OPTIMIZATION MODELING OF A NEW FACILITY FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE WATER PROJECT

A non-linear optimization model is applied to the California State Wat er Project (SWP) and portions of the Central Valley Project (CVP). The model accounts for the major hydrologic, regulatory, and operational features of both projects. The model maximizes long-term SWP yields ov er a 70-year period, using a quarterly time step. The potential for in creased yield associated with a proposed facility improvement is evalu ated with the model. The proposed facility is an extension of the Fols om-South Canal, which would allow water to be conveyed from the Americ an River below Folsom Reservoir into New Melones Reservoir on the Sten islaus River or into the California Aqueduct. Model results indicate t hat extension of the Folsom-South Canal has the potential to increase SWP yields by 13 percent.