Algorithm for Surface/Ground-Water Allocation under Appropriation Doctrine |
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| Authors: | Tissa H Lllangasekare Hubert J Morel-Seytoux |
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| Institution: | Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803.;Professor of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523. |
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| Abstract: | A stream-aquifer simulation model was developed to evaluate different conjunctive use management strategies in the South Platte River in Colorado. A component of this model simulates the allocation of surface and ground water for agricultural use. The water law based on the doctrine of prior appropriation provides the basic framework for water allocation in the study area. The physical sequence in which the river diversions are located along the river is different from the sequence in which the water has to be allocated according to the priority of rights. An algorithm is designed to allocate the river flows computed by the physical simulation component of the model to the appropriators according to the water rights and other imposed criteria as specified by the conjunctive management scheme under study. The algorithm is demonstrated on a management problem involving the evaluation of a streamflow augmentation scheme in the study reach. |
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