Water Resources Planning and Management Daene C. McKinney Introduction

Course Objectives Introduction to –Water resource systems Planning, design, and operation –Application of Economic principles (Cost – Benefit and Microeconomic analysis) Operations research (linear and nonlinear optimization, and simulation modeling) to various water resource allocation problems

Course Outcomes Students should be able to –Develop and solve various types of water resources planning and management (WRPM) models –Understand the advantages and limitations of modeling methods and algorithms used in WRPM –Understand and appreciate how models can be used in WRPM –Understand and critically evaluate WRPM literature

Course Topics Planning and Management: –Institutional objectives and constraints –Alternative identification and evaluation –Modeling advantages and limitations Economic Analysis: –Cost-benefit and microeconomic analysis Modeling: –Application of models, solution methods Integrated River Basin Planning

Housekeeping Text –Loucks, Daniel P. and Eelco van Beek, Water Resources Systems Planning and Management: An Introduction to Methods, Models and Applications, (online) –Various readings (online) Homework –Mix of Book-type and Computer-type problems Exams –2 exams, No makeups, No final Grading –Exams (2)30% –Homework20% –Project:50% –A % A % B % B 82-85% B %

Texts 1962 Maas et al Loucks, Stedinger & Haith 2005, 2014 (2e) Loucks & van Beek

Projects Work in teams on real, complex WRPM issues of current interest Teams make oral presentations of results and deliver final report Purposes –Enable you to explore in-depth an aspect of WRPM –Provide experience in: Investigating Writing Oral reporting Teamwork