Precision Water Resources Engineering

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About the firm

Precision Water Resources Engineering is a water resources engineering practice headquartered in Loveland, Colorado, founded in 2008. It specializes in advanced computational modeling and decision-support tools for complex water resource systems, with deep expertise in RiverWare model development, real-time reservoir operations, river basin planning studies, and climate change hydrology. It serves water conservancy districts, municipal water authorities, and federal agencies including the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation across major western river basins including the Colorado, Truckee, Carson, Arkansas, and Rio Grande. Services include basin operations and administration, planning studies, climate change studies, hydrologic database development, expert witness support, and model coaching.

Established
2008
Team
Small
Firm type
Civil Engineering · Water / Wastewater Engineering

Credentials

Professional Engineer

People

Shane CoorsPresident & Founder

Andrew GilmoreProject Manager

Tony PowellProject Manager

Todd VandegriftProject Manager

Patrick NoeProject Manager

Benjamin AbelWater Resources Engineer

Leland DorchesterWater Resources Engineer

Isaac RubleJunior Engineer

Amber SpriggsWater Resources Engineer

Buck CoorsJunior Engineer

Marin MacDonaldJunior Engineer

Capabilities

RiverWare Model Development

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Water resource system operations are modeled in RiverWare for planning and forecasting.

  • Reservoir Operations Modeling

    Modeling support for reservoir operations.

  • Water Accounting Modeling

    Modeling support for water accounting programs.

  • Hydrologic Forecasting

    Model development for hydrologic forecasting.

Basin Operations and Administration

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Application of advanced technical tools to day-to-day water management challenges, helping water managers administrate large and complex water resource systems.

  • Reservoir Operations

    Operational modeling and decision support for day-to-day reservoir storage management, including on-call support contracts and real-time operational modeling.

  • Water Accounting and Rights Administration

    Water accounting and water rights administration tools supporting transparent allocation tracking, diversion monitoring, and compliance with basin-level operating agreements.

  • Real-Time Operational Decision Support

    Real-time decision-support systems integrating operational models with streamflow forecasts to guide daily water management decisions under uncertainty.

Planning Studies

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Hydrologic and water resource system modeling as an indispensable component of thorough and effective municipal and regional planning studies.

Climate Change Studies

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Water-resource resilience is evaluated through climate scenarios and hydrology analysis.

  • Scenario Assessment

    Assessment of potential climate scenarios.

  • Climate Hydrology Analysis

    Analysis using climate hydrology data.

  • Statistical Water Resource Evaluation

    Statistical analysis for water planning.

High-Precision Realtime Operations Models

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Custom hourly operational models designed to support the successful operation of water resources systems under precise and demanding constraints.

Water Data Management and Database Development

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Specialized hydrologic database development for water resources, from satellite telemetry to model data development and operations support.

Expert Witness

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Water-resources engineering expertise is applied to legal and regulatory matters.

  • Technical Expert Analysis

    Technical analysis for legal and regulatory matters.

  • Litigation Support

    Support for water resource litigation.

  • Regulatory Compliance Support

    Compliance analysis for disputed water-resource issues.

Model Coaching and Technical Support

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Coaching and technical support services for organizations building and operating water resource modeling tools in-house, avoiding costly mistakes and delays.

Web-Based Applications

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Custom web applications that make complex modeling software and data visualization efficient and accessible for stakeholders at all experience levels.

Industries

Water Resources · Government · Federal · Environmental & Remediation · Natural Resources

Projects

Colorado River Basin Planning and Decision Support

Utah · Water Resources · 2020 · Client: Central Utah Water Conservancy District and Colorado River Authority of Utah

Project details

Supporting planning and decision support on current and future Colorado River Basin policy decisions impacting the state of Utah.

Truckee River Operating Agreement Uncertainty Modeling

Truckee River Basin · Water Resources · 2015

Project details

Propagating uncertainty from Ensemble Stream Flow (ESP) forecasts through the RiverWare Operations and Accounting model to quantify reservoir operational uncertainty and facilitate risk-based decision making.

Starvation Reservoir Operations Modeling System

Utah · Water Resources · 2020 · Client: Central Utah Water Conservancy District

Project details

Modeling the Starvation Reservoir using RiverWare to facilitate transparent and efficient management of reservoir storage.

Arkansas Basin RiverWare Operations Modeling System

Arkansas River Basin · Water Resources · 2020 · Client: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Project details

Adapting and enhancing the Arkansas Basin RiverWare model to support Reclamation's short-term operations and forecasting.

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