Partner 3. Departamento de Ingenieria Hidraulica y Medio Ambiente, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (UPV), Spain.

The Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Medio Ambiente (Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering Department) of UPV has being developing its own methodologies for modelling the components of water resources systems during the last two decades. This includes groundwater models, and also models for the planning and management of complex systems including multiple surface reservoirs and aquifers, as well as different types of water users. This experience has been gained through many conjunctive projects and exchanges with European and North American universities and other research entities. Further, the experience has also been gained through the practical application of the developments to real world problems in agencies in charge of the planning and management of water resources management in Spain and abroad. Moreover, consulting firms working in the field rely on UPV technologies for water resources systems modelling. The synopsis of the yields of the research and development work is included in AQUATOOL, a generalised decision support system for water resources systems planning and management, which includes basin optimization modules, basin simulation modules and aquifer modeling modules.

The team at UPV has worked on several EEC projects including:

-          Optimal Management of Surface and Underground Reservoirs (Conjunctive Use) for Irrigation. EEC Science and Technology for Development (STD2) programme.

-          HYRIGE - Hydraulique Rizicole, Gestión des resources en Eau et des écosystèmes. Comunidades Europeas. EEC COMMET programme.

-          WARSYP: Water Resources Systems Planning. EEC Environment and Climate Programme (DG-12)

Leader of the UPV group will be Prof. Joaquin Andreu. Full Professor of Water Resources at the Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering of the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, has authored several publications related to Water Resources Planning and Management, Decision Support Systems Applied to Water Resources, Mathematical Modeling, Conjunctive Use of Surface and Ground Waters, and Systems Analysis.

-          J. Andreu y A. Sahuquillo, "Efficient Aquifer Simulation in Complex Systems", Journal of Water Resources Planning & Management, Vol. 113, no.1, pp. 110-129, 1987.

-          J. Andreu, J. Capilla y E. Sanchis. "A Computer Aided Support System for Complex Water Resources Schemes Management". Annales Geophysicae, Supl. Vol.9., pag.C-476 y C-477, 1991.

-          J. Andreu, J. Capilla, y E. Sanchis, “Generalized decision support system for water resources planning and management including conjunctive water use”, Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 177, pp. 269-291, 1996.

-          Andreu J., and J. Capilla. "Optimization and Simulation models applied to the Segura Water Resources System". In Stochastic Hydrology in Water Resources Systems: Simulation and Optimization, edited by : J. Marco, R. Harboe, y J,D, Salas. Kluwer Academic, 1993.

Senior researchers in the team are:

Prof. Andrés Sahuquillo. Full professor of Hydrogeology, has authoredseveral publications related to Groundwater modelling, Conjunctive use of surface and groundwater, and Groundwater quality.

-          Sahuquillo, J. Andreu & T. O'Donnell (eds.).Groundwater Management: Quantity and Quality. Publisher: IAHS Press, 1989.

-          Sahuquillo, A., J. Andreu and J. E. Capilla. " Advantages and Possibilities for alternative conjunctive use as used in some Spanish basins". In XXIII General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society. Nice 20-24 April, 1998.

Prof. José Capilla. Professor of Applied Physics in Civil Engineering, has authored several publications related to Groundwater quantity and quality modelling, and Decision Support Systems Applied to Water Resources.

-          J. Capilla y J. Andreu. "AQUIVAL: a GUI for groundwater modelling incorporated into the simulation of complex water resources systems", in Hydraulic Engineering Software, edited by W.R. Blain. Computational Mechanics Publications, pp.71-80, 1996.

-          Capilla, José E., Paredes, J., Andreu, J. and Sahuquillo, A.  "Improvement of perfomance indicators due to conjunctive use of surface and groundwater in complex water resources systems". In:  XXIII General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society. Nice 20-24 April, 1998.

Prof. Abel Solera. Contrat professor and researcher.