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rllr. I]~,ra [;raph F'agr. Vlrw <br /> <br /> <br />4~ Y'.' .... . <br />L'. ..... <br />:. r~l <br />.,:.Fer fs.: . <br />crJ^~^~7. crtlxxS.crJ^~~.colo^~lule.edu i01p. kVrJ Ocl 5 I~I:SS iD'I 199'1 <br />Hrln <br />IJIL.k4 h IIU; <br />k4'I hrl. L.k <br />v.l kL'I Fklk4 :t <br />' LLL <br />The Colorado River Basin Simulation Model (Big River Model), presently being developed by the Bureau <br />of Reclamation, will be used to evaluate river and reservoir operations throughout the Colorado River <br />System and allow examination of present and future interstate compact policies and operating criteria. <br />The Water Resource Planning Model will allow the evaluation of existing and proposed water systems <br />within Colorado, including reservoir operations, water rights transfers, exchanges and impacts of instream <br />flows on other resources. <br />The Consumptive Use Model can be used to calculate the amount of water used by agriculture, including <br />crops and livestock by municipal, domestic and industrial users and depletions from other miscellaneous <br />uses. These estimates are central to determining present and future uses of compact entitlement and <br />water resource development. Accepted models for these purposes already exist, and will be used in the <br />CRDSS. <br />3. SYSTEM INTEGRATION <br />The wide variety of water resource data and computer models that are under development for the <br />CRDSS project need to be integrated into a cohesive functional system. System integration activities are <br />the "glue" that makes a system of the individual components work. A primary focus of System Integration <br />is the development, communication and maintenance of design standards so that the individual <br />components have a similar act and feel' and such that those individual components can be accessed <br />through common interfaces. System Integration occurs throughout the spiral model of software <br />development and enhancement. <br />