Impacts of groundwater management on energy resources and greenhouse gas emissions in California
| Autor: | Thomas P. Hendrickson, Maya Bruguera |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Conservation of Natural Resources
Environmental Engineering 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Climate Change Water supply 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Desalination California Greenhouse Gases Water Supply Recycling Waste Management and Disposal Groundwater 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology Civil and Structural Engineering Water-energy nexus business.industry Ecological Modeling Energy consumption Pollution Droughts Water resources Greenhouse gas Water Resources Environmental science business Water resource management Efficient energy use |
| Zdroj: | Water research. 141 |
| ISSN: | 1879-2448 |
| Popis: | California faces significant energy and water infrastructure planning challenges in response to a changing climate. Immediately following the most severe recorded drought, the state experienced one of its wettest water years in recorded history. Despite the recent severe wet weather, much of the state's critical groundwater systems have not recovered from the drought. The recent Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) aims to eliminate future depletion risks, but may force California basins to seek alternative water sources by limiting groundwater withdrawals during droughts. These alternative water resources, such as recycled water or desalination, can have significantly higher energy demands in treatment and supply than local groundwater or surface water resources. This research developed potential scenarios of water supply sources for five overdrafted groundwater basins, and modeled the impacts of these scenarios on energy demands and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for water supply systems. Our results reveal that energy demands and GHG emissions in different water supply scenarios can vary substantially between basins, but could increase statewide energy consumption as much as 2% and GHG emissions by 0.5. These results highlight the need to integrate these energy and GHG impacts into water resource management. Better understanding these considerations enables water supply planners to avoid potential unintended consequences (i.e., increased energy demands and GHG emissions) of enhancing drought resilience. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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