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Optimal design and operation of River Basin Storage

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  • Burrow, Andy
  • Newman, Alexandra

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The State of Colorado’s Stream Simulation Model (StateMod) provides comparative analysis for historical and future water resource decisions and policies along the Lower South Platte River. In order to identify locations for increased water storage, our research uses simulated data produced by StateMod as input to a mixed integer-linear optimization model. This model minimizes the cost of meeting unmet demands by assigning network flow of, and designing additional storage for, excess water while adhering to constraints that force the physical and topographical structures of the river. Using historical, measured flow data from 1962 through 2012, we extend the capability of StateMod by considering solutions with the following characteristics: (1) a single-reservoir solution, (2) a solution in which we only expand existing reservoirs, and (3) a solution without the constraints in (1) or (2). We conclude that, for the time horizon considered, the optimal method to mitigate shortages is with the construction of a combination of smaller surface and sub-surface reservoirs, and a corresponding prescribed flow. The total increased storage volume is 25,378 acre-feet (AF). Our work can be used as a strategic analysis tool by planners and engineers to quickly identify the most effective reservoir locations and the order in which to build them, rather than examining every potential storage site and the time at which it should be built, if at all.

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  • Burrow, Andy & Newman, Alexandra, 2020. "Optimal design and operation of River Basin Storage," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:95:y:2020:i:c:s0305048318305371
    DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2019.04.004
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