Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2007TX262B

Reallocation of Reservoir Storage Capacity between Flood Control and Conservation Purposes

Institute: Texas
Year Established: 2007 Start Date: 2007-03-01 End Date: 2008-02-29
Total Federal Funds: $5,000 Total Non-Federal Funds: $10,000

Principal Investigators: Tae Kim, Ralph Wurbs

Abstract: WRAP is a generalized river/reservoir management modeling system that is routinely applied in Texas to support regional and statewide planning studies and administration of the water rights permit system. The Ph.D. research project consists of expanding WRAP modeling capabilities to include evaluation of interactions and tradeoffs between reservoir operations for flood control and conservation purposes. A large multiple-purpose reservoir system operated by the Corps of Engineers and Brazos River Authority will provide a case study for formulating and evaluating storage reallocation strategies. Modeling capabilities will be improved and potentialities for improving multiple-purpose reservoir system operations will be assessed.