Team Advisor: Dr. Rollin Hotchkiss
Team members: Chud Lundgreen, Cari Walker, Matt Evans, Tamara Rabadi, Warren Casbeer
Tasks:
Overall Objectives:
1. Remediation of current dams and reservoirs
a. Find out options for remediation for existing dams
b. Distinguish characteristics of each method
i. Understand factors: soil type, economics/feasibility, environmental impact, public perception/opinion, environmental location
ii. Understand negative aspects
c. Experiment on a dam with known factors (ie: Deer Creek, Echo Reservoir, etc.)
2. Future dam construction
a. Land management and planning to prevent erosion
b. Dam design options to avoid sedimentation issues and minimize environmental impact
3. Education
a. Teach the principles of sedimentation and the difficulties of remediation vs. prevention (Teach with PowerPoint presentation)
b. Prepare brochure/pamphlet about the types of remediation
c. Prepare a resource list for future use
1) Prepare presentation on problems with reservoir sedimentation (English and Spanish)
- Literature review
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Send it to colleagues in
- How problems manifested in Mexican dams/reservoirs
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Improve knowledge of dam designers in
2) Work on issues in Deer Creek Reservoir prior to travel
- Find out basic information about Deer Creek Reservoir
- Contact BOR and set up meeting for group to meet with BOR officials
- What types of information about the reservoir does BOR have?
- Set up models of the area in WMS and GIS
- Practice sedimentation sampling within the reservoir
3) Develop plan for remediation of sediment within the reservoirs
Information Needed (for both
- Date of construction completion (design information as well perhaps)
- Authority over dam operation
- Any topography/bathymetry data of the area (from prior to dam construction to now)
- Amount of sediment deposited upstream (reservoir sediment surveys completed?)
- Particle size distribution (sampling of sediments)
- Aerial photos or other information about the area over time
- Location of reservoir in context of the watershed and other surrounding water bodies
- Accessibility to dam/reservoir
- Purposes/uses of dams/reservoirs (including any loss of benefits over time)
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Coastal erosion (specifically for
- Pictures of delta
Contacts:
Bruce Barrett & Dale Hamilton
BOR
302 E 1860 S
(801)-379-1000
Dale Hamilton
(801)-379-1186
Mexican colleagues
- Karla Barajas, Alba Medel, Javier Clausen
- karlabarajas@gmail.com, alba.medel@gmail.com, jclausen@iteso.mx
285 W 1100 N
Pleasant
(801)-796-8770
Inventory of Tools and Resources:
- Computational tools (WMS, GIS)
- What kind of data are available for the areas under question? (topography, land use, etc.)
- Sampling tools available?
- Cameras?
References:
1) http://www.usbr.gov/uc/provo/index.html (BOR Provo area office homepage)
2) http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/provoriver.html (information on Provo River Project, under direction of BOR, this project includes the Deer Creek Reservoir)
3) http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/dams/ut10117.htm (information on the Deer Creek Dam)
4) http://www.prwua.org/ (website of Provo River Water Users Association)
5)
6)
Batuca, D.
& Jordaan, J. 2000. Silting and desilting of reservoirs. A.A.
Balkema.
7) Hotchkiss, R. ‘Reservoir Sedimentation and Dam Removal’ (Power Point presentation).
8)
Mahmood, K. 1987. Reservoir sedimentation:
impact, extent, and mitigation. World
Bank technical paper, no. 71.
9)
Morris, G & Jiahua, F. 1998. Reservoir
Sedimentation Handbook: design and management of dams, reservoirs, and
watersheds for sustainable use. McGraw-Hill.
10)
White, W. R. 2001. Evacuation of sediments from
reservoirs. Thomas Telford.