عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
In Iran, consecutive droughts, unauthorized extraction from wells, and increased water demand have put pressure on groundwater resources. This research aims to eliminate the negative balance of aquifers and to achieve a balance between water supply and demand using the WEAP model in the study area. To achieve this goal, 15 different management scenarios were utilized. Additionally, the SDSM model was used to determine the hydrological year and to assess the long-term impacts of the scenarios, with a 20-year time horizon considered for simulating resources and uses. Multi-criteria decision-making models (MCDM) and Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) were employed to analyze the scenarios and select the best one. The results showed that single scenarios alone cannot reduce the gap between water supply and demand; therefore, option 14A, a combined scenario (Sc33) involving the implementation of a sewage system, increases efficiency by up to 33%, and reduces losses in water transfer systems, ranked first. As a result, using the combined scenario could annually increase aquifer storage by 3.17 MCM to reduce water demand from wells. In this area, the main consumer is agriculture, thus to improve irrigation efficiency in agriculture, it is recommended that economic studies for wastewater transfer and cost-benefit assessments be conducted.
کلیدواژهها English
Abdolghafoorian, A., Tajrishi, M., and Abrishamchi, A. 2011. Urban water management in terms of effluents and runoff as new sources of water (case study of Tehran city). Water and Wastewater. 23(4), 29 - 42 (In Persian).