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M. Sabohi, GH. Soltani, M. Zibaie. Evaluation of the Strategies for Groundwater Resources Management: A Case Study in Narimani Plain, Khorasan Province . jwss 2007; 11 (1) :475-485
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the strategies for groundwater resources management, including competition groundwater pumping, optimal control in groundwater pumping, groundwater use and tax policy, water users' participation in groundwater pumping control, and cooperation among government and water user associations in Narimany plain located in Khorasan Province. Irrigation water demand of sugar beet growers was estimated for empirical assessment of the strategies. The results indicated that among the strategies, groundwater use and tax policy may lead growers to sustainable use of groundwater resources. Furthermore, the results showed a desirable strategy is affected by cultural, social, and economic characteristics of growers and general prevalent conditions of society. Moreover, each strategy calls for its obligations, for instance, it is necessary to have an efficient taxation system for the proposed strategy. Hence, by internalizing the external cost of groundwater overdraft (that is taxing water users) government can force them to consider the adverse effects of their decisions on other producers.
Keywords: Open access, Optimal control of groundwater, Water user association, Groundwater management, Water-users participation, Common property, Sustainable use.
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