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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-~) <br />" ) <br />C~I <br />00 <br />a <br /><:J"' <br /> <br />The availability of real-time flow data allows for infinitely <br />more exact water management within individual watersheds. HIS could <br />also measure water quality parameters real-time to safeguard <br />drinking supplies and human health and the environment. <br /> <br />The result? Chances are, your agency or association will save <br />legal fees by using factual HIS data to resolve disputes. In <br />addition, your court cases could be strengthened because your <br />attorneys would have virtually continuous flow records. <br /> <br />The savings in legal fees if only one court case were <br />avoided could be from $20,000 to $50,000 and could <br />easily cover the annual costs of the monitoring <br />pr ogr am. <br /> <br />REDUCE OVERDELlVERIES OF WATER WITH HIS. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Flow data at key stations within your district could also be <br />used to estimate return flows, transit times and transit losses. <br />Through real-time flow data, multiple river calls could be <br />considered daily, overdeliveries could be reduced, and your members <br />could realize substantial cost savings. If 3,000-5,000 additional <br />acre-feet could be made available per year by more accurate <br />estimates of return flow and reduction in overdeliveries, at $8-$10 <br />an acre-foot, the "additional" water available could be valued at <br />$24,000 to $50,000. <br /> <br />REDUCE THE RISK OF WATER SHORTAGES BY S'lORING WINTER WATER WITH HIS. <br /> <br />Should your agency or association have a major water project <br />within your district, HIS could monitor reservoir volume and flows <br />in and out of the reservoir. <br /> <br />In addition, HIS could provide a winter water storage <br />accounting system, encouraging water users to store water and reduce <br />the risk of water shortages in the fOllowing growing season. Since <br />users could be confident that their water would be reliably and <br />efficiently reserved and delivered to them at a later date, they <br />would be more willing to agree to a storage program. Such a program <br />would; of course, financially benefit all water users in your <br />district. If only one crop is saved because of the availability of <br />the stored water, the financial benefits to the owner could be from <br />$20,000 to $50,000. . <br /> <br />REDUCE THE RISKS OF FLOODING WITH HIS <br /> <br />HIS can help reservoir operators in your district maintain a <br />" safe water volume and can actually act as a warning system in case <br />of embankment failure. HIS can also serve as a flood warning system <br />at river and tributary sites. The damage from one local flood event <br />can easily exceed $100,000. <br /> <br />3 <br />