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Qualitative Assessment of Water Resources in Isfahan Desert Basin for Irrigation, Isfahan, Iran
Nastaran Zamani1, Mohsen Javaheri-Tehrani2, Mohammad Feizi3, Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari4*,Saeid Eslamian1, Vijay P. Singh5
2.Department of Water Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.
3. Soil and Water Research Department, Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Isfahan, Iran.
4.Department of Civil Engineering, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
5.Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A and M University, 321 Scoates Hall, 2117 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-2117, U.S.A.
Citation : Nastaran Zamani,et.al, Qualitative Assessment of Water Resources in Isfahan Desert Basin for Irrigation, Isfahan, Iran International Journal of Constructive Research in Civil Engineering 2018, 4(4) : 14-19.
Regarding the importance of water and lack of water resources in the country, the use of available water resources is one of the most important strategies for the optimal use of water resources in the agricultural sector. Using irrigation systems under pressure and principled management can be an effective step in saving water reserves. Also, the quantitative and qualitative crisis of resources necessitates the use of new irrigation systems. Therefore, qualitative identification of the water resources of the area in question, planning and prioritizing suitable areas of these irrigation methods seems necessary. In this research, using the land statistics methods, the zoning of each parameter in accordance with the FAO water quality standard No. 29 was studied and the degree of limitation of each factor for the water resources of the desert salt basin was presented. Then, the qualitative water quality map was carried out using a combination of zoning traits. Finally, it was shown that 66% of the agricultural land in the basin is unrestricted and with limited constraints and 34% on the floor with a high constraint.