San Bernardino Optimal Basin Management
USGS Optimization Training
USGS Optimization Studies
| Study area | Objective | Constraints | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | Maximize change in storage | Pumpage | Bexfield, L.M., Danskin, W.R., and McAda, D.P., 2004, Simulation-optimization approach to management of ground-water resources in the Albuquerque area, New Mexico, 2006 through 2040: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5140, 82 p. |
| Atlantic Coast | Barlow, P.M., 2003, Ground water in freshwater-saltwater environments of the Atlantic Coast, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1262, 113 p. | ||
| Los Angeles, CA | Reichard, E.G., Land, Michael, Crawford, S.M., Johnson, Tyler, Everett, R.R., Kulshan, T.V., Ponti, D.J., Halford, K.J., Johnson, T.A., Paybins, K.S., and Nishikawa, Tracy, 2003, Geohydrology, geochemistry, and ground-water simulation-optimization of the Central and West Coast Basins, Los Angeles County, California: U. S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4065, 184 p. | ||
| Mississippi River, AR | Czarnecki, J.B., Clark, B.R., and Stanton, G.P., 2003, Conjunctive-use optimization model of the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer of southeastern Arkansas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4233, 26 p. | ||
| Regional Aquifers | Regulate streamflow | Barlow, P.M., 2005, Use of Simulation-Optimization Modeling to Assess Regional Ground-Water Systems, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3095, 4p., ill. | |
| San Bernardino, CA | Minimize pumpage | Depth to ground-water level | Danskin, W.R., and J.R. Freckleton, 1992, Groundwater-flow modeling and optimization techniques applied to high ground-water problems in San Bernardino, California, in Selected papers in the hydrologic sciences , S. Subitzky (ed.), U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2340, 165-177p. |
| Santa Barbara, CA | Minimize cost of desalination plant | Water supply | Nishikawa, Tracy, 1998, A simulation-optimization model for water-resources management, Santa Barbara, California., U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Investigations Report, 97-4246, 99 p. |
| Big River area, RI | Granato, G.E., and Barlow, P.M., 2005, Effects of alternative instream-flow criteria and water-supply demands on ground-water development options in the Big River area, Rhode Island: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5301, 110 p. | ||
| Lower Fox River Communities, WI | Walker, J.F., Saad, D.A., and Krohelski, J.T., 1998, Optimization of ground-water withdrawal in the Lower Fox River communities, Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4218, 24 p. |
San Bernardino Optimal Basin Management
Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) San Bernardino Optimal Basin Management website. This site provides hydrologic data collected or compiled by the USGS in the San Bernardino area; some additional data may be available from the USGS database National Water Information System (NWIS).
Project Chief: Wes Danskin
Phone: 619-225-6132
Email: wdanskin@usgs.gov
Questions about Optimal Basin Management? Please contact Wes Danskin (email: wdanskin@usgs.gov or send a letter). 619.225.6132