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Water allocation and pricing for control of irrigation‐Related salinity in a river basin
Author(s) -
Scherer Charles R.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr013i002p00225
Subject(s) - downstream (manufacturing) , damages , water resource management , irrigation , environmental science , irrigated agriculture , salinity , drainage basin , irrigation district , hydrology (agriculture) , agriculture , control (management) , structural basin , business , computer science , engineering , geography , geology , ecology , artificial intelligence , oceanography , cartography , geotechnical engineering , biology , paleontology , archaeology , marketing , political science , law
Optimal allocation of water to sequential irrigators is considered with emphasis on downstream salinity damages caused by salt‐concentrating mechanisms inherent in irrigated agriculture. The allocation is achieved by using a dynamic programing framework with decision variables of amount diverted, land irrigated, and amount of irrigation canals lined. This framework is used to investigate a scheme whereby water is purchased and held for downstream use solely as a dilutant. The basis is established in principle for an operational, water rights market where all purchasers are financed by downstream beneficiaries. Several examples are given.