Publications
Extending the Life of Reservoirs: Sustainable Sediment Management for Dams and Run-of-River Hydropower
Annandale, George W., Gregory L. Morris, and Pravin Karki. 2016. Extending the Life of Reservoirs: Sustainable Sediment Management for Dams and Run-of-River Hydropower. Directions in Development. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi: 10.1596/978-1-4648-0836-8. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
The book 'Extending the Life of Reservoirs: Sustainable Sediment Management for Dams and Run-of-River Hydropower' provides guidance on adopting sustainable sediment management practices for hydropower dam projects.
Effective sediment management practices, particularly those integrated into the early phase of hydropower project design, can cost-effectively counteract the effects of sedimentation.
The book stresses the value of sediment management measures as a robust adaptation measure to support sustainable hydropower and conserve the active reservoir volume to attenuate floods and to store water for water supply.
Reservoir Sedimentation Handbook.
Morris, G. L., and J. Fan. 1998. Reservoir Sedimentation Handbook: Design and Management of Dams, Reservoirs and Watersheds for Sustainable Use. New York: McGraw-Hill.
The book Reservoir Sedimentation Handbook: Design and Management of Dams, Reservoirs and Watersheds for Sustainable Use is a detailed source of information about the sedimentation process and provides a deep insight of the different sediment management strategies featured in seven case studies.
Traditional approaches to sediment management have not been able to conserve the reservoir storage capacity. Reservoirs worldwide are losing storage capacity rapidly, possibly as fast as 1 percent per year. With ageing of the assets, sedimentation is a severe issue for project owners and developers that want to maintain the benefits of reservoir storage capacity in the long term.
The sediment management strategies described in the book should be implemented to achieve the sediment balance required to stabilise reservoir storage capacity and achieve sustainable use.
Quenching the Thirst: Sustainable Water Supply and Climate Change.
Annandale, G. 2013. Quenching the Thirst: Sustainable Water Supply and Climate Change. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN: 1480265152, 9781480265158
The book Quenching the Thirst: Sustainable Water Supply and Climate Change is the author’s view to tackle the global water challenge driven by increased demand by growing world population and decreased water availability due to climate changes in addition to the ageing of water supply infrastructure. The book provides practical guidance on how to end the depletion of water resources and how to sustainably supply water in spite of climate change impacts.
Handbook for environmental design of regulated salmon rivers (SINTEF)
Environmental design is right at the core of CEDREN’s research. Regulation of rivers creates opportunities to implement environmental design solutions favourable to salmon, and our research shows that it is possible to increase hydropower generation and have larger salmon stocks at the same time.
The “Handbook for environmental design in regulated salmon rivers” is the most important result of the project “EnviDORR”. Since it was published in Norwegian last year, there has been a great demand for an English translation of the handbook. We were therefore pleased to finally launch of the English edition last week.
The handbook describes how to evaluate, develop and implement measures to improve living conditions for salmon in regulated rivers, while taking hydropower production into account. The concept of environmental design for salmon in regulated rivers involves the special adaptation of environmental conditions that is beneficial to the salmon population. The handbook is written for those intending to carry out analyses and assessments of issues linked to salmon populations in regulated rivers, and also hydropower utility companies, public authorities and other stakeholders.