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Water, Volume 11, Issue 3 (March 2019): Hydrology, Hydraulics, Ecosystems, Water-Energy-Food Nexus, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Management, Governance and More!

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Cover Story Dynamics of the Flow Exchanges between Matrix and Conduits in Karstified Watersheds at Multiple Temporal Scales Vianney Sivelle, David Labat, Naomi Mazzilli, Nicolas Massei and Hervé Jourde Water 2019, 11(3), 569; doi:10.3390/w11030569 Featured Papers The Fantasy of the Grand Inga Hydroelectric Project on the River Congo Jeroen Warner, Sarunas Jomantas, Eliot Jones, Md. Sazzad Ansari and Lotje de Vries Water 2019, 11(3), 407; doi:10.3390/w11030407 Comparison of Flow-Dependent Controllers for Remote Real-Time Pressure Control in a Water Distribution System with Stochastic Consumption Philip R. Page and Enrico Creaco Water 2019, 11(3), 422; doi:10.3390/w11030422 Water Governance in Cities: Current Trends and Future Challenges Oriana Romano and Aziza Akhmouch Water 2019, 11(3), 500; doi:10.3390/w11030500 Rainwater Harvesting for Drinking Water Production: A Sustainable and Cost-Effective Solution in The Netherlands? Roberta Hofman-Caris, Cheryl Bertelkamp, Luuk de Waal, Tessa van den Brand, Jan Hofman, René van der Aa and Jan Peter van der Hoek Water 2019, 11(3), 511; doi:10.3390/w11030511 Coupling between Hydrodynamics and Chlorophyll a and Bacteria in a Temperate Estuary: A Box Model Approach Élia Fernandes, Catarina Teixeira and Adriano A. Bordalo Water 2019, 11(3), 588; doi:10.3390/w11030588 The Potential of Wetlands in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, Minnoka Nockrach and Zahra Kalantari Water 2019, 11(3), 609; doi:10.3390/w11030609 Identification of Factors Affecting Bacterial Abundance and Community Structures in a Full-Scale Chlorinated Drinking Water Distribution System Vanessa C. F. Dias, Audrey-Anne Durand, Philippe Constant, Michèle Prévost and Emilie Bédard Water 2019, 11(3), 627; doi:10.3390/w11030627 Review Water Quality and Ecosystems Ecological and Conservation Value of Small Standing-Water Ecosystems: A Systematic Review of Current Knowledge and Future Challenges Rossano Bolpagni, Sandra Poikane, Alex Laini, Simonetta Bagella, Marco Bartoli and Marco Cantonati Water 2019, 11(3), 402; doi:10.3390/w11030402 Water–Food–Energy Nexus Water, Energy and Food Supply Security in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries—A Risk Perspective Mohammad Al-Saidi and Sally Saliba Water 2019, 11(3), 455; doi:10.3390/w11030455 Hydrology Rainfall Spatial Estimations: A Review from Spatial Interpolation to Multi-Source Data Merging Qingfang Hu, Zhe Li, Leizhi Wang, Yong Huang, Yintang Wang and Lingjie Li Water 2019, 11(3), 579; doi:10.3390/w11030579 Research Hydrology An Improved Method Constructing 3D River Channel for Flood Modeling Pengbo Hu, Jingming Hou, Zaixing Zhi, Bingyao Li and Kaihua Guo Water 2019, 11(3), 403; doi:10.3390/w11030403 Modelling of Soil Erosion and Accumulation in an Agricultural Landscape—A Comparison of Selected Approaches Applied at the Small Stream Basin Level in the Czech Republic Jiří Jakubínský, Vilém Pechanec, Jan Procházka and Pavel Cudlín Water 2019, 11(3), 404; doi:10.3390/w11030404 Three-Dimensional Modelling of Heterogeneous Coastal Aquifer: Upscaling from Local Scale Priyanka B.N. and M.S. Mohan Kumar Water 2019, 11(3), 421; doi:10.3390/w11030421 Modelling the Impact on Root Water Uptake and Solute Return Flow of Different Drip Irrigation Regimes with Brackish Water Fairouz Slama, Nessrine Zemni, Fethi Bouksila, Roberto De Mascellis and Rachida Bouhlila Water 2019, 11(3), 425; doi:10.3390/w11030425 Hydrologic Response of Meadow Restoration the First Year Following Removal of Encroached Conifers Christopher Surfleet, Thomas Sanford, Gregory VanOosbree and John Jasbinsek Water 2019, 11(3), 428; doi:10.3390/w11030428 Influence of Topographic Characteristics on the Adaptive Time Interval for Diffusion Wave Simulation Pin-Chun Huang, Kwan Tun Lee and Boris I. Gartsman Water 2019, 11(3), 431; doi:10.3390/w11030431 Effect of Stoniness on the Hydraulic Properties of a Soil from an Evaporation Experiment Using the Wind and Inverse Estimation Methods Nerea Arias, Iñigo Virto, Alberto Enrique, Paloma Bescansa, Riley Walton and Ole Wendroth Water 2019, 11(3), 440; doi:10.3390/w11030440 Evaluation of Four GLUE Likelihood Measures and Behavior of Large Parameter Samples in ISPSO-GLUE for TOPMODEL Huidae Cho, Jeongha Park and Dongkyun Kim Water 2019, 11(3), 447; doi:10.3390/w11030447 Combing Random Forest and Least Square Support Vector Regression for Improving Extreme Rainfall Downscaling Quoc Bao Pham, Tao-Chang Yang, Chen-Min Kuo, Hung-Wei Tseng and Pao-Shan Yu Water 2019, 11(3), 451; doi:10.3390/w11030451 Statistical Study of Rainfall Control: The Dagum Distribution and Applicability to the Southwest of Spain Fernando López-Rodríguez, Justo García-Sanz-Calcedo, Francisco J. Moral-García and Antonio J. García-Conde Water 2019, 11(3), 453; doi:10.3390/w11030453 Study of the Effects of Land Use on Hydrochemistry and Soil Microbial Diversity Hongying Zhang, Zongjun Gao, Mengjie Shi, Shaoyan Fang, Hailong Xu, Yechen Cui and Jiutan Liu Water 2019, 11(3), 466; doi:10.3390/w11030466 Statistical Assessment of Rainfall Characteristics in Upper Blue Nile Basin over the Period from 1953 to 2014 Abeer Samy, Mona G. Ibrahim, Wael Elham Mahmod, Manabu Fujii, Amr Eltawil and Waled Daoud Water 2019, 11(3), 468; doi:10.3390/w11030468 Correlation Analysis Between Groundwater Decline Trend and Human-Induced Factors in Bashang Region Zhen Hao, Hesong Zhao, Chi Zhang, Huicheng Zhou, Hongli Zhao and Hao Wang Water 2019, 11(3), 473; doi:10.3390/w11030473 