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See more from this Session: Combined Use of Groundwater and Optimization Models to Address Groundwater Management Challenges: Case Studies and Innovative Solution Approaches
Abstract:
A case study will be presented where a simulation-optimization approach was used to identify favorable groundwater diversion strategies subject to groundwater basin depletion constraints. The simulation model used is an administrative groundwater flow model developed for a groundwater basin in New Mexico. The optimization program applied is GWM, the ground water management program recently developed for MODFLOW-2000. The objective was to identify maximum well field yield subject to well production limitations, allowable administrative drawdown constraints, and well location limitations. Some key uncertainties and challenges associated with using optimization-based approaches as management tools will also be considered.
See more from this Division: Topical Sessions
See more from this Session: Combined Use of Groundwater and Optimization Models to Address Groundwater Management Challenges: Case Studies and Innovative Solution Approaches