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JEH Volume 8 (2000), Paper 10, May 2000
Posted May 29, 2000
APPLYING A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM TO OPTIMIZE WATER MOVEMENTS: THE
KING ABDALLAH CANAL AT THE JORDAN VALLEY
Mahmoud Hasan
College of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, Hohai
University, Nanjing, China
Iyad Hussein
Water Resources Department, Jordanian Consulting Engineers (JCE), Amman,
Jordan
Suhail Wahshah
Jordan Valley Authority (JVA), Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Amman,
Jordan
ABSTRACT
A Decision Support System (DSS) is one of the essential tools that
help decision makers, professionals and managers operate, control and take
decisions on a sound and integral basis. Applications of a DSS are not
limited to a certain sector or field, they reach most sectors, including
the water management and planning field. This paper elaborates on the application
of a DSS in Jordan, specifically to manage and operate the irrigation water
demand and supply of the main water carrier in the Jordan Valley, the King
Abdallah Canal (KAC). This canal extends from the upper part of the valley
at Adasiya down to the Dead Sea with a total length of 110 km, connecting
one of the most complicated irrigation and conveyance systems in the region.
At present the Jordan Valley Authority (JVA), which is responsible for
all the activities in the Jordan Valley, is operating and managing the
water of KAC using the JVA Water Management Information System and JVA
Hydraulic Model. After one year of implementing this project, there should
be feedback and results that need to be analyzed and evaluated. This paper
will focus more on the results and recommendations that will improve using
the present DSS and make it a successful example for the country and the
region.
Reference: Hasan, M., I. Hussein and S. Wahshah; Applying
a Decision Support System to Optimize Water Movements: the King Abdallah
Canal at the Jordan Valley, Journal of Environmental Hydrology, Vol.
8, Paper 10, May 2000.
Mahmoud Hasan
College of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering
Hohai University
Nanjing 210098
China
E-mail: mihasan1@hotmail.com