AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK REQUIRED FOR AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO THE WATER-SALINITY MANAGEMENT PROBLEM. IN THE SECTION ON THE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT MODEL, SUCH A FRAMEWORK IS PRESENTED. IN THE SECTION ON DECISION RULES, POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF THIS APPROACH ARE EXAMINED, PARTICULARLY AS THEY RELATE TO THE DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO BRING ABOUT OPTIMAL WATER USE PATTERNS IN A DECENTRALIZED DECISION-MAKING ENVIRONMENT. IT WAS FOUND THAT RELATIVELY FEW ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED IN THE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR ITS APPLICABILITY TO A WIDER RANGE OF WATER MANAGEMENT MODELS, E.G., THE CONJUNCTIVE USE OF GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER, INTERBASIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, AND THE LIKE.