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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Dziegielewski, Ben;
Mee, William R. Jr. |
Author Affiliation: | Dziegielewski: Southern Illinois University and Planning and Management Consultants Limited; Mee: City of Phoenix Department of Water and Wastewater, Phoenix, Arizona |
Title: | Developing a long-term drought plan for Phoenix |
Section: | Green track: Agriculture and drought management: Session G-3: Drought response policy and management Other records with the "Green track: Agriculture and drought management: Session G-3: Drought response policy and management" Section
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Meeting Info.: | Phoenix, AZ: August 12-16, 1990 |
Source: | CONSERV 90: Proceedings of the National Conference and Exposition Offering Water Supply Solutions for the 1990s. 1990, p. 725-730. |
Publishing Information: | [Dublin, Ohio]: National Water Well Association |
# of Pages: | 6 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Drought; Drought management; Planning; Water conservation; Potable water; Groundwater; Models; Water shortage; Costs
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Geographic Terms: | Phoenix, Arizona |
Abstract/Contents: | Describes "the steps taken by Phoenix [Arizona] to develop a plan for coping with potential water supply deficits during periods of drought. States that "the main goal of the drought analysis was to identify the optimal components of a drought mitigation strategy by selecting from a number of alternatives for dealing with the risk of water shortages." Details the DROPS (drought optimization procedures) method, stating that "the most critical component of the DROPS method is the analysis which leads to the selection of optimal drought management plan." States that "the assessment of the risk and magnitude of water shortages under the conditions of drought in Phoenix included the consideration of drought in either or both of the watershed areas of two major sources of surface water: the storage system of the Salt River Project on the Salt and Verde rivers and the Central Arizona Project drawing water from the Colorado River system." Discusses options for dealing with drought, including "further long-term adjustments in supply and/or demand and...formulation of a drought contingency plan to utilize emergency water supplies or achieve temporary reductions in water demand." States that "the criterion of the total present worth of the expected cost of coping with future droughts was used in assessing the value of long-term alternatives for drought mitigation." Concludes that "an assessment of the economic consequences of potential water supply shortages can help water agencies determine the need for investment in long-term protection from drought. In Phoenix, the risk of drought damages in the long run does not justify the need for additional drought protection through augmenting supplies or implementing more long-term conservation measures." |
Language: | English |
References: | 2 |
Note: | Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Dziegielewski, B., and W. R. Jr. Mee. 1990. Developing a long-term drought plan for Phoenix. p. 725-730. In CONSERV 90: Proceedings of the National Conference and Exposition Offering Water Supply Solutions for the 1990s. Phoenix, AZ: August 12-16, 1990. [Dublin, Ohio]: National Water Well Association. |
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