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EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES TO THE GARRISON DIVERSION UNIT 1
Author(s) -
Znotinas Nora M.,
Hipel Keith William
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1979.tb00338.x
Subject(s) - commission , unit (ring theory) , joint (building) , water diversion , irrigation , water resource management , water resources , fuzzy logic , environmental planning , environmental science , operations research , civil engineering , computer science , engineering , political science , law , mathematics , ecology , mathematics education , biology , artificial intelligence
The Garrison Diversion Unit is a multipurpose water resources project which is currently under development for the purpose of diverting water from the Missouri River basin to irrigate farmland in North Dakota. Due to the objections raised by various interest groups, the project has recently been reviewed by the International Joint Commission. This article surveys the background to the project and the various alternatives that have been proposed. By utilizing recently developed fuzzy set techniques, the proposed alternatives are evaluated and a plausible solution is proposed. The results of the study indicate that it may be advisable to remove the Souris Loop irrigation area from the Garrison project but the environmental impacts of the study may preclude the implementation of any alternative that can affect Canada. These findings are in partial agreement with the recommendations of the International Joint Commission.