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USACE/WMS  

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  • The mission of the Water Management Section is to conduct water management activities for all Corps reservoir projects within the Mobile District and for the formulation of plans and supervision of flood control operations at privately-owned power dams in the Mobile District. Responsibilities include: 1. preparation and issuance of reservoir regulation instructions to operating officials at Corps reservoir projects for all water control operations and the monitoring of operations of power company projects for compliance with flood control regulations; 2. technical direction and assistance for the regulation of multi-purpose reservoirs and studies for development of operation procedures for multi- purpose reservoir systems; 3. preparation and revisions, as necessary, of reservoir regulation manuals for all storage projects, including those of the power companies having a flood control requirement; 4. liasion with National Weather Service and dissemination of current and forecasted rainfall, river stage and general weather information to district elements; 5. submittal of flood reports to higher authority; 6. planning and operation of rainfall and river stage reporting networks in connection with the operation of reservoir projects; 7. providing climatological analyses and discussion for inclusion in plans and specifications, design memos and other documents; 8. maintaining records in various formats of reservoir operations and providing information about reservoir operations to District elements and to the public. For more information, link to "http://water.sam.usace.army.mil/" [Summary provided by US Army Corps of Engineers] (en)

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/6f61e7ed-3f08-44fe-8a7f-9f932a1429f8

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