Colorado River Basin Water Accounts: Provoke discussion about more adaptive operations

The purpose of this activity is to provoke collaborators to discuss more adaptive Colorado River operations than existing operations that equalize reservoirs and expire in 2026. Collaborators use web spreadsheets (Google Sheets) during a video conference session. In a model session, up to 6 collaborators immerse in water user roles. Then in each time step, collaborators consume, conserve, and trade water in response to their available water, others choices, and real-time discussion of choices. Collaborators also protect critical levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead and sustain endangered, native fish of the Grand Canyon. Follow the requirements and start directions in the readme.md file.

CONTENTS:
1) readme.md - Requirements, facilitation directions, publications, file contents, and more.
2) Basin Water Accounts Tool - ColoradoRiverBasinAccounts.xlsx. Move into Google Sheets and follow Facilitation Directions (in readme.md). Or open ReadMe-Directions Worksheet.
3) Lets Start - ColoradoRiverBasinAccounts-LetsStart.pdf. Visual directions.
4) Model Guide - https://github.com/dzeke/ColoradoRiverCoding/blob/main/ModelMusings/Support/ModelGuide/ModelGuide-CombinedLakePowellLakeMead.md. Online.
5) Manuscript - 3-LessonsInteractImmerseAdaptReservoirOperations.docx. Write up for publication as a journal article. Earlier cite-able version at https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cee_facpub/3778/.
6) 1-Page Summary - ColoradoRiverBasinWaterAccounts-1PageSummary-v2.pdf.

Please access the final peer-reviewed, published version of the manuscript at:
+ Rosenberg, D. E. (2024). "Lessons from immersive online collaborative modeling to discuss more adaptive reservoir operations." Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 150(7). https://doi.org/10.1061/JWRMD5.WRENG-5893.