Development of a model for reallocation of shared aquifer resources among stakeholders based on the bankruptcy approach; Case study of Neyshabour-Sabzevar-Ataiyeh

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Torbat Heydarieh, Torbat Heydarieh, Iran.

2 ssistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Technical Engineering, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran.

3 MSc. Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Technical Engineering, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran.

4 Postdoc Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.

5 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.

Abstract

In recent years, the increased demand on the shared groundwater resources and inappropriate governance in allocating the limited resources has led to more conflicts between stakeholders in different regions of the world. Therefore, due to the overburden of demands over the aquifer resources, it is necessary to develop an appropriate framework for reallocation of shared aquifer resources based on the consensus among stakeholders. In this regard, one of the widely-used approaches, is the Bankruptcy Theory, as a subset of the Game Theory. So far, this approach has been used commonly in the reallocation of surface water resources. In this research, after introduction and evaluation of the most important bankruptcy methods, the Neyshabour-Sabzevar-Ataiyeh shared aquifer, as one of the most important study areas with the critical bankruptcy conditions in Iran, were reallocated among the stakeholders. Accordingly, in the proposed approach, the stakeholders’ weights were estimated using the Hierarchical Analysis Process (AHP) considering the most important agricultural, drinking, and industrial sustainable development criteria. The weighted form of the most practical bankruptcy methods, including Principle of Proportionality (PRO), Constrained Equal Awards (CEA), Constrained Equal Losses (CEL) and Modified Constrained Equal Losses (MCEL) methodologies were used to reallocate the shared aquifer among the stakeholders. Based on the Bankruptcy Allocation sustainability index, the weighted CEA is selected for reallocating the shared aquifer among the stakeholders. According to the output related to this method, Neyshabour, Sabzevar and Ataiyeh plains can receive 39%, 68% and 45% of their total demand, respectively.

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Iran-Water Resources Research
Volume 19, Issue 3 - Serial Number 66
Special Issue: Groundwater
September 2023
Pages 39-56

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  • Receive Date: 04 June 2022
  • Revise Date: 10 October 2022
  • Accept Date: 11 October 2022

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