Sustainable Water Management Using Analytical Tools and Dynamic Reservoir Operations

HydroLogics uses water resources modeling tools to facilitate planning, operations, and conflict resolution on the scale of single-reservoir systems all the way up to large multi-state river basins. The conjunctive management of surface and groundwater resources at SRP has historically created a very reliable and sustainable supply of water for SRP's shareholders and customers. Surface water stored in the reservoirs and the availability of groundwater to augment surface water is key to maintaining this reliable and consistent water supply vital to sustain life and the economic vitality of the Valley and the Phoenix metropolitan area. The management of these water sources has evolved over time to address uncertainty while meeting customer needs. This was done by looking at the past historical and paleo tree ring record and applying those findings to future uncertainty using the Reservoir Planning Model developed by HydroLogics for SRP.