Posted by Jason Lillywhite
Managing water in the Western United States is a complex challenge, especially in shared reservoir systems governed by the "prior appropriation" doctrine. This legal framework determines who gets water, and when, based on their legal rights and the ever-changing natural water supply. Dynamic simulation is a tool that enables you to better understand this type of system and visualize its behavior, leading to clearer insights and more reliable predictions.
This guide outlines a methodology for simulating shared water rights within a reservoir using dynamic simulation, applicable to various modeling environments. While the concepts are demonstrated using an example model built in GoldSim (with full details and the model available
