Annualmeeting:2017 CSDMS meeting-123

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|CSDMS meeting first name=Chelsea
|CSDMS meeting last name=Peters
|CSDMS meeting institute=Vanderbilt University
|CSDMS meeting city=Nashville
|CSDMS meeting country=United States
|CSDMS meeting state=Tennessee
|CSDMS meeting email address=chelsea.n.peters@vanderbilt.edu
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|CSDMS_meeting_select_clinics2=3) Reproducibility and Open Science
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|CSDMS_meeting_select_clinics3=1) Parflow groundwater modeling
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|CSDMS meeting abstract title=Multicriteria Decision Analysis of Freshwater Resource Management in Southwestern Bangladesh
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|CSDMS meeting coauthor first name abstract=Hiba
|CSDMS meeting coauthor last name abstract=Baroud
|CSDMS meeting coauthor institute / Organization=Vanderbilt University
|CSDMS meeting coauthor town-city=Nashville
|CSDMS meeting coauthor country=United States
|State=Tennessee
|CSDMS meeting coauthor email address=hiba.baroud@vanderbilt.edu
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|CSDMS meeting coauthor first name abstract=George
|CSDMS meeting coauthor last name abstract=Hornberger
|CSDMS meeting coauthor institute / Organization=Vanderbilt University
|CSDMS meeting coauthor town-city=Nashville
|CSDMS meeting coauthor country=United States
|State=Tennessee
|CSDMS meeting coauthor email address=george.m.hornberger@vanderbilt.edu
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|CSDMS meeting abstract=Freshwater resources in coastal Bangladesh fluctuate with extreme periods of shortage
and abundance. Bangladeshis have adapted to these alternating periods but are still
plagued with scarce drinking water resources due to pond water pathogens, salinity of
groundwater, and arsenic contamination. The success of attempts to correct the
problem of unsafe drinking water have varied across the southern Bangladesh as a
result of physical and social factors. We use a multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) to
explore the various physical and social factors that influence decisions about freshwater
technologies and management schemes in southern Bangladesh.

MCDA is a holistic, analytical tool for evaluation of alternatives. MCDA is used to
support public participation and provide structured, rational, and transparent solutions to
complex management problems. To determine the best freshwater technologies and
management schemes, we examine four alternatives, including managed aquifer
recharge (MAR), pond sand filter (PSF), rain water harvesting (RWH), and tubewells
(TW). Criteria are grouped into four categories: environmental, technical, social, and
economic. Weighting of social factors will be determined by community surveys, nongovernmental
organizations (NGO) opinions, and academic interviews. Data
include regional water quality perceptions, perceptions of management/technology
success, MAR community surveys, and interviews with NGO partners. Environmental
and technical feasibility factors are determined from regional water quality data,
geospatial information, land use/land change, and regional stratigraphy.

Survey data suggest a wide range of criteria based on location and stakeholder
perception. MAR and PSF technologies likely have the greatest environmental and
technical potential for success but are highly influenced by community dynamics,
individual perspective, and NGO involvement. RWH solutions are used less frequently
due to quantity limitations but are most successful at reducing the water security threats
of contamination by pathogens, arsenic, and salts. This MCDA informs us of community
and stakeholder water resource decisions, specifically related to their objectives and
values.
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Annualmeeting:2017 CSDMS meeting-123