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 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Shah, Tushar, Darghouth, Salah, Dinar, Ariel
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-02
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 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9641
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