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An Introduction to Environmental Flows
Eloise Kendy, Ph.D.IUCN workshopKathmandu, Nepal5 August 2011
The natural flow regime
Flow alteration
Environmental flows defined
Scaling up
Jefferson River, MontanaEloise Kendy, photo
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Bank SwallowSteelhead
White Sturgeon
Chinook Salmon
Western Pond Turtle
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Proportion of U.S. Species at Risk
The most threatened
species are all in freshwater
Status of freshwater species
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Key Factors Affecting Aquatic Ecosystems
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Flow is the Master Variable
Flow Regime(low flows, high pulses, floods)
PhysicalHabitat
WaterQuality
EnergySupply
Species Interactions
Ecological IntegrityEcosystem Services
Connectivity
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Flow is the master variable.
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The Natural Flow Paradigm
“The full range of natural intra- and inter-annual variation in hydrologic regimes, and associated characteristics of timing, duration, frequency, and rate of change, are critical in sustaining the full native biodiversity and integrity of aquatic ecosystems.” (Poff et al. 1997)
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Hydrological Alteration: Any anthropogenic disruptionto the magnitude or timing of
natural river flows
Loss of river-floodplain connectivityFlow regulation
(Rosenberg et al. 2000)
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What alters hydrology?
Dams
Withdrawals
Land-Use Change
Climate Change
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The History of Global Dam Development
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Proliferation of Future Dams
Percentage of economically feasible hydropower potential that has been developed (International Hydropower Association)
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DamsDisconnect river reaches, preventing migrationPond water in reservoirs upstreamAlter flow patterns downstream for:
Water supplyHydropower production Recreation Flood control
Downstream impacts:SedimentWater qualityTemperatureFlow
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Intermediate Flow Year, With Flood PoolSummer Target 6000 m3/s
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Natural Daily InflowOutflow
m3 /s
Impacts of reservoir operationfor flood control, Yangtze River
Too cold and too early for fish
spawning
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Withdrawals
industry
diversion
irrigation
drinking and sanitation
municipal
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Global Water Consumption
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Source: World Commission on Water in the 21st Century
Global Water Stress
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Carter 1996 (USGS WSP 2425)
Ground-water discharge creates wetlands and contributes to surface flows.
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Pre-pumping
Alley et al, 1999, USGS Circular 1186, fig. 13
Well 1
Well 2
Effects of ground-water pumping
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Streamflow depletion: The inevitable consequence of ground-water withdrawal.
Fuyang Basin, North China Plain(Kendy, 2002)
See also: WATER FOLLIES by R. GlennonCHINA
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Winter et al, USGS Circular 1139, fig. 3
Land-Use Change
Ground-water flow paths
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MORE FREQUENT DROUGHTS
MORE FREQUENT FLOODS
HIGHER TEMPERATURES
EARLIER SNOWMELT
Climate Change
Eloise Kendy, photos
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What are “environmental” flows?…..vs. “minimum” flows? …..vs. “instream” flows?
The Brisbane Declaration
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Environmental Flow:Pattern of water flows through a
natural river or lake that sustains healthy ecosystems
and the goods and services that humans derive from them.
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Flow requirements for endangered arctic graylingBig Hole River at Wisdom, Montana (USA)
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Fry / juvenile rearing, adult summer habitat
Adults migrating to winter habitat
2008 USGS flow data is provisional
Not just “minimum” flows.
Source: Mike Roberts, Montana DNRC
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Not just fish.
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Savannah River, GA
Not just “instream” flows.
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Out-of-stream environmental flows in Australia
1992 2001 2006Progressive deterioration of a red gum tree, Murray River, Australia
Murray-Darling, Australia: diversions from instream flows to floodplain to restore flood-dependent gum tree forests
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ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW COMPONENTS
Day of Year
Stre
amflo
w (c
fs)
Low flow
High flow
pulse
Large flood
Extreme low flow
Small flood
What are some ecological functions?For each:
Output from TNC’s IHA software
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Postel and Richter, 2003
Environmental flow prescription
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Riv
er F
low
Day of Year
Low Flow Criteria: -20% < Q < +20%
Flood Flow Criteria: -40% < Q < +10%
High Flow Criteria: -30% < Q < +10%
E-Flow Criteria
Natural (undepleted & unregulated)
Flow
Sustainability boundariesRichter, 2010
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Implementing Environmental Flow Recommendations
(Discussion)Dams
Withdrawals
Land Use
Climate Change
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Scaling up: from dams to basins
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Mitigation at scale of a damCan potentially address: • Seasonal patterns of flow and flow events• Impacts from peaking operations
More difficult to address: Migratory fish and longitudinal connectivity Sediment Temperature and water quality Loss of free-flowing river
However, may be limited by operational constraints.
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Limits to sustainability at scale of dam
Floodplain fishery
Spawning habitat
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Floodplain fishery
Spawning habitat
Environmental Flows
1. Avoid2. Minimize3. Offset
$
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Pump-back energy storage
System-scale design principles
Mitigation Hierarchy
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Energy Fisheries
West Enfield Dam
Penobscot River
Stillwater River
Piscataquis RiverPenobscot River
Bangor
Orono
Old Town
Indian Island
Howland
Penobscot River
Medway Dam(expanded)
Milford Dam
Stillwater Dam(expanded)
Orono Dam(added)
Ellsworth Dam(Union River)
West Enfield DamExisting Fish Passage
Howland DamDecommission /
Innovative Fish Bypass
Milford DamNew UpstreamFish Passage
Great Works DamDecommission /
Removal
Veazie DamDecommission /
Removal
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Penobscot River Restoration
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Existing Conditions Veazie DamMMI Engineering
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Projected Conditions Veazie DamMMI Engineering
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Penobscot example: system planning
Scenario A (the past)
Scenario B (the future)
Annual energy generation
~ 300,000 MWh
Proportion of basin accessible to migratory fish
Minimal
Annual shad run Near zero
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Penobscot example: system planning
Scenario A (the past)
Scenario B(the future)
Annual energy generation
~ 300,000 MWh ~ 300,000 MWh
Proportion of basin accessible to migratory fish
Minimal Majority of basin
Annual shad run Near zero 1.5 million
If system planning had occurred in the Penobscot in 1880, which scenario would they have chosen?