Initial Development of the Operation Decision Support System for the South Florida Water Management District

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Initial Development of the Operation Decision
Support System for the South Florida Water
Management District

• By Alicia Fogg
• November, 2003

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The Existing System
NHD
Basins
Monitoring Points
Structures
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SFWMD
Man-Made Canals
Meandering Channels
Land Use
Structures
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Operations Decision Support System (ODSS)

• The goal of the ODSS is to control the hydraulic
  head and water flow through Water Control Units
  (WCU) in a satisfactory manner.
• Water Control Unit (WCU) one or more water
  bodies that are surrounded by control structures.
  The head at any point in the WCU is dependent on
  the head at every other point in the WCU.

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Why Create the ODSS?

• The water is currently managed by a complex
  system however, rainfall, land, and WCUs are not
  connected.
• The development of the ODSS for SFWMD will
  create a system that is geographically based and
  connect rainfall, land, and WCUs.

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Creating a Schematic Network

• A Schematic Network was created to connect the
  land to the WCUs.
• Three types of Nodes were defined in the
  schematic network WCUs (235), Basins (155),
  Control Structures (481).
• Two types of Links were also defined from the
  Basin to the WCU, and from the WCU to the
  Structures.

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The Schematic Network
Prototype area of 9 WCUs, 11 Basins, 11
Structures. Located between Lake Okeechobee and
Lake Istokpoga
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Future Work

• Add a connection between rainfall (NexRAD data)
  and the Basins.
• Develop a stronger relationship between Basins
  and WCUs the relationship is some what
  arbitrary. Not every WCU will have a
  relationship to a Basin there are fewer Basins
  than WCUs.
• Expand the coverage of the schematic network from
  the prototype area to the entire SFWMD.

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Thank You To

• Dr. Maidment
• SFWMD
• CRWR

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Questions?