4-System Approach to Optimise Use of Surface and Ground Water.

Abstract

Conjunctive use of surface and ground water combines the advantages of ground water storage with surface water system and serves as both a remedial and corrective measure for efficient water management and utilisation. It requires careful planning to optimise use of available surface water and ground water resources in totality. It is however seen that the conjunctive use that is being practiced in the country, at the moment, does not really envisage the optimal use of both surface and ground water to take advantage of their correctivity. It is therefore imperative that all programmes on conjunctive use of surface water and ground water to consider the two sources as part of an overall system with their connectivities well defined. System is then optimised with appropriate optimization technique to yield the most beneficial conjunctive use programme.