Water Resource Systems Management Tools

This is a unique, integrated approach to water resource systems management and planning. The book provides methods for analyzing water resource needs, modeling, supply reliability, irrigation optimization, and much more. With more and more attention being given to the worldwide interest in sustainability, to the effects of global climate change on future water resources operation and management, as well as public health issues, Dr. Mays has gathered together leading experts in their respective fields offering the latest information on the subject. A fresh approach offering insight for the present generation within the water resources community.

Mays (civil and environmental engineering, Arizona State University) provides tools for forecasting water use and availability and for the system-wide management of water resources. Primary focus is on the use of optimization techniques, in many cases interfaces with simulation models, to operate systems such as river-reservoir systems, irrigation canals, and water distribution systems. A second major focus is the use of uncertainty and reliability analysis for the analysis of water systems. Readership for the book includes engineers, managers, operators, and analysts involved with the various aspects of analysis and operation of water resource systems. The book can also be used as a test for graduate courses in water resource systems analysis. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Larry. W. Mays, Ph.D., PE, P.H., is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Arizona State University and former chair of the department. He is the former Director of the Center for Research in Water Resources at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also held an Engineering Foundation Endowed Professorship. A registered professional engineer in seven states and a registered professional hydrologist, he has served as a consultant to many organizations. Professor Mays is the author of Water Resources Engineering (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) and Optimal Control of Hydrosystems (Marcel Dekker, Inc.), coauthor of Applied Hydrology and Hydrosystems Engineering and Management (both from McGraw-Hill), co-author of Groundwater Hydrology (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) and editor-in-chief of the Water Resources Handbook, Hydraulic Design Handbook, Water Distribution Systems Handbook, Stormwater Collection System Design Handbook, Urban Water Supply Handbook, Urban Water Supply Management Tools, Urban Stormwater Management Tools, and Water Supply Systems Security (all from McGraw-Hill). He was also the editor-in-chief of the Reliability Analysis of Water Distribution Systems (ASCE) and coeditor of Computer Modeling of Free Surface and Pressurized Flow (Kluwer Academic Publishers). The Urban Water Supply Handbook received the 2002 Honorable Mention in Engineering Award, given by the Association of American Publishers. Among his honors include a distinguished alumnus award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona and Pagosa Springs, Colorado.