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Surface Water Assessments in Alabama. Alabama Water Resources Conference Orange Beach, AL September 6, 2012. Tom Littlepage Alabama Office of Water Resources. What is a comprehensive surface water assessment? . Technical Components. Flows Water Use Analysis Storage What’s next. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Surface Water Assessments in Alabama
Alabama Water Resources ConferenceOrange Beach, ALSeptember 6, 2012
Tom LittlepageAlabama Office of Water Resources
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What is a comprehensive surface water assessment?
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Technical Components
Flows Water Use Analysis Storage What’s next
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Technical Components
Flows Water Use Analysis Storage What’s next
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Basin Outlet Flow Determinations
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Water ‘Production’ By Basin
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Technical Components
Flows Water Use Analysis Storage What’s next
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Water Use Reporting Program
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Published Water Use Report
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Total Water Use in 2005
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Technical Components
Flows Water Use Analysis Storage What’s next
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Water Use Index – Intervening Flow
Water Use = Water usage in the 8-digit HUC watershed
Intervening Flow = Intervening flow produced in a8 digit HUC watershed
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Assessment Tool
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Water Use Indices - Intervening Flow
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Technical Components
Flows Water Use Analysis Storage What’s next
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Watershed Analyses
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Water Use Index – Basin Outlet
Water Use = Water usage in the watershedMajor Basin Outlet = Actual or estimated flow at
the mouth of a major basin
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Assessment Tool
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Water Use Indices – Basin Outlets
Water Use Index
Water Use Index
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Technical Components
Flows Water Use Analysis Storage What’s next
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Water Resources Planning & Management
Data
Analysis
Plan
Implement
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Data collection Analytical tools to develop flows for
ungaged areas Detailed assessments for the
Warrior/Cahaba basins
Ongoing Efforts
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USGS Precipitation Runoff Modeling System (PRMS)
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Warrior & Cahaba
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Water Policy – Practical Implication
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Water Policy – Practical Implication
New Off-Stream Storage Costs
7Q10 25% AADF $-
$10,000,000
$20,000,000
$30,000,000
$40,000,000
$50,000,000
$60,000,000
A Division of ADECAThe Office of Water ResourcesOWR
Water Resources Planning & Management
Data
Analysis
Plan
Implement
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Contact InformationWeb: www.water.alabama.gov
E-mail: water@adeca.alabama.govPhone: Toll Free 1-877-ALAWATER
(1-877-252-9283)or (334) 242-5499
FAX: (334) 242-0776
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