Assessing the Impacts of Univariate and Bivariate Flood Frequency Approaches to Flood Risk Accounting for Reservoir Operation Ting Zhou, Zhiyong Liu, Juliang Jin and Hongxiang Hu Water 2019, 11(3), 475; doi:10.3390/w11030475 Quantification of Stream Drying Phenomena Using Grid-Based Hydrological Modeling via Long-Term Data Mining throughout South Korea including Ungauged Areas Chunggil Jung, Jiwan Lee, Yonggwan Lee and Seongjoon Kim Water 2019, 11(3), 477; doi:10.3390/w11030477 Numerical Modelling as a Support Tool for River Habitat Studies: An Italian Case Study Michael Nones Water 2019, 11(3), 482; doi:10.3390/w11030482 Mapping Riparian Vegetation Functions Using 3D Bispectral LiDAR Data Marianne Laslier, Laurence Hubert-Moy and Simon Dufour Water 2019, 11(3), 483; doi:10.3390/w11030483 Effects of No-Tillage and Conventional Tillage on Physical and Hydraulic Properties of Fine Textured Soils under Winter Wheat Mirko Castellini, Francesco Fornaro, Pasquale Garofalo, Luisa Giglio, Michele Rinaldi, Domenico Ventrella, Carolina Vitti and Alessandro Vittorio Vonella Water 2019, 11(3), 484; doi:10.3390/w11030484 Comparative Study of Regional Frequency Analysis and Traditional At-Site Hydrological Frequency Analysis Mengrui Li, Xiaodong Li and Tianqi Ao Water 2019, 11(3), 486; doi:10.3390/w11030486 Integration of Isotopic (2H and 18O) and Geophysical Applications to Define a Groundwater Conceptual Model in Semiarid Regions Pacheco-Guerrero Anuard, González-Trinidad Julián, Júnez-Ferreira Hugo, Bautista-Capetillo Carlos, Hernández-Antonio Arturo, Olmos-Trujillo Edith and Ávila-Sandoval Claudia Water 2019, 11(3), 488; doi:10.3390/w11030488 Third-Order Polynomial Normal Transform Applied to Multivariate Hydrologic Extremes Yeou-Koung Tung, Lingwan You and Chulsang Yoo Water 2019, 11(3), 490; doi:10.3390/w11030490 A Model-Based Engineering Methodology and Architecture for Resilience in Systems-of-Systems: A Case of Water Supply Resilience to Flooding Demetrios Joannou, Roy Kalawsky, Sara Saravi, Monica Rivas Casado, Guangtao Fu and Fanlin Meng Water 2019, 11(3), 496; doi:10.3390/w11030496 Effects of Different Land Uses (Abandoned Farmland, Intensive Agriculture and Forest) on Soil Hydrological Properties in Southern Spain Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja, Demetrio Antonio Zema, Pedro Antonio Plaza-Álvarez, Vesna Zupanc, Jantiene Baartman, Javier Sagra, Javier González-Romero, Daniel Moya and Jorge de las Heras Water 2019, 11(3), 503; doi:10.3390/w11030503 Gridded Flash Flood Risk Index Coupling Statistical Approaches and TOPLATS Land Surface Model for Mountainous Areas Byong-Ju Lee and Sangil Kim Water 2019, 11(3), 504; doi:10.3390/w11030504 Assessment of the Role of Snowmelt in a Flood Event in a Gauged Catchment Jesús Mateo-Lázaro, Jorge Castillo-Mateo, José Ángel Sánchez-Navarro, Víctor Fuertes-Rodríguez, Alejandro García-Gil and Vanesa Edo-Romero Water 2019, 11(3), 506; doi:10.3390/w11030506 Probability Analysis and Control of River Runoff–sediment Characteristics based on Pair-Copula Functions: The Case of the Weihe River and Jinghe River Qiying You, Hao Jiang, Yan Liu, Zhao Liu and Zilong Guan Water 2019, 11(3), 510; doi:10.3390/w11030510 Investigating Influence of Hydrological Regime on Organic Matters Characteristic in a Korean Watershed SangSoo Baek, Hyuk Lee, Jongkwan Park and Kyung Hwa Cho Water 2019, 11(3), 512; doi:10.3390/w11030512 Decline of Fine Suspended Sediments in the Madeira River Basin (2003–2017) Irma Ayes Rivera, Elisa Armijos Cardenas, Raúl Espinoza-Villar, Jhan Carlo Espinoza, Jorge Molina-Carpio, José Max Ayala, Omar Gutierrez-Cori, Jean-Michel Martinez and Naziano Filizola Water 2019, 11(3), 514; doi:10.3390/w11030514 Influence of Abandoning Agricultural Land Use on Hydrophysical Properties of Sandy Soil Edyta Hewelke Water 2019, 11(3), 525; doi:10.3390/w11030525 Future Hydrological Drought Risk Assessment Based on Nonstationary Joint Drought Management Index Jisoo Yu, Tae-Woong Kim and Dong-Hyeok Park Water 2019, 11(3), 532; doi:10.3390/w11030532 Comparative Analysis of High-Resolution Soil Moisture Simulations from the Soil, Vegetation, and Snow (SVS) Land Surface Model Using SAR Imagery Over Bare Soil Mohammed Dabboor, Leqiang Sun, Marco L. Carrera, Matthew Friesen, Amine Merzouki, Heather McNairn, Jarrett Powers and Stéphane Bélair Water 2019, 11(3), 542; doi:10.3390/w11030542 Numerical Analysis of Recharge Rates and Contaminant Travel Time in Layered Unsaturated Soils Adam Szymkiewicz, Julien Savard and Beata Jaworska-Szulc Water 2019, 11(3), 545; doi:10.3390/w11030545 The Buffer Capacity of Riparian Vegetation to Control Water Quality in Anthropogenic Catchments from a Legally Protected Area: A Critical View over the Brazilian New Forest Code Carlos Alberto Valera, Teresa Cristina Tarlé Pissarra, Marcílio Vieira Martins Filho, Renato Farias do Valle Júnior, Caroline Fávaro Oliveira, João Paulo Moura, Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes and Fernando António Leal Pacheco Water 2019, 11(3), 549; doi:10.3390/w11030549 Seasonal Surface Runoff Characteristics in the Semiarid Region of Western Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China—A Case of the Alun River Basin Jinbai Huang, Kotaro Tagawa, Bin Wang, Jiawei Wen and Jingcai Wang Water 2019, 11(3), 557; doi:10.3390/w11030557 Long-Term Changes of Hydrological Variables in a Small Lowland Watershed in Central Poland Adam Krajewski, Anna E. Sikorska-Senoner, Roberto Ranzi and Kazimierz Banasik Water 2019, 11(3), 564; doi:10.3390/w11030564 Spatial Downscaling of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Annual and Monthly Precipitation Data over the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River Basin, China Shaodan