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Apr 26, 2012
Environmental Applications of Decision Support Systems for River System Management: Examples from the Colorado and Rio Grande Basins
Authors: Dave Matthews, Dr., Curt Hartzell, Steffen Meyer, and Terry FulpAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Watershed Management and Operations Management 2000
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The Bureau of Reclamation's mission is to manage, develop and protect our planet's most valuable natural resource - water, and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public. This paper describes the latest progress in decision support systems that demonstrate the application of environmental monitoring and forecast information to improve water resource management in the Colorado, and Rio Grande Basins using RiverWare.
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Basins
- Bodies of water (by type)
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Business management
- Decision making
- Decision support systems
- Ecosystems
- Engineering fundamentals
- Environmental engineering
- Federal government
- Freight transportation
- Government
- Infrastructure
- Logistics
- Organizations
- Practice and Profession
- Resource management
- River engineering
- River systems
- Systems engineering
- Systems management
- Transportation engineering
- Water and water resources
- Water management
- Water policy
- Water reclamation
- Water resources
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Dave Matthews, Dr.
Bureau of Reclamation, River Systems and Meteorology Group D-8510, PO Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007
Curt Hartzell
Bureau of Reclamation, River Systems and Meteorology Group D-8510, PO Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007
Steffen Meyer
Bureau of Reclamation, River Systems and Meteorology Group D-8510, PO Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007
Terry Fulp
Boulder Canyon Operations Office, Lower Colorado Region, Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, NV 89006-1470
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