Operational Guidance During Droughts: Expert System Approach
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 114, Issue 6
Abstract
Seattle, Washington, suffered its most extreme drought on record during the summer and fall of 1987. Severe and continuing water use restrictions were required to limit the drought's impact on municipal water supplies, fish populations, and navigation. This paper describes a decision support system used to aid in drought decisions. Its components include an expert system, a linear programming model, database management tools, and computer graphics. The expert system incorporates operator experience and intuition using a rule base developed through interviews with management personnel from the Seattle Water Department. The expert system also integrates the other programming techniques into a single system. A linear programming model determines system yield and optimal operating policies for past hydrologic regimes. Database management and graphics software store and allow the display of over two thousand operating policies to decision‐makers. The system provides user‐friendly support to help decision‐makers explore a wide range of management alternatives.
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Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 114 • Issue 6 • January 1988
Pages: 647 - 666
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Copyright © 1988 ASCE.
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Published online: Jan 1, 1988
Published in print: Jan 1988
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