Design depth was the next key sizing decision. Four design depths were

considered with nominal design depths of 6, 10, 12, and 14 feet. These alternatives were

named AltlR, Alt2R, Alt3R, and Alt4R, respectively (USACE and SFWMD, electronic

correspondence, April 8, 2005). The compartments in all Alt_R configurations were

termed Cl and C2, as in previous configurations. The depth and area used to achieve this

total volume were varied in each alternative; however C2's area remained fixed at 17,920

acres. The associated areas of Cl were developed to yield a capacity of 360,000 acre-

feet. The area, depth, and volume of the Alt_R configurations and the original Alt 3

simulation are presented in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1. Conceptual Configuration of Reservoir for Original Alternative 3
 C1 C2 Total
 Area Nominal Volume Area Nominal Volume Area Volume
 Configuration (ac) Depth (ft) (ac-ft) (ac) Depth (ft) (ac-ft) (ac) (ac-ft)
 Alt 3 Orig. 7,500 12 90,000 22,500 12 270,000 30,000 360,000
 AltlR 40,960 6 250,000 17,920 6 110,000 58,880 360,000
 Alt2R 17,920 10 180,000 17,920 10 180,000 35,840 360,000
 Alt3R 12,800 12 150,000 17,920 12 210,000 30,720 360,000
 Alt4R 7,680 14 110,000 17,920 14 250,000 25,600 360,000

 A design depth of 12 feet was selected for the 360,000 acre-foot reservoir.

Configurations to assess the effect of compartmentalization and the source of inflows

were then developed. The configurations are presented in detail next.

 Compartmentalization Configurations

 Unlike previous configurations, the compartmentalization of the reservoir affects

the inflow sources to STA 3/4. Therefore, details on both the EAASR and STA 3/4 are

included for each configuration. The EAASR was modeled as 12 SFWMM cells

incorporating 30,720 acres of area and STA 3/4 was modeled as 7 SFWMM cells

incorporating 17,920 acres of area (USACE and SFWMD, electronic correspondence,