Sedimentation in Reservoirs: Evaluation of Return Periods Related to Operational Failures of Water Supply Reservoirs with Monte Carlo Simulation
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 147, Issue 1
Abstract
Sediment delivery to reservoirs causes a reduction in storage capacity, leading to emergency water conditions and difficulties in managing water resources and dams, especially on dry land. This paper presents a methodology for calculating the time period of sedimentation-induced operational failures of a water supply dam, based on the reservoir’s daily water balance equation. The method applies a shot noise stochastic model to generate daily streamflow data calibrated with historical data, and accounts for sedimentation rates and the water volumes supplied to users. A Monte Carlo simulation was employed to generate different combinations of inflow and water supply release scenarios. The proposed methodology, which is completely generalizable, was applied in a case study of the Camastra reservoir in southern Italy. The results were in good agreement with the reservoir’s historical operational data.
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Data Availability Statement
The data about the case of study, the computer codes, and files that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request by email.
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful to the Agency for Development of Irrigation and Land Transformation in Puglia, Lucania, and the Irpinia area (Ente per lo Sviluppo dell’Irrigazione e la Trasformazione Fondiaria in Puglia, in Lucania e in Irpinia), especially to Dr. Eng. Giovanni Di Trapani for providing the data related to the Camastra reservoir.
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