Evaluation of Strategies for Balancing Water Use and Streamflow Reductions in the Upper Charles River Basin, Eastern Massachusetts

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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EVALUATION OF WATER RESOURCES IN THE EPHEMERAL KUISEB RIVER BASIN IN NAMIBIA: IMPACTS OF WATER USE BEHAVIORS, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AND IRREGULAR AQUIFER RECHARGE IN A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING COUNTRY

10.37099/mtu.dc.etdr/502 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Laura C. Gallagher

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Water Resources ◽

Developing Country ◽

River Basin ◽

Water Use ◽

Aquifer Recharge

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EVALUATION OF IMPACT ON WATER USE CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOLO RIVER BASIN, INDONESIA

Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser B1 (Hydraulic Engineering) ◽

10.2208/jscejhe.74.i_121 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 74 (4) ◽

pp. I_121-I_126

Author(s):

Hitoshi UMINO ◽

Maksym GUSYEV ◽

Akira HASEGAWA ◽

Yoji CHIDA

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

River Basin ◽

Water Use

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The application of environmental governance for sustainable watershed-based management

Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science ◽

10.1007/s41685-020-00185-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Seiichi Kagaya ◽

Tetsuya Wada

Keyword(s):

Environmental Protection ◽

River Basin ◽

Watershed Management ◽

Water Use ◽

Flood Control ◽

Environmental Governance ◽

Planning Process ◽

Environment Assessment ◽

Control Water

AbstractIn recent years, it has become popular for some of countries and regions to adapt the system of governance to varied and complex issues concerned with regional development and the environment. Watershed management is possibly the best example of this. It involves flood control, water use management and river environment simultaneously. Therefore, comprehensive watershed-based management should be aimed at balancing those aims. The objectives of this study are to introduce the notion of environmental governance into the planning process, to establish a method for assessing the alternatives and to develop a procedure for determining the most appropriate plan for environmental governance. The planning process here is based on strategic environment assessment (SEA). To verify the hypothetical approach, the middle river basin in the Tokachi River, Japan was selected as a case study. In practice, after workshop discussions, it was found to have the appropriate degree of consensus based on the balance of flood control and environmental protection in the watershed.

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