AQUATOOL: A Computer-Assisted Support System for Water Resources Research Management Including Conjunctive Use

Abstract

Aquatool, a computer-assisted support system for water resources research and management, is presented. The system includes three main modules: 1) a module for water resources schemes optimization, 2) a module for the simulation of the management of water resources systems, including the conjunctive use of surface and groundwater, and 3) a module for groundwater model preprocessing designed to include distributed aquifer submodels in the simulation model. Interactive graphic input data interfaces and postprocessors facilitate the entering of schemes and data as well as the analysis of results. The application to the Segura River Basin in Spain demonstrates the usefulness of the programs when dealing with complex systems as tools to obtain design and management guidelines and realtime aids to decision making.