Reservoir operation is a complex
problem that involves many decision
variables. Traditionally , reservoir
operation is based on heuristic
procedures, embracing rule curves and
subjective judgments by the operator.
This provides general operation
strategies for reservoir release
according to the current reservoir level,
hydrological conditions water demands
and the time of the year.
Reservoir operation is an important
element in water resources planning
and management. It consists of several
control variables that defines the
operation strategies for guiding a
sequence of releases to meet a large
number of demands from stakeholders
with different objectives such as flood
control, hydropower generation and
allocation of water to different users.
It would be valuable to establish an
analytic and more systematic approach
to reservoir operation based not only
on traditional probabilistic /stochastic
analysis but also on the information
and prediction of extreme hydrologic
events and computational technology
in order to increase the reservoir
efficiency for balancing the demands
from the users.