Water Management in Mediterranean Regions Prone to Drought: The Jucar Basin Experience, J.F. Polo and J. Paredes Introduction Current Spanish Legal Framework Droughts in the Jucar Basin Agency Indicators and Watch Alert Systems in the JBA Analysis of Drought Events in the JBA Conclusion Acknowledgments References Criteria for Marginal Water Treatment and Reuse Under Drought Conditions, G. Mancini, P. Roccaro, S. Sipala, and F.G.A. Vagliasindi Introduction Potential Applications for Marginal Waters Issues in Marginal Waters Utilization Health Protection issues Nitrogen Yield Evaluation: Issues and Recommendations Wastewater Reuse System Monitoring: Issues and Recommendations Guidelines for the Reuse of Marginal Water for Ground Water Recharge Aquifer Characterization: Issues and Recommendations Recharge Techniques: Issues and Recommendations Human Health Protection: Issues and Recommendations Guidelines for Marginal Water Urban Reuse Guidelines for Marginal Water Industrial Reuse Cost Analysis for Marginal Water Treatment Development of a Web-Based Information System for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Conclusion Acknowledgment References Strategies for the Conjunctive Use of Surface and Groundwater, A. Sahuquillo Introduction Methods of Conjunctive Use Comparison between Artificial Recharge and Alternate Use Other Aspects and Possibilities Conjunctive Use Potential in Developing Countries Analysis of Conjunctive Use Systems Methods of Analysis Conclusion and Recommendations References Optimization Model for the Conjunctive Use of Conventional and Marginal Waters, F. Salis, G.M. Sechi, and P. Zuddas Introduction Identification of the Optimization Algorithm The Optimization Package WARGI: Water Resources System Optimization Aided by Graphical Interface WARGI Graphical Interface Results Applying WARGI to Real Cases Conclusion References Decision Support Systems for Drought Management, D.P. Loucks Introduction Drought Planning Drought Decision Support Case Examples National Drought Management Planning Conclusion References Methodology for the Analysis of Drought Mitigation Measures in Water Resource Systems, J. Andreu and A.S. Solera Introduction Operative Drought Time Scales and the Space Factor in the Analysis of Operative Droughts Analysis, Characterization, and Monitoring of Operative Droughts Methodology of the Analysis The Aquatool Environment for the Development of Decision Support Systems Case Studies Conclusion Acknowledgments References Droughts and the European Water Framework Directive: Implications on Spanish River Basin Districts, T. Estrela, A. Fidalgo, and M.A. Perez Introduction Droughts in the WFD Drought Planning Legal Framework in Spain Drought Management Tools Drought Indicators for the Spanish Territory The Jucar River Basin District Conclusion References Water reuse and Desalination at Comunitat-Valenciana Region, Spain, V. Serrano-Orts, J. Paredes, and J. Andreu Introduction Legislative, Territorial, and Social Framework Water Situation of Comunitat-Valenciana Wastewater Reuse Desalination Conclusion Acknowledgment References Role of Decision Support System and Multicriteria Methods for the Assessment of Drought Mitigation Measures, G. Rossi, A. Cancelliere, and G. Giuliano Introduction Assessment of Drought Mitigation Measures Trough a Multicriteria Approach Application of the Proposed Procedure for the Assessment of Drought Mitigation Measures to the Case Studies Conclusion Acknowledgments References Index
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