Bear, Sevier & Weber River Monitoring Jared Manning March 15, 2016
APRIL 1 – JULY 31 RUNOFF PERCENTILE Weber (64 years)100%6%8%30%11% Bear (54 years)100%11% 39%24% Sevier (90 years)98%33%27%17%22% Average99%15% 28%19%
WATER DISTRIBUTION PIONEER TECHNOLOGY Hand Tools Head Gates Measuring Devices Stevens Recorders (1915)
Stevens Recorder
Stevens Recorder in operation
WATER DISTRIBUTION MODERN TECHNOLOGY Data Loggers Telemetry Computerized Accounting Internet
Potentiometer in operation (Sevier River)
Electronic monitoring and communications (Sevier River)
Telemetry with head gate actuators (Sevier River)
Telemetry with head gate actuator (Sevier River)
Radial gate actuators (Sevier River)
Telemetry with slide gate actuators (Sevier River)
Telemetry and surveillance (Sevier River)
Telemetry (Weber-Provo Canal Diversion)
Telemetry (Weber River)
Telemetry (Bear River)
TRADITIONAL WATER ACCOUNTING PROCESSES
CHALLENGES WITH TRADITIONAL ACCOUNTING METHODS Slow (computationally complex) Not transparent Spotty data set
WHAT CHALLENGES ARE THERE IN ACCOUNTING FOR WATER? Separating natural flow from storage delivery System losses (evaporation and conveyance losses) Complex systems with many diversions, water rights, and complex operational criteria
MODERN WATER ACCOUNTING PROCESSES
WATER COMMISSIONER ACCOUNTING TOOL (WATER CAT) DESIGN CRITERIA Seamlessly communicate with Water Rights database Display data and reports online Expose all calculations and accounting algorithms Applicable to any river system in Utah Customizable