WSP10421

• File Number: 8282.600.200
• Description: Colorado River Annual Operating Plans
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/1/1986
• Author: USDOI/BOR
• Title: Colorado River Alternative Operating Strategies for Distributing Surplus Water and Avoiding Spills
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

Table of Contents

Section 1 - Overview of Basin and
Background on Study

1.1 Background. . . . . . . . .
1.2 Purpose and Objectives. . .
1;3 Description of Study Process
1.4 Description of Study Team
1.5 Tennino10gy ........

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Section 2 - Base Case

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Description

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Section 3 - Alternative Strategies

3.1 Introduct ion. . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Desirable Features. . . . . . . . . .
3.3 Description of Underlying Theory and Its Implementation
3.3.1 Alternative Strategies as Conceptualized
3.3.2 Alternative Strategies as Implemented
3.4 Method of Compari ng the Strategi es . . . . .
3.5 Description of Changes in CRSM Logic. . . .

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Section 4 - Use of CRSM in Review and Comparison
of the Strategies

4.1 Introduction.......
4.2 Requi rements for CRSM Runs
4.3 Hydrologic Data
4.4 Depletion Data. . . .
4.5 Salinity Data ....
4.6 Description of Output.

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Section 5 - Results

5.1 Introduction. . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . .
5.2 Comprehensive Plots of Parameter Values vs. Strategy
5.3 Time Series Plots for Historic Mean Hydrology Trace
5.4 Discussion of Results
5.5 Conclusions ....................

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Appendix A - Summary of Results. . . . . .
Appendix B - Discussion of Changes to CRSM
Appendix C - Preliminary Modeling Studies.

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