Chen, Liping Zhang, Dunxian She and Jie Chen Water 2019, 11(3), 568; doi:10.3390/w11030568 From Multi-Risk Evaluation to Resilience Planning: The Case of Central Chilean Coastal Cities Pilar Barría, María Luisa Cruzat, Rodrigo Cienfuegos, Jorge Gironás, Cristián Escauriaza, Carlos Bonilla, Roberto Moris, Christian Ledezma, Maricarmen Guerra, Raimundo Rodríguez and Alma Torres Water 2019, 11(3), 572; doi:10.3390/w11030572 Estimating Daily Dew Point Temperature Using Machine Learning Algorithms Sultan Noman Qasem, Saeed Samadianfard, Hamed Sadri Nahand, Amir Mosavi, Shahaboddin Shamshirband and Kwok-wing Chau Water 2019, 11(3), 582; doi:10.3390/w11030582 Heavy Metal Contamination of Irrigation Water, Soil, and Vegetables and the Difference between Dry and Wet Seasons Near a Multi-Industry Zone in Bangladesh Minhaz Ahmed, Masaru Matsumoto, Akinori Ozaki, Nguyen Van Thinh and Kiyoshi Kurosawa Water 2019, 11(3), 583; doi:10.3390/w11030583 A Multi-Index Analysis Approach to Heavy Metal Pollution Assessment in River Sediments in the Ponce Enríquez Area, Ecuador Alby Aguilar Pesantes, Elizabeth Peña Carpio, Tomas Vitvar, Manuel María Mahamud López and Juan M. Menéndez-Aguado Water 2019, 11(3), 590; doi:10.3390/w11030590 Predicting Rainfall and Runoff Through Satellite Soil Moisture Data and SWAT Modelling for a Poorly Gauged Basin in Iran Majid Fereidoon, Manfred Koch and Luca Brocca Water 2019, 11(3), 594; doi:10.3390/w11030594 The Impact of Climate Change on Hydroecological Response in Chalk Streams Annie Visser, Lindsay Beevers and Sandhya Patidar Water 2019, 11(3), 596; doi:10.3390/w11030596 A New Empirical Approach to Calculating Flood Frequency in Ungauged Catchments: A Case Study of the Upper Vistula Basin, Poland Dariusz Młyński, Andrzej Wałęga, Tomasz Stachura and Grzegorz Kaczor Water 2019, 11(3), 601; doi:10.3390/w11030601 Heavy Rainfall Triggering Shallow Landslides: A Susceptibility Assessment by a GIS-Approach in a Ligurian Apennine Catchment (Italy) Anna Roccati, Francesco Faccini, Fabio Luino, Andrea Ciampalini and Laura Turconi Water 2019, 11(3), 605; doi:10.3390/w11030605 A Comparison of Continuous and Event-Based Rainfall–Runoff (RR) Modelling Using EPA-SWMM Sharif Hossain, Guna Alankarage Hewa and Subhashini Wella-Hewage Water 2019, 11(3), 611; doi:10.3390/w11030611 Long-Term Water Quality Changes as a Result of a Sustainable Restoration—A Case Study of Dimictic Lake Durowskie Renata Dondajewska, Katarzyna Kowalczewska-Madura, Ryszard Gołdyn, Anna Kozak, Beata Messyasz and Sławek Cerbin Water 2019, 11(3), 616; doi:10.3390/w11030616 Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using GIS-Based Analytic Network Process: A Case Study of Perlis, Malaysia Umar Lawal Dano, Abdul-Lateef Balogun, Abdul-Nasir Matori, Khmaruzzaman Wan Yusouf, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Mohamed Ahmed Said Mohamed, Yusuf Adedoyin Aina and Biswajeet Pradhan Water 2019, 11(3), 615; doi:10.3390/w11030615 Assessing Climate Change Impacts on River Flows in the Tonle Sap Lake Basin, Cambodia Chantha Oeurng, Thomas A. Cochrane, Sarit Chung, Mathias G. Kondolf, Thanapon Piman and Mauricio E. Arias Water 2019, 11(3), 618; doi:10.3390/w11030618 On the Connection between Atmospheric Moisture Transport and Dry Conditions in Rainfall Climatological Zones of the Niger River Basin Rogert Sorí, Raquel Nieto, Anita Drumond, Milica Stojanovic and Luis Gimeno Water 2019, 11(3), 622; doi:10.3390/w11030622 The Role of Hydraulic Hysteresis on the Hydrological Response of Pyroclastic Silty Covers Guido Rianna, Luca Comegna, Luca Pagano, Luciano Picarelli and Alfredo Reder Water 2019, 11(3), 628; doi:10.3390/w11030628 Water–Food–Energy Nexus Green Smart Technology for Water (GST4Water): Water Loss Identification at User Level by Using Smart Metering Systems Chiara Luciani, Francesco Casellato, Stefano Alvisi and Marco Franchini Water 2019, 11(3), 405; doi:10.3390/w11030405 The River’s Light: Water Needs for Thermoelectric Power Generation in the Ebro River Basin, 1969–2015 Diego Sesma-Martín Water 2019, 11(3), 441; doi:10.3390/w11030441 Synergistic Approach of Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Flash-Flood Monitoring and Damage Assessment in Thessaly Plain Area, Greece Emmanouil Psomiadis, Konstantinos X. Soulis, Melpomeni Zoka and Nicholas Dercas Water 2019, 11(3), 448; doi:10.3390/w11030448 Sustainability Analysis of Alternative Long-Term Management Strategies for Water Supply Systems: A Case Study in Reggio Emilia (Italy) Giada Felisa, Ilaria Lauriola, Pietro Pedrazzoli, Vittorio Di Federico and Valentina Ciriello Water 2019, 11(3), 450; doi:10.3390/w11030450 A New Water Governance Model Aimed at Supply–Demand Management for Irrigation and Land Development in the Mendoza River Basin, Argentina Mario Salomón-Sirolesi and Joaquín Farinós-Dasí Water 2019, 11(3), 463; doi:10.3390/w11030463 Diversity of Bacteria in Lakes with Different Chlorophyll Content and Investigation of Their Respiratory Activity through a Long-Term Microcosm Experiment Hera Karayanni, Sofia C. Macingo, Vasilis Tolis and Dimitrios Alivertis Water 2019, 11(3), 467; doi:10.3390/w11030467 Effects of Biochar Application and Irrigation Methods on Soil Temperature in Farmland Yanhong Ding, Xiaoyu Gao, Zhongyi Qu, Yonglin Jia, Min Hu and Changjian Li Water 2019, 11(3), 499; doi:10.3390/w11030499 The Application of Multi-Criteria Analysis Methods for the Determination of Priorities in the Implementation of Irrigation Plans Barbara Karleuša, Andreja Hajdinger and Lidija Tadić Water 2019, 11(3), 501; doi:10.3390/w11030501 Ultrasound-Assisted Treatment of Landfill Leachate in a Sequencing Batch Reactor Anna Grosser, Ewa Neczaj, Magdalena Madela and Piotr Celary Water 2019, 11(3), 516; doi:10.3390/w11030516 