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1 Thomas, D. L.; Shirmohammadi, A.; Lowrance, R. R. 1987. Subsurface and outflow water quality from drainage-subirrrigation systems. In ASAE, Drainage design and management: Proceedings of the Fifth National Drainage Symposium, Chicago, 14-15 December 1987. St. Joseph, MI, USA: ASAE. pp.195-202.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G000 ASA Record No: H04311)
2 Thomas, D. L.; Shirmohammadi, A.; Lowrance, R. R.; Smith, M. C. 1991. Drainage-subirrigation effect on water quality in Georgia flatwoods. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 117(1):123-137.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H07595)
3 Shirmohammadi, A.; Wenberg, R. D.; Ritter, W. F.; Wright, F. S. 1995. Effect of agricultural drainage on water quality in Mid-Atlantic states. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 121(4):302-306.
Agricultural production ; Subsurface drainage ; Surface drainage ; History ; Legislation ; Water quality ; Surface water ; Environmental effects ; Research priorities ; Institutional constraints ; Social aspects / USA / New Jersey / Delaware / Maryland / Virginia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H017107)
4 Paul, M.; Negahban-Azar, M.; Shirmohammadi, A.; Montas, H. 2020. Assessment of agricultural land suitability for irrigation with reclaimed water using geospatial multi-criteria decision analysis. Agricultural Water Management, 231:105987 (Online first). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2019.105987]
Farmland ; Land suitability ; Assessment ; Wastewater irrigation ; Irrigated farming ; Water reuse ; Wastewater treatment plants ; Decision making ; Geographical information systems ; Models ; Environmental effects ; Drought ; Groundwater ; Crops ; Land cover / USA / California
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049564)
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Water scarcity, climate variability and continuing growth in water demand have put severe pressure on high-quality freshwater sources. This challenge exacts the necessity to explore alternative water sources for agricultural irrigation. The objective of this study was to implement the integrated geospatial Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) with the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to evaluate the potentiality of reclaimed water use for agricultural irrigation in California. Five evaluation criteria included in this study were agricultural land (crop type), climate conditions, water policies, irrigation status, and proximity to wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) respectively. The suitability maps for reclaimed water use were generated for three cases in terms of accessibility to WWTPs, their discharge volume and appropriate treatment processes respectively. In addition, a composite suitability map was produced using the hybrid model considering all three cases together. Results from this study led to a better understanding of sustainable reclaimed water use for crop irrigation at a regional level. It provided supporting evidence of the applicability of the GIS-MCDA method integrated with AHP technique for a larger geographical scale with a diverse crop pattern. This study established the importance of using both knowledge-based and data-driven criteria and sub-criteria in the decision framework. The results also highlighted how the spatial distribution of suitable areas for reclaimed water reuse is closely linked to the agricultural areas.
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