California's food-energy-water system: An open source simulation model of adaptive surface and groundwater management in the Central Valley

This study introduces the California Food-Energy-Water System (CALFEWS) simulation model to describe integrated, multi-sector dynamics that emerge from coordinated management of surface and groundwater supplies throughout California's Central Valley. The CALFEWS framework links operation state-wide, interbasin transfer projects (i.e., State Water Project, Valley Project) with water strategies abstracted scale irrigation/water districts. contributes a historic baseline (October 1996–September 2016) evaluation model's performance against observations, including reservoir storage, inter-basin transfers, environmental endpoints, banking accounts. State-aware, rules-based representations critical component systems enable simulate adaptive responses alternative climate, infrastructure, regulatory scenarios. Moreover, has been designed maintain interoperability electric power dispatch agricultural production models. As such, provides platform evaluate internally consistent scenarios for integrated supply, energy generation, food production.