A vision was developed concerning the future modelling framework for 'Integrated Regional Water Management'. The framework contains:
- methods for management, analysis, assessment and presentation of data
- models with respect to the water system and water use
- methods for assessment and selection of measures
- databases for generic and case-specific data
- user interfaces with facilities for preparing of the input data and case management
The plan is based on the slightly updated vision presented in a previous study. Important characteristics of the envisaged modelling framework are (see figure above):
- to allow research on the interaction of the (natural) water system and the many uses of the water system, on the basis of easy (de)coupling of components
- the development of a consistent interface for all kinds of users, ranging from specialists to managers, that contains all generic data, while components not needed can be hidden
- flexibility, allowing a quick preliminary diagnosis at various levels of detail
- the combination of data analysis, model simulations, measurement assessment, for optimal support to the decision making process
- component based development to allow coupling with components developed by others than Delft Hydraulics
The priorities and organisation of the development of such a modelling framework have been defined in the report. The following short-term priorities have been identified:
- design and development of a GIS-based platform for the management and analysis of data
- investigation into a systematic but at the same time pragmatic method for estimating the reliability (accuracy) of model simulation results
- tailoring of data conversion and platform transfer according to the DelftWISE software architecture
- nested coupling of groundwater model MODFLOW and SOBEK-Lowland (RR, FLOW)
- improvement, extension and documentation of the process library of the water quality model DELWAQ
- extension of the waste load model WLM for diffuse sources and coupling to SOBEK-Lowland (RR, WAQ)
- extension of SOBEK-Urban with a water quality and surface water loading module
- improvement and extension of the habitat evaluation modules MORRES and EKOS in a GIS environment
The plan is to be used as guideline for the development of components for the IWRM-modelling framework. |
