How much benefit might Basin residents receive from voids maintained for the purpose of flood mitigation?
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Weather Service, and the U.S. Geological Survey are preparing a Flood Analysis Model tool for the DRBC with expected delivery in 2009. This new tool will help the Decree Parties and DRBC understand the role water supply reservoirs and flood control dams throughout the Basin play during floods. Consideration of flood mitigation benefits will need to be in balance with other needs and uses.