Water Footprint of Wheat in Iraq Salam Hussein Ewaid, Salwan Ali Abed and Nadhir Al-Ansari Water 2019, 11(3), 535; doi:10.3390/w11030535 Assessment of Miscanthus Yield Potential from Strip-Mined Lands (SML) and Its Impacts on Stream Water Quality Kamalakanta Sahoo, Adam M. Milewski, Sudhagar Mani, Nahal Hoghooghi and Sudhanshu Sekhar Panda Water 2019, 11(3), 546; doi:10.3390/w11030546 Perturbation Indicators for On-Demand Pressurized Irrigation Systems Bilal Derardja, Nicola Lamaddalena and Umberto Fratino Water 2019, 11(3), 558; doi:10.3390/w11030558 Slip Factor Correction in 1-D Performance Prediction Model for PaTs Tommaso Capurso, Michele Stefanizzi, Giuseppe Pascazio, Sergio Ranaldo, Sergio M. Camporeale, Bernardo Fortunato and Marco Torresi Water 2019, 11(3), 565; doi:10.3390/w11030565 Different Approaches to Estimation of Drainage Density and Their Effect on the Erosion Potential Method Nevena Dragičević, Barbara Karleuša and Nevenka Ožanić Water 2019, 11(3), 593; doi:10.3390/w11030593 Uncertainty in Irrigation Technology: Insights from a CGE Approach Julio Sánchez Chóliz and Cristina Sarasa Water 2019, 11(3), 617; doi:10.3390/w11030617 Hydraulics Contested Knowledges in Hydroelectric Project Assessment: The Case of Canada’s Site C Project Karen Bakker and Richard Hendriks Water 2019, 11(3), 406; doi:10.3390/w11030406 Political Borders, Epistemological Boundaries, and Contested Knowledges: Constructing Dams and Narratives in the Mekong River Basin Coleen A. Fox and Christopher S. Sneddon Water 2019, 11(3), 413; doi:10.3390/w11030413 Hydropower in the Himalayan Hazardscape: Strategic Ignorance and the Production of Unequal Risk Amelie Huber Water 2019, 11(3), 414; doi:10.3390/w11030414 Contesting Hydropower Dams in the Eastern Himalaya: The Cultural Politics of Identity, Territory and Self-Governance Institutions in Sikkim, India Rinchu Doma Dukpa, Deepa Joshi and Rutgerd Boelens Water 2019, 11(3), 412; doi:10.3390/w11030412 Mobilizing Water Actors and Bodies of Knowledge. The Multi-Scalar Movement against the Río Grande Dam in Málaga, Spain Bibiana Duarte Abadía, Rutgerd Boelens and Lucas du Pré Water 2019, 11(3), 410; doi:10.3390/w11030410 What Hirschman’s Hiding Hand Hid in San Lorenzo and Chixoy Barbara Deutsch Lynch Water 2019, 11(3), 415; doi:10.3390/w11030415 Hydraulic Order and the Politics of the Governed: The Baba Dam in Coastal Ecuador Juan Pablo Hidalgo-Bastidas and Rutgerd Boelens Water 2019, 11(3), 409; doi:10.3390/w11030409 Negotiating Water and Technology—Competing Expectations and Confronting Knowledges in the Case of the Coca Codo Sinclair in Ecuador Tuula Teräväinen Water 2019, 11(3), 411; doi:10.3390/w11030411 Dams and Damages. Conflicting Epistemological Frameworks and Interests Concerning “Compensation” for the Misicuni Project’s Socio-Environmental Impacts in Cochabamba, Bolivia Paul Hoogendam and Rutgerd Boelens Water 2019, 11(3), 408; doi:10.3390/w11030408 A Mesh Reduced Method for Speeding Up Structured Grid-Based Water Quantity and Quality Models in Large-Scale River Networks Jin Kang, Yonggui Wang, Jing Xu, Shuihua Yang and Haobo Hou Water 2019, 11(3), 437; doi:10.3390/w11030437 Comparison of Conventional Deterministic and Entropy-Based Methods for Predicting Sediment Concentration in Debris Flow Zhongfan Zhu, Hongrui Wang, Bo Pang, Jie Dou and Dingzhi Peng Water 2019, 11(3), 439; doi:10.3390/w11030439 Investigation of Free Surface Turbulence Damping in RANS Simulations for Complex Free Surface Flows Arun Kamath, Gábor Fleit and Hans Bihs Water 2019, 11(3), 456; doi:10.3390/w11030456 Numerical Simulation of 2-D Solitary Wave Run-Up over Various Slopes Using a Particle-Based Method Se-Min Jeong, Ji-In Park and Jong-Chun Park Water 2019, 11(3), 462; doi:10.3390/w11030462 Experimental Observation of Inertial Particles through Idealized Hydroturbine Distributor Geometry Samuel F. Harding, Marshall C. Richmond and Robert P. Mueller Water 2019, 11(3), 471; doi:10.3390/w11030471 Combined Effect of Different Amounts of Irrigation and Mulch Films on Physiological Indexes and Yield of Drip-Irrigated Maize (Zea mays L.) Fengjiao Wang, Zhenhua Wang, Jinzhu Zhang and Wenhao Li Water 2019, 11(3), 472; doi:10.3390/w11030472 Storm Energy Flux Characterization along the Mediterranean Coast of Andalusia (Spain) Rosa Molina, Giorgio Manno, Carlo Lo Re, Giorgio Anfuso and Giuseppe Ciraolo Water 2019, 11(3), 509; doi:10.3390/w11030509 Characteristics of Accelerations and Pressure Gradient during Run-Down of Solitary Wave over Very Steep Beach: A Case Study Chang Lin, Wei-Ying Wong, Rajkumar V. 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Blanco-Libreros, Sonia Borja, Jorge Celi, Sergey Chalov, Kwok Pan Chun, Matilda Cresso, Georgia Destouni, Shimelis Behailu Dessu, Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Andrea Downing, Luisa Espinosa, Navid Ghajarnia, Pierre Girard, Álvaro G. Gutiérrez, Amy Hansen, Tengfei Hu, Jerker Jarsjö, Zahra Kalantary, Adnane Labbaci, Lucia Licero-Villanueva, John Livsey, Ewa Machotka, Kathryn McCurley, Sebastián Palomino-Ángel, Jan Pietron, René Price, Sorain J. Ramchunder, Constanza Ricaurte-Villota, Luisa Fernanda Ricaurte, Lula Dahir, Erasmo Rodríguez, Jorge Salgado, A. Britta K. Sannel, Ana Carolina Santos, Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, Ylva Sjöberg, Lian Sun, Josefin Thorslund, Guillaume Vigouroux, Lan Wang-Erlandsson, Diandian Xu, David Zamora, Alan D. Ziegler and Imenne Åhlén Water 2019, 11(3), 619; doi:10.3390/w11030619 Development of the Wetland Condition Index (WCI) by Combining the Landscape Development Intensity Index (LDI) and the Water Environment Index (WEI) for Humid Regions of China Gang Wang, Yufeng Li, Hongyu Liu and Alan L. Wright Water 2019, 11(3), 620; doi:10.3390/w11030620 