Reservoir Operations Flashcards
why storage
cope with fluctuations in demand
natural storage
glacier and aquifers
consumption
water procution - losses ( - wastage)
distribution through ….
- pumps
- gravity
self sufficiency
effective rainfall + recycling >= output
catchment stress
= (abstraction - return)/ effective rainfall
—- small implies high stress on river system
hydro-social cycle
- key elements
- abstraction
- storage
- treatment
- distribution
- consumption
- wastewater collection, with internal/external reuse?
- wastewater treatment
- disposal includes recycling
resource management definition
operating/designing system optimally with resilience to droughts, accounting for cost, environmental and sustainability constraints
water demand management definition
changes to water use and consumption technology
includes
- reuse (internal = bath water for flushing)
- land use (reduced urban development in dry areas)
- education
- water pricing (metering and incorporation of water elasticity of demand to have tariffs increase by block)
why concern with reservoir operation
amount to be released will vary with reservoir constraints, sustainability constraints ad weather forecasts
