Water Balance Model can create an understanding of the past and compare it to many possible futures
Note to Reader: The following article is adapted from an email trail wherein a Councilor with a small Vancouver Island city asked this question: How can the Water Balance Model be applied to establish performance targets relative to an appropriate baseline condition that is acceptable to the municipality?
Create a Vision of the Future Watershed
“For the purposes of a Water Balance Model simulation, the starting scenario can be the watershed in any state, whether that is forested, existing urban, future planning, or j
ust about any condition that you may wish to assess,” expalins Jim Dumont, Engineering Applications Authority for the Inter-Provincial Partnership.
“Yet another key message is that the existing watershed condition should not be seen as a limiting condition; rather, it is just one of many potential conditions.”
“This is where the WBM shines as it is not constrained by starting or ending points. It compares whatever you can envision.”
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Posted March 2010