The optimal use of available resources is of paramount importance in the backdrop of the
increasing food, fiber, and other demands of the burgeoning global population and the …

Good quality surface water and groundwater resources are limited furthermore they are
shrinking because of the urbanization, contamination, and climate change impacts. In this …

With rivers in critical regions already exploited to capacity throughout the world and
groundwater overdraft as well as large‐scale contamination occurring in many areas, we …

In recent years, the aquifer simulation model has been combined with techniques of
optimization to address important groundwater management problems. The combined …

In the decades ahead population increases are expected to place increased stress on water
resources. A substantial portion of the world's fresh water is derived from groundwater …

The enormous expense associated with the nation's en-vironmental problems is now
receiving considerable public attention (1-3). While much of this debate focuses on the need …

The coastal aquifers of the world are facing environmental problem of seawater intrusion.
This problem is the results of indiscriminate and unplanned groundwater exploitation for …

While significant progress has been made in the theoretical development of the simulation/
optimization (S/O) approach for ground water remediation design, its application to large …

Heuristic search techniques are highly flexible but computationally intensive optimization
methods that require hundreds, sometimes thousands, of evaluations of the objective …

A new simulation–optimization methodology is developed for cost-effective sampling
network design associated with long-term monitoring of large-scale contaminant plumes …