Fractional water allocation and reservoir capacity sharing concepts: An adaptation for the Komati Basin

• Published in: Physics and chemistry of the earth. Parts A/B/C Vol. 32; no. 15; pp. 1275 - 1284
• Main Authors: Dlamini, Enoch M., Dhlamini, Sidney, Mthimkhulu, Sindy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2007
• Subjects: Fractional water allocation; Reservoir capacity sharing; Water use efficiency; South Africa; Swaziland; Mozambique; Fractional water allocation; Reservoir capacity sharing; Water use efficiency

This paper presents an adaptation of fractional water allocation and reservoir capacity sharing (FWARCS) concepts for application in the Komati Basin, a river system shared between South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique. Many traditional methods for allocating water are based on volume-per-unit-time...