The implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive demands participatory water resource management approaches. Decision making in groundwater quantity and quality management is complex because of the existence of many independent actors, heterogeneous stakeholder interests, multiple objectives, different potential policies, and uncertain outcomes. Conflicting stakeholder interests have ofte...

In the North China Plain, water shortage seriously restricts economic development, and agricultural irrigation depends heavily on groundwater extraction. Irrigation precipitation may directly recharge in irrigated region. Therefore, calculating of to is essential for sustainable utilization resources. Furthermore, determining transformation relationship precipitation-soil water-groundwater help...

due to the limitation of production main resources such as water, allocation of this resources has a high importance. in order to prevent the loss of surface water and groundwater resources and also promoting economic prosperity farmers, applying policies that have been established based on the pattern of cultivation and protection of water resources, will be necessary. in such a situation the ...

study of groundwater quality trend in any region is very important from the view of scheduling and sustainable water resources management. in the present study trend analysis conducted on groundwater quality based on information of 32 piezometeric stations located in the ardabil plain from 1993 to 2008 using the non-parametric spearman test. hydrogeochemical variables studied here are total ani...

MODFLOW is a groundwater modeling program. It can be compiled and remedied according to the practical applications. Because of its structure and fixed data format, MODFLOW can be integrated with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology for water resource management. The North China Plain (NCP), which is the politic, economic and cultural center of China, is facing with water resources sh...

introduction management and decision-making issues related to water resources, especially groundwater, which is an important source of fresh water, is the main decisions of a country. according to population growth and increasing demand as well as lack of water, proper management for these resources will be needed. so integrated environmental assessment is one of the best and most effective too...