Projects
SCARMS Maintenance and Support
The Sydney Catchment Authority has been using the Aquatic Real-time Management System (ARMS) as its primary reservoir Decision Support System since 2002. The system is an integral part of SCA’s operations. Hydronumerics provides ongoing maintenance, support and further development of the system through technical advice, data analysis, software development, model calibration and validation, staff training and critical incident response. SCA continues to be a key partner in the development of ARMS and the ongoing relationship between SCA and Hydronumerics ensures that ARMS will remain a premier reservoir management tool
Tono Reservoir ARMS
In partnership with Tottori University Hydronumerics provided a Decision Support System (DSS) for the recently completed Tono Dam in Tottori prefecture, Japan. The system integrates data from a SCADA network, an automatic profiler and a lake meteorological station and applies numerical models to hindcast and forecast reservoir water quality. The system is configured to predict the fate of large turbid inflows and forecast potential algal blooms. In a recent upgrade Hydronumerics developed a warning system and multiple scenario forecasting tools to improve operational efficiency.
Western Port Bay: Review of State Environmental Protection Policy
Hydronumerics delivered ecosystem modelling services for Western Port Bay to forecast future changes to water clarity, quality and productivity (in particular seagrass) in response to projections of catchment changes and climate change to 2050. We coupled our bay model to an eWater Source Catchments model developed by Jacobs to quantify the impacts of a range of catchment management scenarios and engineering structures that assisted with a review of the State Environmental Protection Policy for EPA marine water quality and seagrass coverage targets.
