Water Resources and River System Optimization
Efficient management and distribution of water resources is a key role of river system authorities. Essential to this is effective management policies and operations processes. Optimatics eliminates the costly, time-consuming trial-and-error approach for our client's through use of our specialized suite of optimization software to ensure the optimal solution for your needs.
Water resources optimization includes the analysis of water sources such as rivers, desalination plants, well/bore fields and aquifer storage and recovery sites. The mixing of fresh and brackish water and the selection of water sources are common areas where optimization will reveal the best range of strategies.
Optimatics also conducts the optimization of salinity levels in river systems and the associated release of water to control those levels. By optimizing timing of releases, you can now maximize the environmental and economic benefit of the water.
Often you are faced with several conflicting objectives when planning water resources policy and managing waterways and storage facilities on a daily basis. These objectives may include to:
- Maximize water available for irrigators
- Minimize risk of flooding
- Ensure environmental flows are achieved
- Control water quality including salinity and nutrient levels
- Minimize evaporation from storages
- Minimize release volumes during drought conditions
- Maximize hydroelectricity production
- Sustain river levels for maritime and recreational activity
- Provide water when and where it is required by customers.
Satisfying this range of potentially conflicting objectives is difficult, with a large number of different factors to be taken into consideration simultaneously. Optimatics has the tools, methodology and track record to improve the decision making process and therefore the efficiency with which the world's water resources are managed.
