TITLE:
Conjunctive Utilization of Water Resources at the Yulin Coal-Mine Base in China
AUTHORS:
Huaqi Wang, Maosheng Zhang, Xueya Dang, Ying Dong
KEYWORDS:
Conjunctive Utilization of Water Resources, Multi-Objective Optimal Allocation, Integrated Water-Resource-Utilization Information Platform, Coal-Mine Water, Yulin Coal-Mine Base
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.6 No.3,
March
13,
2018
ABSTRACT: Shortages in water resources and the fragile ecosystem by coal-mine water affect the Yulin coal-mine base in northwest China, so taking coal-mine water into account is an important issue for the sustainable management of water resources. This paper aims to explore how the Yulin coal-mine base can improve its conjunctive utilization of water resources. Integrated utilization is proposed by establishing a multi-objective, multi-water-source, optimal-allocation model; setting up an integrated information platform; and giving very useful measures and policy suggestions to the local government. Finally, this research can also serve as an example of integrated water utilization for other energy bases.