Why is a Master Water Control Manual necessary?
A.3. Without a comprehensive, updated Master Water Control Manual, the Corps runs the risk of, among other things, not providing sufficient water where needed (when needed to meet the authorized purposes of the projects and the needs of stakeholders, whether domestic, municipal or industrial); adversely affecting endangered species and expending water resources too early, which reduces the ability to maintain the system to meet project purposes and the needs of stakeholders; and flooding people and facilities that are now within flood plains. This risk is due to changing conditions within the basin and at federal reservoirs which, if not accounted for, can affect water management decisions. Hydrologists must consider and evaluate many factors to determine the appropriate management of water at each lake. In addition to the constraints of the authorized purposes, they must also consider power contract commitments, hydrologic and climatologic factors, downstream lake and basin-wide condi
