Murrumbidgee Irrigation Operational Planning System

(MIOPS)

A DSS Framework to provide tools for large scale Irrigation Water Delivery

Operations

“The Golden Rules”Must…..- Be user friendly- Be compatible with existing systems- Be open source- Be able to be maintained by the business in future- Be as automated as possible- have spatial representation and be visually appealing to

users- Generate outputs that can be understood and utilised

across all levels of the company- Some future capability for access by customers

Project Delivery Approach

• Scoping- Functional and Visual Requirements• Stage 1- Data Consolidation, Field Survey,

Hydraulic Model, Graphical User Interface, Tools• Stage 2 – Hydrological Model & MI IQ (Business

Intelligence/Dashboard), additional tools• Stage 3- Calibration, Implementation, Integration

& Training

Functional RequirementsOperations• Near-Real Time Simulation• Current Demand • 6-7 Demand Forecasting at

Property , District and Network Level

• Evaluate Losses• Scheduling Optimisation• Trading• Water Balance

Planning• System performance indicators• Asset optimisation• Water delivery optimisation• Retrieve past scenario

conditions to analyse decision taking

• In system storage optimisation• Water delivery risk

management• Identifying operating rules for

storages

MIOPS Components

Delivery Entitlement trading assessment tool

Operation scheduling tool

Water demand forecast tool The parameters used for the estimation are: O7 = Bulk water order (- 7 days) ETP = 7 days average ETP H = 7 days average % soil moisture (route zone) P = 7 days average precipitation

Irrigation scheme modifications tool

MIIQ – Business Intelligence