. RAHMATILLOEV

Keyword(s):

Water Balance ◽

River Basin ◽

Water Use ◽

Storage Systems ◽

Low Cost ◽

Field Studies ◽

Water Volume ◽

Land Productivity ◽

Household Water ◽

And Storage

The article presents the results of the field studies and observations that carried out on the territory of the hilly, low-mountain and foothill agro landscapes of the Kyzylsu-yuzhnaya (Kyzylsu-Southern) River Basin of Tajikistan. Taking into account the high-altitude location of households and the amount of precipitation in the river basin, the annual volumes of water accumulated with the use of low-cost systems of collection and storage of precipitation have been clarified. The amount of water accumulated in the precipitation collection and storage systems has been established, the volume of water used for communal and domestic needs,the watering of livestock and the amount of water that can be used to irrigate crops in the have been determined. Possible areas of irrigation of household plots depending on the different availability of precipitation have been determined. It has been established that in wet years (with precipitation of about 10%) the amount of water collected using drip irrigation will be sufficient for irrigation of 0.13 hectares, and in dry years (with 90% of precipitation) it will be possible to irrigate only 0.03 ha of the household plot. On the basis of the basin, the total area of irrigation in wet years can be 4497 ha, and in dry years only 1087 ha. Taking into account the forecasts of population growth by 2030 and an increase in the number of households, the total area of irrigation of farmlands in wet years may reach 5703 hectares,and in dry years – 1379 hectares. Growing crops on household plots under irrigation contributes to a significant increase in land productivity and increases the efficiency of water use of the Kyzylsu-yuzhnaya basin.

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