Operation of water supply reservoirs for flood mitigation : hydrologic and institutional considerations /

Additional demands are being placed upon reservoirs to meet a

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Craney, Patrick Wayne
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Description
Summary:Additional demands are being placed upon reservoirs to meet a
affiliated concerns in the complex world of reservoir
Brazos River Authority (BRA), is intensifying their efforts
commonly exhibit both hydrologic extremes, floods and
conservation purposes typically provide only incidental flood
control purpose in the reservoir scope. This investigation
control. As the construction age of water resources
cost of flood control storage due to the greater direct
declines, innovative strategies to utilize the finite water
discussed herein to give a comprehensive view of the
droughts. The agency responsible for this reservoir, the
economic benefits associated with municipal and industrial
flood control storage. This characteristic is fostered by
in the management of the water resources under their
institutional liabilities of reservoir operations are
involving water resources management; and, in particular,
jurisdiction. This active role highlights the legal aspects
management of the limited storage through reservoir
operations.
operations. This efficiency is most critical with water
presents findings specific to operating strategies of
purposes. Lake Limestone in Central Texas serves as the case
reallocations in reservoir storage between flood control and
reallocations of water supply storage for flood control
reservoir operations. Thus, the related matter of
reservoirs lacking flood control storage. The non-structural
reservoirs; however, the majority of reservoirs contain no
storage transfer has increased the conservation pool at the
strategies applied include seasonal and permanent
study. The highly variable conditions of the watershed
supplies Must be developed. Significant numbers of
supply reservoirs. Reservoirs operated strictly for
the high (and generally rising) cost of including the flood
variety of diverse needs. These demands require efficient
water supply pools have occurred in the past. Historically,
water supply. This transfer can only occur in multipurpose
Item Description:"Major subject: Civil Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:vii, 95 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 76-84.