Reservoir Routing and Water Rights
Martin and Wood personnel evaluate of existing and proposed reservoirs to meet client needs, often using custom programs developed in-house which consider multiple factors such as river conditions and varying demands.
Florence Reservoir Routing
Martin and Wood subcontracted to The Engineering Company to conduct an analysis of the adequacy of the Florence Regional Water System's water supplies to satisfy future water requirements.
Martin and Wood determined which of the Regional System's members' water rights were needed for direct supply and which weren't needed for direct supply and therefore could be stored in reservoirs (as allowed by existing decrees). Martin and Wood created a custom program to perform these calculations. The FORTRAN computer program operated over a 24-year study period and considered the streamflow, call records, constraints in decrees, and estimated water demands to determine when the reservoir would be needed and the recommended minimum reservoir volumes.
