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Inter-basin water transfer: A sustainable solution or an ephemeral painkiller to water shortage?

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  • Shahin Salimpour Naghani

    (University of Sistan and Baluchestan)

  • Mehdi Azhdary Moghaddam

    (University of Sistan and Baluchestan)

  • Seyed Arman Hashemi Monfared

    (University of Sistan and Baluchestan)

Abstract

In Iran, Behesht Abad Water Transfer from the headwaters of Karoon to the central plateau is one of the most critical inter-basin water transfer projects. This study aims to evaluate the impacts of the Water Transfer (WT) on the water level and flow of Farsan Aquifer in the origin basin. To achieve this goal, WEAP-GMS was used. Some defined scenarios include maximum water transfer from the origin to the destination basin in three modes of normal hydrologic, drought, and increasing environmental demand of the river. The maximum transferable water in a normal year is 450 and deceases to 160 MCM in a drought year. Also, the groundwater level before and after WT, the flow direction, the dry aquifer surface, and the dry wells were calculated. The results demonstrate that water transfer in the long term will cause a drop in the aquifer volume and level of the origin basin. Almost 34% of the aquifer surface and 138 wells will be thoroughly dried. Based on the results, inter-basin water transfer plans may solve the water shortage of the destination basin (recipients) over the short-term, but in long periods have adverse impacts on the environmental sustainability of the origin basin (donor).

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  • Shahin Salimpour Naghani & Mehdi Azhdary Moghaddam & Seyed Arman Hashemi Monfared, 2024. "Inter-basin water transfer: A sustainable solution or an ephemeral painkiller to water shortage?," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 26(9), pages 23025-23058, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:26:y:2024:i:9:d:10.1007_s10668-023-03589-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-023-03589-z
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