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Abstract
A simulation-optimization model was developed for the optimal management of the city of Santa Barbara's water resources during a drought; however, this model addressed only groundwater flow and not the advective-dispersive, density-dependent transport of seawater. Zero-m freshwater head constraints at the coastal boundary were used as surrogates for the control of seawater intrusion. In this study, the strategies derived from the simulation-optimization model using two surface water supply scenarios are evaluated using a two-dimensional, density-dependent groundwater flow and transport model. Comparisons of simulated chloride mass fractions are made between maintaining the actual pumping policies of the 1987-91 drought and implementing the optimal pumping strategies for each scenario. The results indicate that using 0-m freshwater head constraints allowed no more seawater intrusion than under actual 1987-91 drought conditions and that the simulation-optimization model yields least-cost strategies that deliver more water than under actual drought conditions while controlling seawater intrusion.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
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| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Postaudit of optimal conjunctive use policies |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ASCE |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA, United States |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Annual Water Resources Planning and Management Conference |
| First page | 591 |
| Last page | 596 |
| Conference Title | Proceedings of the 1998 25th Annual Conference on Water Resources Planning and Management |
| Conference Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
| Conference Date | 7 June 1998 through 10 June 1998 |
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