WSP07134

• File Number: 8283.200
• Description: Colorado River Decision Support System - CRDSS
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/1993
• Author: Dames and Moore
• Title: Feasibility Study Report for a Colorado River Decision Support System
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

e

e

003n27

.

for fuMer development. and the optimization of Colorado's
Compact apportionment.

To support water resources management within the State of
Colorado. including the use of basin wide models and the
evaluation of existing and future in-stream flow appropriations.

To support and optimize near-real time administration of Colorado
water rights with information sharing among water users and
through the establishment of computer-based data and model
repositories,

To accomplish the above an additional objective has been
established to develop these facilities through software and
hardware which are accessible by users representing a wide variety
of interests and various levels of expertise regarding water
resources modeling and analysis and information technology,

.

.

Project Organization

The Colorado Water Conservation Board retained Dames & Moore and the
Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems
(CADSWES) of the University of Colorado team to perform a feasibility study
of the proposed Colorado River Decision Support System, The consultant team
was organized and structured to offer the CWCB a common sense approach to
the initial planning of the CRDSS in a short time-frame.

To meet the project's goals. the Co-Project Management Team, formulated a
work plan to be addressed during the project consisting of ten tasks:

. l.Defintion of Needs

.

2. Evaluation of Models and Procedures,
3. Definition of Data Requirements.
4. Definition of Alternative Interfaces,
5. Conceptual Design of Alternative DSS Architectures.
6. Alternative System Development Cost Estimates,
7. Operation. Maintenance. and Replacement
8. Summary of Alternatives and Recommendation,
9. Refined Cost Estimate and Work Plan.
10, IMe Feasibility Study Report.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

The project proceeded through the above tasks in roughly the order indicated;

Consulting Team

Project Tasks

DAMES&MOORE/CADSWES-9