Water Use and Scarcity Forensic Hydrology Reveals Why Groundwater Tables in The Province of Noord Brabant (The Netherlands) Dropped More Than Expected Jan-Philip M. Witte, Willem Jan Zaadnoordijk and Jan Jaap Buyse Water 2019, 11(3), 478; doi:10.3390/w11030478 Synchronization Optimization of Pipeline Layout and Pipe Diameter Selection in a Self-Pressurized Drip Irrigation Network System Based on the Genetic Algorithm Rong-Heng Zhao, Wu-Quan He, Zong-Ke Lou, Wei-Bo Nie and Xiao-Yi Ma Water 2019, 11(3), 489; doi:10.3390/w11030489 Understanding the Functionality and Burden on Decentralised Rural Water Supply: Influence of Millennium Development Goal 7c Coverage Targets Jonathan P. Truslove, Alexandra V. M. Miller, Nicholas Mannix, Muthi Nhlema, Michael O. Rivett, Andrea B. Coulson, Prince Mleta and Robert M. Kalin Water 2019, 11(3), 494; doi:10.3390/w11030494 Evaluation of Water Uptake and Root Distribution of Cherry Trees under Different Irrigation Methods Pingfeng Li, Huang Tan, Jiahang Wang, Xiaoqing Cao and Peiling Yang Water 2019, 11(3), 495; doi:10.3390/w11030495 Assessment of Surface Water Resources in the Big Sunflower River Watershed Using Coupled SWAT–MODFLOW Model Fei Gao, Gary Feng, Ming Han, Padmanava Dash, Johnie Jenkins and Changming Liu Water 2019, 11(3), 528; doi:10.3390/w11030528 Experimental Evaluation of Conservation Agriculture with Drip Irrigation for Water Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa Tewodros Assefa, Manoj Jha, Manuel Reyes, Seifu Tilahun and Abeyou W. Worqlul Water 2019, 11(3), 530; doi:10.3390/w11030530 Assessing Hydrus-2D Model to Investigate the Effects of Different On-Farm Irrigation Strategies on Potato Crop under Subsurface Drip Irrigation Hiba Ghazouani, Giovanni Rallo, Amel Mguidiche, Basma Latrech, Boutheina Douh, Abdelhamid Boujelben and Giuseppe Provenzano Water 2019, 11(3), 540; doi:10.3390/w11030540 Evaluating Growth, Yield, and Water Use Efficiency of African and Commercial Ginger Species in South Africa Auges Gatabazi, Diana Marais, Martin J. Steyn, Hintsa T. Araya, Motiki M. Mofokeng and Salmina N. Mokgehle Water 2019, 11(3), 548; doi:10.3390/w11030548 Effects of Drought Stress on Biomass, Essential Oil Content, Nutritional Parameters, and Costs of Production in Six Lamiaceae Species Pedro García-Caparrós, María José Romero, Alfonso Llanderal, Pedro Cermeño, María Teresa Lao and María Luz Segura Water 2019, 11(3), 573; doi:10.3390/w11030573 Analysis of Intra and Interseasonal Rainfall Variability and Its Effects on Pearl Millet Yield in a Semiarid Agroclimate: Significance of Scattered Fields and Tied Ridges Festo Richard Silungwe, Frieder Graef, Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura, Siza Donald Tumbo, Frederick Cassian Kahimba and Marcos Alberto Lana Water 2019, 11(3), 578; doi:10.3390/w11030578 Physiological Factors and their Relationship with the Productivity of Processing Tomato under Different Water Supplies Eszter Nemeskéri, András Neményi, András Bőcs, Zoltán Pék and Lajos Helyes Water 2019, 11(3), 586; doi:10.3390/w11030586 Irrigation Factor Approach Based on Soil Water Content: A Nectarine Orchard Case Study Juan Vera, Wenceslao Conejero, María R. Conesa and M. Carmen Ruiz-Sánchez Water 2019, 11(3), 589; doi:10.3390/w11030589 Editorial Contested Knowledges: Large Dams and Mega-Hydraulic Development Rutgerd Boelens, Esha Shah and Bert Bruins Water 2019, 11(3), 416; doi:10.3390/w11030416 Reflections: Contested Epistemologies on Large Dams and Mega-Hydraulic Development Esha Shah, Rutgerd Boelens and Bert Bruins Water 2019, 11(3), 417; doi:10.3390/w11030417 Recent Advances in Adaptive Catchment Management and Reservoir Operation Guangtao Fu, Guangheng Ni and Chi Zhang Water 2019, 11(3), 427; doi:10.3390/w11030427 Editorial of Special Issue “Advances in Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport: Pushing the Hidden Boundary” Hongbin Zhan, Quanrong Wang and Zhang Wen Water 2019, 11(3), 457; doi:10.3390/w11030457 Editorial for the Special Issue: Filters in Drinking Water Treatment Chicgoua Noubactep Water 2019, 11(3), 522; doi:10.3390/w11030522 Communication Fe0/H2O Filtration Systems for Decentralized Safe Drinking Water: Where to from Here? Charles Péguy Nanseu-Njiki, Willis Gwenzi, Martin Pengou, Mohammad Azizur Rahman and Chicgoua Noubactep Water 2019, 11(3), 429; doi:10.3390/w11030429 Optimization of Enhanced Ultrafiltration Conditions for Cd with Mixed Biosurfactants Using the Box-Behnken Response Surface Methodology Tian Chai, Huizhi Yan, Zhibin Zhang, Min Xu, Yicheng Wu, Lei Jin, Guohe Huang and Haiyan Fu Water 2019, 11(3), 442; doi:10.3390/w11030442 Opinion From Water Management to Water Stewardship—A Policy Maker’s Opinion on the Progress of the Mining Sector Ross Hamilton Water 2019, 11(3), 438; doi:10.3390/w11030438 Correction Correction: Sobotkova, M., et al. Assessing the Feasibility of Soil Infiltration Trenches for Highway Runoff Control on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii. Water 2018, 10, 1832 Martina Sobotkova, Jaromir Dusek, Ghasem Alavi, Laxman Sharma and Chittaranjan Ray Water 2019, 11(3), 474; doi:10.3390/w11030474 Technical Note Water Footprint and Water Pinch Analysis in Ethanol Industrial Production for Water Management Heng Liu, Lijun Ren, Huimin Zhuo and Sanze Fu Water 2019, 11(3), 518; doi:10.3390/w11030518 Development of Multi-Objective Optimal Redundant Design Approach for Multiple Pipe Failure in Water Distribution System Young Hwan Choi and Joong Hoon Kim Water 2019, 11(3), 553; doi:10.3390/w11030553 Case Report Non-Negligible Lag of Groundwater Infiltration Recharge: A Case in Mu Us Sandy Land, China Ze-Yuan Yang, Kai Wang, Yue Yuan, Jinting Huang, Zhi-Jun Chen and Chen Li Water 2019, 11(3), 561; doi:10.3390/w11030561

