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Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
for the Preservation and Improvement of Water
Quality in South-Central Kansas
R. W. Buddemeier 1 , H. Rubin 2, and D. P. Young 1
I Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047,
USA, e-mail: buddrw@kgs.ukans.edu and young@kgs.ukans.edu
Tel.: +1-785-864-2112 Fax: +1-785-864-5317
2 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
32000, Israel, e-mail: hrubin@tx.technion.ac.il. Tel.: +972-4-829-2306
Fax: +972-4-829-2306
Abstract
The integrated water resources management (IWRM) proposal for the
preservation of the quality of water resources in south-central Kansas exemplifies
an appropriate solution to the problem of supplying water with adequate qualities
to natural habitat, urban communities and agricultural users in an area of limited
water resources. The integrated system is based on the postulate that all kinds and
qualities of water resources in the region have their appropriate niche of use for
the needs of people, agriculture, and natural habitats. Budgets of water and solute
quantities help to match each kind of water with its appropriate consumer. Mixing
of different types of water and storage facilities are required to avoid unnecessary
loss of water resources or depletion of current supplies of water for the different
consumers.
1 Introduction
Integrated water resources management (IWRM) is the contemporary approach
for the development and use of all available regional sources of water, and has
been widely accepted since its formulation in 1992 (Visscher et al. 1999).
Generally, the IWRM approach might be different in different countries, states,
and regions. However, the basic idea of IWRM is to identify all regional sources
of available water of different qualities and to provide guidelines for the
appropriate supply, storage, and use of each type of water in relation to the
different consumers located in that region. Nowadays, there are commercial tools
(e.g., Fedra and Jamieson 1996) that can be useful for the development ofIWRM
for many different regional circumstances and particular needs. However, such
H. Rubin / P. Nachtnebel / J. Fuerst / U. Shamir
Preserving the Quality of Our Water Resources
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
for the Preservation and Improvement of Water
Quality in South-Central Kansas
R. W. Buddemeier 1 , H. Rubin 2, and D. P. Young 1
I Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047,
USA, e-mail: buddrw@kgs.ukans.edu and young@kgs.ukans.edu
Tel.: +1-785-864-2112 Fax: +1-785-864-5317
2 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
32000, Israel, e-mail: hrubin@tx.technion.ac.il. Tel.: +972-4-829-2306
Fax: +972-4-829-2306
Abstract
The integrated water resources management (IWRM) proposal for the
preservation of the quality of water resources in south-central Kansas exemplifies
an appropriate solution to the problem of supplying water with adequate qualities
to natural habitat, urban communities and agricultural users in an area of limited
water resources. The integrated system is based on the postulate that all kinds and
qualities of water resources in the region have their appropriate niche of use for
the needs of people, agriculture, and natural habitats. Budgets of water and solute
quantities help to match each kind of water with its appropriate consumer. Mixing
of different types of water and storage facilities are required to avoid unnecessary
loss of water resources or depletion of current supplies of water for the different
consumers.
1 Introduction
Integrated water resources management (IWRM) is the contemporary approach
for the development and use of all available regional sources of water, and has
been widely accepted since its formulation in 1992 (Visscher et al. 1999).
Generally, the IWRM approach might be different in different countries, states,
and regions. However, the basic idea of IWRM is to identify all regional sources
of available water of different qualities and to provide guidelines for the
appropriate supply, storage, and use of each type of water in relation to the
different consumers located in that region. Nowadays, there are commercial tools
(e.g., Fedra and Jamieson 1996) that can be useful for the development ofIWRM
for many different regional circumstances and particular needs. However, such
H. Rubin / P. Nachtnebel / J. Fuerst / U. Shamir
Preserving the Quality of Our Water Resources
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002