TP – 1178 An Introduction to Water Resources Control Plans for Professional Engineers

Description

A water control plan is based on operating criteria pertinent to the daily water management of water resources projects. The water control plan is documented within the water control manual and provides operating guidelines to deliver congressionally authorized project purposes and benefits. This technical paper outlines various steps and technical considerations that should be used to develop water control plans for projects and systems.  The water control plan for all projects must be prepared according to established general principles and guidelines consistent with Federal policy. The variety of projects, their respective congressionally authorized project purposes, and conditions related to water management throughout the nation make it impossible to develop a single water control plan that applies to all projects. Each watershed, river basin, and region has unique requirements. Furthermore, a wide range of infrastructure (dams, canals, culverts, spillways, locks, pump stations, hydroelectric turbines) may exist at the projects.