Author(s): Miguel Angel Bribiesca Rodríguez, Jorge Ivan Juarez Dehesa, Fernando J. González Villarreal
Linked Author(s): Miguel Angel Bribiesca Rodriguez
Keywords: Flushing sediments, reservoirs useful life, Atkinson method, low level outlets, valley of Mexico basin
Abstract: One of the main problems that affect reservoirs is the loss of long-term capacity due to sedimentation problems. When a reservoir gets designed, there is always an available volume for the sediments to be stored, however, in many occasions this volume gets exceeded, and leads to loss of useful volume in the reservoir. This paper discusses the feasibility of flushing sediments from a Mexican reservoir in the State of Mexico where this dam will become an important source of drinkable water to the population of both the Valley of Mexico basin and Mexico City. However, recent studies have shown that this dam will get severe sedimentation problems in no longer than five years period, that leads to the main reason of this paper which is to demonstrate the feasibility of flushing sediments from the reservoir in order to get an efficient operation policy and increase the reservoir useful lifespan
Year: 2017