28 NOVEMBER 2011 SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN TASK 1 – DETAILED WORK PLAN.

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SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN TASK 1 – DETAILED WORK PLAN

OUR TEAM DR. ARIS GEORGAKAKOS Modeling KRISTIN ROWLES & JIM HAWKINS Facilitation TEAM RESOURCES Robert Osborne, P.E.

Les Lampe, P.E., Ph.D.

Pam Kenel, P.E.

STEVE SIMPSON Project Manager Bob Moresi, P.E.

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23 January 2011 TASKS 1. Work Plan 2. Problem Definition/Performance Indicators 3. Tailoring of Models to Indicators 4. Data and Information 5. Development of Water Management Alternatives 6. Conduct Iterative Basin Assessments 7. Seek Consensus 8. Report and Study Dissemination NOV DEC JAN 2011 FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2012 3

16 March 2011 1. DEVELOP A WORKPLAN

Project Initiation Meeting Held November 28 in Albany.

Presentation at ACFS Board Meeting in Albany TODAY

Conference call to review draft Work Plan outline the week of December 19

Completion of IFLLA Data Review on December 31

Meeting to review revised draft Work Plan the week of January 16

Completion of ACFS Work Plan on January 30 4

23 NOV 2011 2. PROBLEM DEFINITION/PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 5

3. TAILORING OF MODELS TO INDICATORS

GCM Scenarios Bias Correction Downscaling

Develop consistent rainfall, temperature, PET sequences.

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• • • OBS Cells (~12 x 12 km 2 ): Monthly & Daily 1950-1999 (50 Years); Temperature, Precipitation • • • GCM Cells (~250 x 250 km 2 ): Monthly & Few Daily A1B: 2001-2100; (100 Years) A2: 2001-2100; (100 Years)

Watershed Hydrology

Simulate soil moisture, ET, runoff, unimpaired flows, etc.

Population, Land Use, and Demand Forecasts River Basin/Watershed Assessment and Planning

Water Supply Lake Levels/Recreation Hydropower Environ. Flows, Ecology, …

Lake Lanier 105MW

Norcross Morgan Falls

16.8 MW

Atlanta Columbus Range: 1035-1085 (ft) 37.8 - 111.3 (bcf) Whitesburg

82 MW

West Point Bartletts Ferry Goat Rock Oliver N. Highlands Griffin Range: 620 - 640(ft) 13 - 32.4 (bcf) Montezuma

173 MW 26.3 MW 60 MW 29.6 MW

Albany

W. George 168 MW

Range: 184 - 190 (ft) 30 - 40.7 (bcf) Newton Bainbridge Andrews

Woodruff 36 MW

Chattahoochee Range: 73 - 77.9 (ft) 10.4 - 17.6 (bcf) Blountstown Sumatra

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Reg. Reservoir Runoff Reservoir Control Point Local Inflow Withdrawal

Risks/Vulnerabilities/ Benefits/Tradeoffs Development Options Management Polices Mitigation Measures Stakeholder Processes 6

4. DATA AND INFORMATION GATHERING

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Instream Flows and Lake Levels Assessment (IFFLA) data review

Flow Data including Unimpaired flows

Water Demands 7

5. DEVELOPMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES

Start from Data Needs Sustainability Workgroup Performance Measures

Identify and Screen Alternative Management Alternatives

Document Alternatives in Template

Input Alternatives in Iterative Modeling 23 NOV 2011 8

6. CONDUCT ITERATIVE MODELING

Progressive comparative analysis of ACF system to develop understanding of model sensitivity

Present model outputs in graphical formats

Iterative model runs to reflect multiple scenarios for comparison 23 NOV 2011 9

7. SEEK CONSENSUS ON ONE OR MORE MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES

DYNAMICS OF PARTICIPATORY DECISION MAKING 23 NOV 2011 START Familiar Options Diverse Perspectives Competing Frames of Reference Shared Understanding Inclusive Alterations Synthesis CONSENSUS Modeling of Scenarios Against Performance Criteria TIME

Adapted from the Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making

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8. REPORT AND STUDY DISSEMINATION

TECHNICAL MEMORANDA & REPORT Task 1 – Work Plan Task 6 – Model Output Summary TM Task 2 –Performance Objectives TM Task 3 – Modeling Plan TM Task 7 – Management Alternatives Selection/ Recommendation TM Task 4 – IFLLA Literature Review, Flow Data and Water Demand TM Task 8 – Sustainable Water Management Plan Task 5 –Water Management Alternatives TM 11

SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN TASK 1 – DETAILED WORK PLAN

MODELING SCENARIO PROGRESSION

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Unimpaired Baseline Baseline with construction of reservoirs Baseline with RIOP operation of reservoirs RIOP operation of reservoirs AND current water demands and discharges 5.

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Alternative Scenarios (iterative)

Operational Rules 2.

Scenarios

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