SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT IN FLOOD CONTROL DAMS

Maneechit Pattanapanchai, Farhed Shah and George Annandale

No 19874, 2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Reservoir sedimentation reduces economic value and longevity of flood control dams. Periodic sediment removal allows extension of reservoir life. An optimal control model is developed to evaluate alternative sediment management strategies for flood control dams. An illustrative empirical analysis shows that sustainable management is economically desirable for a wide range of parameter values.

Keywords: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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