WSPC12494

• File Number: 8283.200
• Description: Colorado River Computer Models - Colorado River Decision Support System
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/1995
• Author: Colorado DNR
• Title: Colorado River Decision Support System Overview - With Related Meeting Materials- RE-CRDSS Development-Etc - Report 01-01-95 - Meeting 05-31-95
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

2. MODELS
Computer models enable the simulation of the river system, so that
possible alternate management scenarios can be evaluated. Emphasis in the
first 2 years will be placed on developing a Colorado River Basin
Simulation Model, a Water Resource Planning Model and a Consumptive
Use Model.

The Colorado River Basin Simulation Model (Big River Model),
presently being developed by the Bureau of Reclamation, will be used to
evaluate river and reservoir operations throughout the Colorado River
System and allow examination of present and future interstate compact
policies and operating criteria.

The Water Resource Planning Model will allow the evaluation of
existing and proposed water systems within Colorado, including reservoir
operations, water rights transfers, exchanges and impacts of instream flows
on other resources.

The Consumptive Use Model can be used to calculate the amount
of water used by agriculture, including crops and livestock by municipal,
domestic and industrial users and'depletions from other miscellaneous uses.
These estimates are central to determining present and future uses of
compact entitlement and water resource development. Accepted models for
these purposes already exist, and will be used in the CRDSS.

3. SYSTEM INTEGRATION
The wide variety of water resource data and computer models that
are under development for the CRDSS project need to be integrated into a
cohesive functional system. System integration activities are the "glue" that
makes a system of the individual components work. A primary focus of
System Integration is the development, communication and maintenance of
design standards so that the individual components have a similar 'act and
feel' and such that those individual components can be accessed through
common interfaces. System Integration occurs throughout the spiral model
of software development and enhancement.

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