System-Wide Application of Risk Analysis Tools Report
IWR’s Hydrologic Engineering Center (IWR-HEC) released “Documentation and Demonstration of a Process for Risk Analysis of Proposed Modifications to the Sacramento River Flood Control Project (SRFCP) Levees." The report documents how risk analysis methodologies can be applied to identify potential system-wide hydraulic impacts resulting from modifications to the SRFCP. This effort demonstrates that existing risk analysis tools can be applied in a systems context to reveal responses in one region of a system from perturbations to another region. More on this story... More from Inside the Institute ...
News from Corps Water Resources
Inland Navigation Technology Workshop Brings Government Scientists Together
The Inland Navigation Technology 09 Workshop in Vicksburg, MS on February 2-3, 2009 highlighted the impact of digital technology on inland navigation safety and efficiency. The event brought together the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), United States Coast Guard (USCG), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Barge and Towing Industry to share information. USACE reported on inland navigation research and development, related demonstration efforts, status of inland electronic charting and Headquarters initiatives for safer, more reliable waterways and infrastructure. Scientists from IWR's Navigation Data Center (NDC) and Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC) participated. More on this story… More from Corps Water Resources ...
News from Water Resources Outlook
IWR Gearing Up for 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul
USACE participants, including Chief of Engineers LTG Robert L. Van Antwerp, Director of Civil Works Steven Stockton, and IWR Director Bob Pietrowsky, will have key roles in panels and technical sessions at the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey, March 16-22, 2009. IWR and USACE have been engaged in preparations for the Forum over the past two years. USACE/IWR will host an information booth in the “USA Pavilion” at the Forum Expo, jointly sponsored by U.S. Department of State and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE-EWRI), and will provide technical presentations at Learning Centre and Thematic sessions. More on this story… More from Water Resources Outlook ...
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