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Recent Special Issue Reprints Turbulence in River and Maritime Hydraulics Michele Mossa, Donatella Termini and Peter A. Davies (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-03897-594-6 (Pbk); ISBN 978-3-03897-595-3 (PDF) https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03897-595-3 Flood Forecasting Using Machine Learning Methods Fi-John Chang, Kuolin Hsu and Li-Chiu Chang (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-03897-548-9 (Pbk); ISBN 978-3-03897-549-6 (PDF) https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03897-549-6 Advances in Water Distribution Networks Giuseppe Pezzinga and Enrico Creaco (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-03897-556-4 (Pbk); ISBN 978-3-03897-557-1 (PDF) https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03897-557-1 River and Lake Ice Processes—Impacts of Freshwater Ice on Aquatic Ecosystems in a Changing Globe Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt and Helen Baulch (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-03897-388-1 (Pbk); ISBN 978-3-03897-389-8 (PDF) https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03897-389-8 Groundwater Contamination and Remediation Timothy D. Scheibe and David C. Mays (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-03897-429-1 (Pbk); ISBN 978-3-03897-430-7 (PDF) https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03897-430-7 To access the full list of books, please click here

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Gerald Sehlke AWRA IWRM Conference Presentation: 'A Conceptual Model for Developing and Implementing IWRM'

