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Optimal Regional Conjunctive Water Management
Author(s) -
Noel Jay E.,
Gardner B. Delworth,
Moore Charles V.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1240203
Subject(s) - groundwater , time horizon , optimal control , environmental science , conjunctive use , water resource management , horizon , control (management) , dynamic programming , surface water , agriculture , economics , hydrology (agriculture) , mathematical optimization , aquifer , environmental engineering , mathematics , geology , geography , geotechnical engineering , geometry , management , archaeology
An optimal control model is used to determine the socially optimal spatial and temporal allocation of groundwater and surface water among agricultural and urban uses. The control model is described briefly and its advantages over other dynamic models are enumerated. Optimal rates of groundwater pumpage over the planning horizon were highly sensitive to increasing energy costs. Groundwater basins are shown to react differently to alternative economic and hydrological parameters. In a dynamic setting, a policy of pump taxes was shown empirically to be superior to pro‐rata quotas and uncontrolled pumpage.