18.3.2. Altered Storage Planning

Try these first

1. 1.

   What is one reason altered storage planning is important?

   Hint

   Think about how water scarcity affects communities.

2. 2.

   How does evaporation affect water quality?

   Hint

   Consider what happens to water left in the open.

3. 3.

   Why is evaporation a significant concern for reservoirs?

   • It reduces the available water supply.
   • It decreases fish populations.
   • It is only a summer issue.

   Hint

   Consider what happens when water evaporates.

4. 4.

   True or False: Altered storage planning can help reduce the environmental impacts of reservoir evaporation.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Think about how effective management can mitigate problems.

5. 5.

   Develop a detailed plan to modify an existing reservoir management strategy to reduce evaporation losses during summer months in an arid region, taking into account economic and environmental factors.

   Hint

   Think about both economic incentives and ecological impacts.

6. 6.

   Examine how climate change may affect the strategies we use for altered storage planning. What changes might we anticipate?

   Hint

   Consider trends in temperature and precipitation changes.