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Water Allocation of Yellow River Basin in Shanxi WANG Wenhui 1, 2 1 Water Research Institute of Shanxi Province, 030001, China 2 Water Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, China wwwwhh@ Keyword: Water Allocation, Yellow River Basin, Water Resource Abstract. Traditionally the water resources development activities in China were related to improving irrigated agriculture. The quantity based administrative allocation is the most common water allocation mode in China today. This paper analysis the water allocation of Yellow River basin in Shanxi province via technical methods. The objectives of water allocation in Yellow River basin are expressed in terms of priority settings, and different demand management options are also evaluated using the proposed methodology. Introduction In the developing world the processes of population growth, urbanization and industrialization are occurring at an ever increasing phase. These processes result in an increased demand for water in the sectors of agriculture, power generation, industry and urban water supply. As water resources in the Yellow River basins are exploited to their limits, issues of water pollution and resource degradation arise. To mitigate the damages to water resources and their environment additional limits are imposed on water abstraction. As demands exceed the limited supply, the objectives of water resources development and the water allocation criteria are brought in to focus. Even today irrigation consumes more than 80% of the water abstracted. In most developing countries the high capital investments required for water resources development have been borne by the state sector. The tendency to identify the state as the custodian of water resources, the ability of state to formulate and enforce legislation regarding use of water, the obligation of state to control certain aspects of water activities such as control of floods and water borne diseases, have all resulted in the gover