Reservoir operations guides - application on three reservoirs

The Soil Conservation Service, Water Supply Forecasting Staff developed and released a technique and software to help water users manage reservoirs to achieve the goal of the structure whether that goal was to optimize water supply for irrigation or reduce damage done by excess runoff. the reservoir management technique reviewed here bases nanagement decisions on water supply forecasts. The technique has been applied on several reservoirs in the west. Three reservoirs were selected for review. All of these reservoirs are dominated by snowmelt runoff. This paper will review the possible implications of the application of this process.