WSC-Category 1 Collaborative: A surface water management framework to counterbalance groundwater withdrawals in wetter regions of the U.S.

1360398Borrok1360282ZhandWSC-1类合作：一个地表水管理框架，以平衡美国较潮湿地区的地下水开采。在历史上以降雨和地表水丰富为特征的地区，包括美国北部海湾和南大西洋沿岸地区，过度使用地下水正成为一个严重问题。该项目提议开发一个理论框架和一个新的建模/决策支持工具，目的是更好地管理地表水，以便能够用来缩小地下水供应缺口。拟议的管理框架侧重于了解人-水-土地利用的相互作用，重点是农业。研究小组将探索将水系统的社会和生物物理层面纳入改进地表水资源管理的统一框架的潜在变革性概念。这包括考虑人类对水的需求与生态系统之间的平衡。该项目团队将开发一种创新的地理空间决策支持/建模工具，该工具可以识别和评估在美国这些较潮湿地区捕获和使用地表水以取代地下水的机会。理论框架和相关的地理空间决策支持工具对于美国较潮湿的地区将是独一无二的，这些地区的地下水和地表水传统上是分开管理的，地表水管理主要集中在洪水控制上。该工具将直接使农民、土地管理者、监管机构以及州和地方政府官员受益。这项研究将通过UL Lafayette的跨学科高级/MS级别课程与教育相结合。公众宣传，重点是节水努力，将是这一课程的一部分。该项目还将利用和扩大现有的国家科学基金会和国家海洋和大气局分水岭教育/推广项目，分别针对研究生和高中教师。该项目也是发展一个新的研究人员团队的催化剂，这些研究人员对水的可持续性感兴趣。

1360398Borrok1360282ZhandWSC-Category 1 Collaborative: A surface water management framework to counterbalance groundwater withdrawals in wetter regions of the U.S.The over-use of groundwater is becoming a critical problem in regions historically characterized by abundant rainfall and surface water, including much of the U.S. Northern Gulf and Southern Atlantic Coastal regions. This project proposes to develop a theoretical framework and a new modeling/decision support tool aimed at better managing surface water so that it can be used to close groundwater supply gaps. The proposed management framework focuses on understanding human-water-land use interactions, with an emphasis on agriculture. The research team will explore the potentially transformative concept of integrating the social and biophysical dimensions of water systems into a unified framework for improved management of surface water resources. This includes consideration of the balance between water demand for humans and ecosystems. The project team will develop an innovative geospatial decision support/modeling tool that can identify and evaluate opportunities to capture and use surface water to replace groundwater in these wetter regions of the US. The theoretical framework and associated geospatial decision support tool will be unique for wetter regions of the U.S. where groundwater and surface water have traditionally been managed separately and surface water management has focused largely on flood control. The tool will directly benefit farmers, land managers, regulatory agencies, and state and local government officials. The research will be integrated with education through a trans-disciplinary senior/MS-level course at UL Lafayette. Public outreach, focusing on water conservation efforts, will be part of this course. The project will additionally leverage and expand existing NSF and NOAA watershed-based education/outreach projects that target graduate students and high school teachers, respectively. This project also serves as a catalyst for developing a new collaborative team of researchers interested in water sustainability.