Research and Development Office

Water Operations and Planning (WP)

Develop solutions and tools that help Reclamation water managers make effective reservoir and river system operational and planning decisions. Improve the integration, evaluation, understanding, and presentation of critical data and information.

Research Categories

• Water Supply and Streamflow Forecasting (WP1): Develop and improve solutions and tools to forecast and monitor water supplies, including hydrologic events, and water demands.
• Water Operations Models and Decision Support Systems (WP2): Develop and improve reservoir/river system operations and planning models and decision support systems in order to optimally manage water delivery and use for Reclamation.
• Open Data (WP3): Develop methods and tools to improve management of Reclamation’s water and related data to make it more comparable across locations, more easily found, and more shareable with other agencies, stakeholders, and the public.
• Climate Change and Variability (WP4): Develop methods and tools to increase adaptive management and flexibility in the planning, design and operations of Reclamation’s facilities in a variable and changing climate, including management through drought and floods.

Documents

01/2022	Research Area Summary FY21 WP PDF 4.1 MB
03/2021	Research Updates Water Operations and Planning PDF 4.17 mb
01/2013	Short-Term Water Management Decisions PDF 12.8 mb
01/2013	Short-Term Water Management Decisions PDF 12.8 mb
01/2011	Addressing Climate Change in Long-Term Water Resources Planning and Management PDF 1.76 mb