Fractional water allocation and reservoir capacity sharing concepts: An adaptation for the Komati Basin

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 15-18, 2007, Pages 1275-1284

  Dlamini, Enoch M ^a   Dhlamini, Sidney ^a   Mthimkhulu, Sindy ^b  

^a Komati Basin Water Authority   (South Africa)

^b Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy Mbabane   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fractional water allocation; Reservoir capacity sharing; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

FRACTIONAL WATER ALLOCATION; RESERVOIR CAPACITY SHARING; WATER ACCOUNTING SYSTEM; WATER ENTITLEMENT;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; RESERVOIR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVER SYSTEM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AFRICA; KOMATI BASIN; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SWAZILAND;

EID: 34548583123     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2007.07.051     Document Type: Article

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