IWRM guru Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Sehlke presented this innovative approach to Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). You can read Jerry's abstract here (bottom right of page 1 and top left of page 2). I have also pasted it below.

Abstract

The most broadly accepted definition of IWRM is:

“A process, which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems.”

In order to develop such processes, we must design, develop and implement holistic approaches that integrate and harmonize water resources governance (policy and laws), socioeconomic policies and goals, and the physical and environmental aspects of water resources management.  IWRM programs need to develop the governance, institutional, scientific, and operational capacities necessary for implementing these activities. In addition, IWRM programs need to inventory, develop, and manage all hydrologically interconnected water resources as a unitary source from a hydrologic cycle perspective, at the appropriate basin, sub-basin or “catchment” (watershed) scale. This includes developing water policies and laws that are scientifically-based such that they comport with the physical laws that govern the movement and storage of water.  It also includes developing physically-base conceptual models for identifying, delineating, and linking hydrologically interconnected water resources in a consistent and scalable manner.  

This discussion provides a conceptual model that demonstrates the links between such policies and laws, and physically-base conceptual models of a “competent hydrologic unit.”

Download Conceptual Model Presentation_Sehlke_032419

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Tony Willardson AWRA IWRM Conference Presentation: 'Governing with Imagination: Managing the Unmanageable'

At the recent AWRA IWRM conference in Omaha Tony Willardson, the scholarly and gentlemanly Executive Director of the Western States Water Council, gave an excelent keynote presentation.

Here is a PDF of his PPT:

Download 2019 AWRA Willardson Omaha 0325

From the presentation:

                 Our Present Condition

Water in the West is an increasingly scarce and precious resource.  Western States have and will continue to face unique hydrologic, legal and infrastructure challenges.  Population growth, competing economic and ecological demands, and changing social values have left surface and ground water supplies stressed in many areas.  This has increased the number and complexity of conflicts among users and uses. 

