Reservoir Operations & Water Allocation Model: New York City Delaware River Basin Reservoirs

Year 2018, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 120 - 144, 24.01.2018

BURCU Tezcan , Mira Olson Patrick Gurian

https://doi.org/10.31807/tjwsm.362393

Abstract

Delaware Nehir Havzası’nda
bulunan ve New York şehrine içme ve kullanma suyu sağlayan rezervuarlar
aynı zamanda enerji, ekosistem ve rekreasyon gibi sektörler için de önemli bir
su kaynağıdır. Bu rezervuarlar Delaware Nehri’nin üst kısmında bulunmakta ve
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania ve Delaware gibi önemli eyaletlere su temin
etmektedir. Ancak, değişen iklim koşulları sebebi ile nehir su
sıkıntısına yatkın hale gelmekte ve bu nedenle yönetilmesi gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada, Stella isimli bir yazılım programı kullanılarak New York
rezervuarları için hidrolojik bir model geliştirilmiştir. Bu model sayesinde,
rezervuar işletim kuralları Stella programına matematiksel denklemler kullanılarak
girilmiş ve havza içi ve dışı su ihtiyacı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, farklı iklim koşullarında,
havzadaki su kullanımının, sektörler üzerine etkileri daha iyi anlaşılmış ve
olası kuraklık durumunda havzadaki su kıtlığı gibi problemler ele alınmıştır.
Çalışılan modelde, rezervuarlara giren su miktarı ve her bir sektörün su ihtiyacı ile rezervuar işletim
kuralları baz alınarak, günlük deşarj edilen su
miktarı belirlenmiş ve sahada ölçülen veri ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın etkisi su kaynaklarının yönetiminde karar
vericiler ile havzadaki su kaynaklarına ihtiyaç duyan paydaşlara kadar uzanır.

Keywords

water, resources, management, stella

Rezervuar Operasyonları & Su Tahsisi Modeli: New York Şehri Delaware Nehir Havzası Rezervuarları

Abstract

Delaware Nehir Havzası’nda bulunan ve New York şehrine içme ve kullanma suyu sağlayan rezervuarlar aynı zamanda enerji, ekosistem ve rekreasyon gibi sektörler için de önemli su kaynaklarıdır. Bu rezervuarlar Delaware Nehri’nin üst kısmında bulunmakta ve New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania ve Delaware gibi önemli eyaletlere su temin etmektedir. Ancak, değişen iklim koşulları sebebi ile nehir susuzluk tehdidi altında kalmakta ve bu nedenle akıllıca yönetilmesi gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada, Stella isimli bir yazılım programı kullanılarak New York rezervuarları için hidrolojik bir model geliştirilmiştir. Bu model sayesinde, rezervuar işletim kuralları Stella programına matematiksel denklemler kullanılarak girilmiş ve havza içi ve dışı su ihtiyacı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, farklı iklim koşullarında, havzadaki su kullanımının, sektörler üzerine etkileri daha iyi anlaşılmış ve olası kuraklık durumunda havzadaki su kıtlığı gibi problemler ele alınmıştır. Çalışılan modelde, rezervuarlara giren su miktarı ve her bir sektörün su ihtiyacı ile rezervuar işletim kuralları baz alınarak, günlük deşarj edilen su miktarı belirlenmiş ve sahada ölçülen veri ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın etkisi su kaynaklarının yönetiminde karar vericiler ile havzadaki su kaynaklarına ihtiyaç duyan paydaşlara kadar uzanır.

Keywords

su kaynaklar yönetimi, su tahsisi, stella modeli

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