TEXT: /Loucks, D. P. et al., Water Resource Systems Planning and Management: An Introduction to Methods, Models and Applications
Book - Site: http://www.wldelft.nl/rnd/intro/fields/water-management/book.html
| Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Homework |
Due |
| Th, 8/27 | Course
Overview ( pdf) Water Availability (part a pdf) |
Loucks,
Ch. 1 Shiklomanov |
HW-1 Solution |
9/3 |
| T, 9/1 | Water
Availability
(part b pdf) |
Loucks,
Ch. 2 |
Supplemental Reading: 35 years of Water Policy, Lund - Water Planning, US Federal Water Projects, US Principles & Guidelines, World Commission on Dams, |
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| Th, 9/3 | Water
Res.
Planning
(pdf) (ppt) |
Loucks, Ch. 3 | HW-2
Water Footprint McKinney WWF3 Ataniazova WWF3 |
9/22 |
| T, 9/8 | Water
Res.
Planning
(Cont.) |
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| Th, 9/10 | Benefit
-
Cost
Analysis
(pdf) (ppt) |
Loucks,
Ch. 4.1-2 Econ Notes: Sec. 1 |
HW-3 Solution Supplemental Reading: US OMB Circular 94 ADB Cost Benefit Analysis Env. Def. Economic Principles |
9/17 |
| T, 9/15 | Optimization (pdf) (ppt) | Loucks,
Ch. 4.3 Math Prog. Notes |
HW-4 Solution |
9/24 |
| Th, 9/17 | Optimization
(Cont.) |
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| T, 9/22 | HW 2
Teamwork Problem |
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| Th, 9/24 | HW 2
Teamwork Problem (Cont.) Optimization (Cont.) |
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| T, 9/29 | Simulation
(pdf) (ppt) Exam Review Old Exam Problems |
Loucks,
Ch. 7.8.1, 7.9.2-5; Loucks, Ch. 9.1-5; Loucks, Ch. 10.6 |
HW-5 Solution |
10/13 |
| Th, 10/1 | Exam - 1 Solution | Includes material through Text Section
4.3 and Homework HW-4 |
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| T, 10/6 | River
Basin Simulation in WEAP (pdf) |
Download
WEAP Inflow data Demand data |
HW-6 (WEAP Assignment) Solution |
10/20 |
| Th, 10/8 | Water
Resources Economics (pdf) (ppt) |
Economics
Notes: Sec. 2-3 Loucks, Ch. 10.4 |
HW-7 (Econ Assignment) Solution |
10/27 |
| T, 10/13 |
Water
Resources Economics (Cont.) |
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| Th, 10/15 | River Basin Modeling (pdf) (ppt) | Loucks,
Ch.
7.1
&
7.2.1-3; Loucks, Ch. 11.1-3 |
Project Proposal Instructions Some Previous Projects Project Teams Formed Today Supplemental Reading: Loucks, App. A, Sec. 1-2 Dinar et al., Ch. 10 (pdf) |
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| T, 10/20 | River Basin Modeling (Cont.) | |
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| Th, 10/22 | Storage/Yield Functions (pdf) (ppt) | Loucks,
Ch. 4.5.1; Loucks, Ch. 11.2.2 |
HW-8 (Stor/Yield Assignment) Solution |
11/3 |
| T, 10/27 | Storage/Yield Functions (Cont.) | |||
| Th, 10/29 | Optimization using GAMS (pdf) (ppt) |
Intro to
GAMS
Notes GAMS Download (get Windows - 32 or 64 bit) Eq1.txt Eq2.txt McKinney and Savitsky |
HW-9 (GAMS Assignment) This is a Teamwork Assignment, work in your project teams. Solution |
11/10 |
| T, 11/3 | Water Quality Management (pdf) (ppt) | Loucks,
Ch. 4.5.2; Loucks, Ch. 12.1-4.3 |
Project Proposals Due
Today Instructions HW-10 (LP and Multiobjective Assignment) Solution Supplementary Reading: US Drinking Water Standards Loucks, App. A, Sec. 2.7, 4.2 |
11/17 |
| Th, 11/5 | Water Quality Management (Cont.) | |||
| T, 11/10 | Multiple Purposes (pdf) (ppt) | Loucks, Ch. 10.1-5 | ||
| Th, 11/12 | Flood Management (pdf) (ppt) | Loucks,
Ch.
11.3.5 Loucks, App. D. |
HW-11 | 12/1 |
| T,
11/17 |
Flood
Management (Cont.) |
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| Th, 11/19 | Flood
Management (Cont.) |
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| T, 11/24 | Project Work | |
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| Th, 11/26 | Thanksgiving | |
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| T, 12/1 | Exam
Review Old Exam Problems |
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| Th, 12/3 | Exam - 2 | Includes
material through and including Homework HW-11 |
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| M, 12/14 | Project Presentations | Project Reports
Due by email |
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McKinney | CE385D | Civil Engineering | UT Austin
September 2007