A secure water future is becoming more costly and increasingly uncertain given our unpredictable climate, aging and often inadequate infrastructure, data limitations regarding water supplies and demands, competing or poorly defined water rights, and a constantly evolving regulatory landscape.  Effectively addressing these challenges will require stronger collaboration and cooperation that transcends political and geographic boundaries between states, federal agencies, tribes, and local communities.

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“I teach them correct principles, and they govern themselves.” - Joseph Smith, Prophet, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (thanks to Tony Willardson) 

My AWRA IWRM Conference Presentations: 1) Groundwater and IWRM; 2) The GWP: A Partnership for Water - Promoting IWRM and More!

Here you go!

1) IWRM and Groundwater: Plans, Pitfalls and Prognostications

Abstract: Download Abstract_GW_IWRM_Nebraska

PPT: Download Campana_AWRA_25March2019_IWRM_GW

PDF: Download Campana_AWRA_25March2019_IWRM_GW

2) The Global Water Partnership
Note: Most of the slides used came from the GWP Secretariat in Stockholm.

Long PPT: Download About_GWP_Campana_27March2019_Long

Long PDF: Download About_GWP_Campana_27March2019_Long

Short PPT Download About_GWP_Campana_27March2019_Short

Short PDF: Download About_GWP_Campana_27March2019_Short

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"Promote interstate comity." - One of the objectives of the Republican River Compact among Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska (19420

CRS Report: 'Management of the Colorado River: Water Allocations, Drought, and the Federal Role' (Updated 21 March 2019)

Another timely (21 March 2019) CRS report from Charles V. Stern and Pervaze A. Sheikh: Management of the Colorado River: Water Allocation, Drought, and the Federal Role. 

Download CRS_Mgmt_CR_Allocation_Drought_21March2019

The first few sections follow. Don't forget the last section 'Issues for Congress'.

Click on the graphics to enlarge them.

Introduction

The Colorado River Basin covers more than 246,000 square miles in seven U.S. states (Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California) and Mexico. Pursuant to federal law, the Bureau of Reclamation (part of the Department of the Interior) manages much of the basin’s water supplies. Colorado River water is used primarily for agricultural irrigation and municipal and industrial (M&I) uses, but it also is important for power production, fish and wildlife, and recreational uses. 

 

In recent years, consumptive uses of Colorado River water have exceeded natural flows. This causes an imbalance in the basin’s available supplies and competing demands. A drought in the basin dating to 2000 has raised the prospect of water delivery curtailments and decreased hydropower production, among other things. In the future, observers expect that increasing demand for supplies, coupled with the effects of climate change, will further increase the strain on the basin’s limited water supplies. 

River Management

The Law of the River is the commonly used shorthand for the multiple laws, court decisions, and other documents governing Colorado River operations. The foundational document of the Law of the River is the Colorado River Compact of 1922. Pursuant to the compact, the basin states established a framework to apportion the water supplies between the Upper and Lower Basins of the Colorado River, with the dividing line between the two basins at Lees Ferry, AZ (near the Utah border). The Upper and Lower Basins each were allocated 7.5 million acre-feet (maf) annually under the Colorado River Compact; an additional 1.5 maf in annual flows was made available to Mexico under a 1944 treaty. Future agreements and court decisions addressed numerous other issues (including intrastate allocations of flows), and subsequent federal legislation provided authority and funding for federal facilities that allowed users to develop their allocations. A Supreme Court ruling also confirmed that Congress designated the Secretary of the Interior as the water master for the Lower Basin, a role in which the federal government manages the delivery of all water below Hoover Dam.

Reclamation and basin stakeholders closely track the status of two large reservoirs—Lake Powell in the Upper Basin and Lake Mead in the Lower Basin—as an indicator of basin storage conditions. Under recent guidelines, dam releases from these facilities are tied to specific water storage levels. For Lake Mead, the first tier of “shortage,” under which Arizona’s and Nevada’s allocations would be decreased, would be triggered if Lake Mead’s January 1 elevation is expected to fall below 1,075 feet above mean sea level. As of early 2019, Reclamation projected that there is an almost 70% chance of a shortage condition at Lake Mead beginning in 2020; there is also a lesser chance of Lake Powell reaching critically low levels in the next five years.

 

Drought Contingency Plans

Despite previous efforts to alleviate shortages in the basin, the possibility of water delivery curtailments for basin users has increased. After several years of negotiations, Reclamation and the basin states in 2018 announced draft drought contingency plans (DCPs) for the Upper and Lower Basins. These plans would commit states to water supply cutbacks tied to reservoir storage levels (i.e., cutbacks in excess of previous cutback commitments), among other things. For the DCPs to be finalized, states and stakeholders must approve intrastate commitments (the agreements that make it possible for the states to realize their responsibilities in the DCPs). Federal implementation of the agreements also requires congressional authorization. DOI has stated that if the relevant entities do not approve the DCPs in a timely manner, then it may implement additional curtailments. 

Congressional Role

Congress plays a multifaceted role in federal management of the Colorado River basin. Congress funds and oversees management of basin facilities, including operations and programs to protect and restore endangered species. It also has enacted and continues to consider Indian water rights settlements involving Colorado River waters and development of new water storage facilities in the basin. In addition, Congress has authorized and approved funding to mitigate water shortages and conserve basin water supplies and has considered enacting new authorities to combat drought and its effects on basin water users.

Great material for my US Water Management class!

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“Water problems in the western United States, when viewed from afar, can seem tantalizingly easy to solve: all we need to do is turn off the fountains at the Bellagio, stop selling hay to China, ban golf, cut down the almond trees, and kill all the lawyers.” - David Owen, Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River