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Optimizing reservoir-stream-aquifer interactions for conjunctive use and hydropower production
Advances in Civil Engineering
  • Hala Fayad
  • Richard C. Peralta, Utah State University
  • Ali Forghani
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Abstract

Conjunctive management of water resources involves coordinating use of surface water and groundwater resources. Very few simulation/optimization (S-O) models for stream-aquifer system management have included detailed interactions between groundwater, streams, and reservoir storage. This paper presents an S-O model doing that via artificial neural network simulators and genetic algorithm optimizer for multiobjective conjunctive water use problems. The model simultaneously addresses all significant flows including reservoir-stream-diversion-aquifer interactions in a more detailed manner than previous models. The model simultaneously maximizes total water provided and hydropower production. A penalty function implicitly poses constraints on state variables. The model effectively finds feasible optimal solutions and the Pareto optimum. Illustrated is application for planning water resource and minihydropower system development.

Citation Information
Fayad, H., Peralta, R. and A. Forghani. 2012. Optimizing reservoir-stream-aquifer interactions for conjunctive use and hydropower production. Advances in Civil Engineering. Vol. 2012, Article ID 910203, 10 pages