Corps Water Management System Development
Client; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hydrological Engineering Center
Location: Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, USA
Period: 2009 – 2011
Project Summary
Corps Water Management System
The Hydrologic Engineering Center supports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers field offices in its water resources management responsibilities by increasing the U. S. Army Corps Engineer’s technical capability in hydrologic and hydraulic engineering. The Hydrologic Engineering Center has developed the Corps Water Management System as a fully functional, streamlined, real-time decision support system to support reservoir operations. Riverside Technology, inc. provided the Hydrologic Engineering Center contractor support in accelerating the deployment of the Corps Water Management System in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Division and District offices.
Project Details
The Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) used stimulus funding to accelerate the deployment of the Corps Water Management System (CWMS) throughout the country. Riverside Technology, inc. (Riverside) supported HEC by leading the development, testing, and deployment of CWMS in five locations: Seattle, WA, Norfolk, VA, Cincinnati, OH, Nashville, TN and Baltimore, MD. Deployment of CWMS provides standardized system operations and supports the transition from legacy systems that have become difficult to operate and maintain.
For the Seattle District, Riverside developed HMS, RAS, ResSim and FIA models for the Puyallup River basin. Mud Mountain Dam in the Puyallup River basin provides flood control for the cities of Tacoma and Puyallup.
For the Norfolk District, Riverside developed HMS, RAS, ResSim, and FIA models for the Jackson and James River basins. Gaithright Dam is a multi-purpose reservoir project providing critical flood protection to the economic center of the region.
For the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, as well as the Nashville District, Riverside deployed CWMS in the Cumberland and lower Ohio River basins. This deployment included developing HMS, RAS, ResSim, and FIA models. Major focus was placed on the development of a ResSim model for the Cumberland River basin and a RAS model for Kentucky Lake on the Tennessee River and Lake Barkley on the Cumberland, which are hydraulically connected via the Barkley Canal. The deployment integrated a RAS model developed by the National Weather Service Ohio River Forecast Center from above Pittsburgh, PA on the Ohio River to the confluence with the Mississippi River.
For the Baltimore District, Riverside developed HMS, ResSim and FIA models for the Juniata River basin. The system models are used to support real-time operation of Raystown Dam, a multi-purpose structure providing flood control, recreation, fish and wildlife enhancement, and hydropower.