Author(s)

J. Rivera, J. Velázquez, A. Villalobos, J. Hidalgo & E. Celis

Abstract

A decision support system for the operation of a reservoirs system J. Rivera, J. Velikquez, A. Villalobos, J. Hidalgo & E. Celis Hydrologic Technology Department, Mexican Institute of Water Technology, Mexico Abstract This paper shows a decision support system that allows one to obtain optimum operation rules for a reservoirs system of a hydrological basin located at the north of Mexico. This basin is characterized by notorious periods of water scarcity. The decision support system consists of a geographic information (GIs) module and a database that holds descriptive information about weather and hydrometric stations that are located inside and around the hydrological basin, as well as historical information recorded in each one of the stations and in the reservoirs. The system incorporates an optimization model, based on linear programming, to obtain the optimum operation rules. The objective function seeks to maximize the water volume that is released and used in irrigation agriculture. Thi

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