Description: Conjunctive Use of Groundwater and Surface Water

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Conjunctive Use of Groundwater and Surface Water

Conjunctive water use refers to simultaneous use of surface water and groundwater to meet crop demand. This Note concludes that to optimize conjunctive use of water, the best way forward is to concentrate on capacity building of irrigation system...

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Main Authors:	Shah, Tushar, Darghouth, Salah, Dinar, Ariel
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL WATER AQUIFER AQUIFERS BASINS CANAL IRRIGATION CANALS CAPACITY BUILDING CATCHMENT CHANNELS CONJUNCTIVE USE CONJUNCTIVE USE OF GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DIVERSION DRAINAGE DROUGHT EVAPORATION EVAPORATION LOSSES EVAPOTRANSPIRATION FARMERS FARMING FLOODS FLOW MEASUREMENT FOOD SECURITY GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT GROUNDWATER PUMPING GROUNDWATER RECHARGE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES GROUNDWATER STORAGE GROUNDWATER USE HYDRAULIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPORTS INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER INTENSIVE GROUNDWATER USE INTERNATIONAL WATER IRRIGATION IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IRRIGATION WATER LOCAL COMMUNITIES MINE WATER NATURAL RESOURCES PERCOLATION PUMPING QUALITY WATER RAINFALL REGIONAL WATER RESOURCES REMOTE SENSING RESERVOIRS RIVER BASIN RIVERS RUNOFF SALINE WATER SALINITY SALINIZATION DUE SEEPAGE SOILS SOUTH ASIAN SURFACE DRAINAGE SURFACE WATER SURFACE WATER IRRIGATION USE OF WATER WASTEWATER WASTEWATER DISPOSAL WASTEWATER USE WATER AVAILABILITY WATER CONSERVATION WATER DELIVERIES WATER DELIVERY WATER HARVESTING WATER LEVEL WATER LEVELS WATER MANAGEMENT WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES WATER NEEDS WATER POLICY WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER STORAGE WATER USE WELLS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/7104292/conjunctive-use-groundwater-surface-water http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9641

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Summary:	Conjunctive water use refers to simultaneous use of surface water and groundwater to meet crop demand. This Note concludes that to optimize conjunctive use of water, the best way forward is to concentrate on capacity building of irrigation system managers to improve system management and reshape hydraulic infrastructure of large and small-surface systems. To sustain groundwater use in tube well-irrigated areas, enhancing recharge from precipitation and surface water imports is necessary. None of these improvements can be made without the proper institutional and organizational development, including investment in the capacities of local governments to lead on participatory groundwater management and integrated water resources management.