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<br /> <br />Attempts to obtain funding for the Tri-Lakes (Chatfield, Cherry Creek, and ,Bear <br />Creek) Master Manual has also been unsuccessful. However, a limited amount of funding <br />will be made available in Fiscal Year 1993 to allow development of a detailed scope and <br />cost estimate for inclusion in future budgeting. <br /> <br />IX. DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM AND PROCEDURES. <br /> <br />a. Collection of Water Control Data. Data from hydrologic gages for water control <br />management is obtained from various sources including contract observers, project offices, <br />National Weather Service, Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation and Satellite Data <br />Collection Platforms (DCPs). The National Weather Service provides current weather <br />conditions, 3-day forecasts and precipitation and snowfall reports along with current river <br />levels, river level forecasts, and flood forecasts. Since March 1986, this service, called <br />"Datacol", has been retrieved from a NWS computer in Kansas City. <br /> <br />At the end of FY91, the section purchased an Alden weather system including a new <br />computer monitor and services which will allow capture and storage of numerous radar <br />images automatically. This system replaced the Kavouras system which was purchased in <br />1983. <br /> <br />This system couples with software developed for the Rock Island District which <br />converts radar images to initial precipitation information which then is used in other <br />hydrologic models for real-time and forecasting applications. Radar images from nineteen <br />(19) sites in eight states surrounding the Missouri River basin are available with this system. <br />In addition, the National Weather Service automatically sends satellite images via a direct <br />telephone line to the system. <br /> <br />Since early 1992, the Omaha District, Water Control Section has been developing an <br />HECDSS database for storing river and reservoir data. Data is input into the database from <br />two sources. SHEFDSS is used to read data from the District's Direct Readout Ground <br />Station. A program developed by district programmers reads data retrieved from NOAA's <br />NESDIS computer at Wallops Island, Virginia. The combined data set is then screened <br />using HEC's recently released DATCHK and DATVUE programs. <br /> <br />b. Automated Remote Sensors. State-of-the-art, remote site, satellite data <br />transmissions are utilized for water control management. Satellite collection equipment <br />being used by the District was purchased from Sutron Corporation. The equipment was and <br />is installed and maintained by Section personnel and/or by contract. Currently, there are <br />21 data collection platforms (DCPs) in Montana, 4 in Wyoming, 21 in Colorado, 12 in North <br />Dakota, 18 in South Dakota, 41 in Nebraska and 16 in Iowa for a total of 133 sites. In FY <br />1993, DCPs will be installed at five of the Missouri River main stem dams to automate <br />collection of weather data. <br /> <br />19 <br />