Abstract
The interrelationship of salinity management and water management is a factor which is sometimes easily overlooked in the water resources planning, even though it can place a limit on the degree of water resource development within a basin. Costs and control measures of salinity management are considered on a case study of the Colorado River basin where salinity damages are found to be higher than previously estimated. After review of the costs of salinity management, the possible control measures, and research on adaptions in agricultural use of more saline water, it can be concluded that, at very least, the management of water quantity and water quality, especially in arid regions, are closely intertwined.
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Butcher, W.S. Salinity management and water resources development. GeoJournal 3, 457–460 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00455984
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00455984