Presentation Topic: Case Study: Reservoir Safe Yield to Support Data Center Expansion
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Abstract: Data centers are critical components of the Internet, and they consume large amounts of resources in the process of performing their functions. The design and construction of a new data center in Louisa County is forecasted to require large amounts of water to keep the servers cool. This presentation will discuss the process used to create a mass-balance safe yield model to determine the available water supply capacity from Northeast Creek Reservoir (NECR) in Louisa County, Virginia. This model is a mass balance demonstration of water entering and leaving the reservoir daily. Data in the model is broken into inflows and outflows used to calculate a daily change in volume which is used to calculate the remaining volume in the reservoir based on geometric data collected through a hydrographic survey. Also covered will be the challenges in finding available data for the inflow and outflow volumes. A safe-yield analysis was performed at the time of construction of the NECR and looked at conditions during the then 545-day drought of record. Our model takes a daily evaluation of how local site conditions affect the reservoir volume and determined the safe yield.
Presenter: Tyler Hays, P.E. – Project Engineer, JMT
Tyler Hays, PE earned her engineering degree from Virginia Tech and has built a successful career in consulting engineering. She has worked across various markets, including residential and commercial site plans, as well as energy, transportation, and municipal projects. Her expertise spans multiple areas of civil and environmental engineering, with a focus on water and wastewater management, land development, stormwater management, environmental protection, and pollution prevention.
Since joining JMT in 2021, Tyler has spearheaded local initiatives related to utility relocations for water and wastewater systems. She has also led numerous improvement projects throughout Virginia, encompassing water storage, booster stations, water resources planning, transmission, distribution, wastewater collection mains, and sewage pumping stations.
When: Thursday, October 24th, 2024
11:45 AM -12 PM – Sign in and Networking
12 PM -1PM – Presentation
Where: 2810: a community gathering place, 2810 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221
(Reserved parking spaces on both sides of building and in gravel lot located through gate)
Registration Price:
Members: $25 members
Non-Members: $30
Late Ticket: $30 ($35 Non-Members)
Students: Free
Lunch is included with purchase of an in-person ticket (Local Carytown Favorites)
PDH: 1.0 HR