Economics of Optimal Reservoir Capacity Determination, Sediment Management, and Dam Decommissioning

• Published in: Water resources research Vol. 57; no. 7
• Main Authors: Niu, Yuan, Shah, Farhed A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.07.2021
• Subjects: dam removal; economics of dams; optimal reservoir capacity; sedimentation management

The lifetime net economic contribution of a dam that is subject to sedimentation is likely to depend on the storage capacity of its reservoir, how fast the capacity is lost to sedimentation, and the cost of ultimate decommissioning of the dam. A model is developed for determining the size of initial...