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Brasilia, Mai 2009-------STUDY ON THE APPLICABILITY OF THE ASSET MANAGEMENTFOR RESERVOIR SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT *Tetsuya SUMI
Dr. of Engineering, Associate professor, Kyoto University
Kiyoshi KOBAYASHI
Dr. of Engineering, Professor, Kyoto University
Kenichiro YAMAGUCHI
Master of Engineering, Chief of the Design Section,
Kansai Branch of the Japan Water Agency
Yasufumi TAKATA
Dr. of Engineering,
CTI Engineering Co., Ltd., Osaka
JAPAN

1.

INTRODUCTION

In Japan, the asset management is now being introduced in the roadengineering and many other areas of public infrastructure, in preparation for a
predicted rapid increase in the cost of maintaining all public infrastructures.
However, in the dam engineering, mechanical equipments with short service lives
such as gates and valves has only been studied, but the applicability andeffectiveness of the asset management in this field have not been clarified.
In order to sustain function of dams for more than a century and to avoid theburden of their maintenance cost being concentrated on the next generation, wemust clarify challenges to apply asset management to dams, which are made up
of a variety of elements such as dam body, spillways, mechanical and electric*

Étude sur la pertinence des techniques de gestion du patrimoine à la gestion des dépôts
de sédiments dans les retenues.

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equipments with different service lifetimes and functions to lower their life cycle
costs (LCC) and to smooth their annual maintenance costs.
Present annual average maintenance cost of dams is a little more than 300
million yen for the dams which were surveyed in Japan, and its largest category is“operation and control equipments” at 20% of the total maintenance cost. In
recent years, reservoir sedimentation problems have often occurred and a varietyof countermeasures should have been taken with much cost mainly in Chubu andother regions where large sediment loads flow into reservoirs. Sedimentation is
also progressing at reservoirs where the sediment production is not particularlyhigh among many dams constructed in 1950-1960, it is estimated that
sedimentation will reach the planned level between 40 and 50 years from thepresent day [1]. In the near future, strategic dam asset management including
preventive countermeasures for reservoir sedimentation will be an important
challenge.
The Japan Water Agency maintains a group of water resource development
dams consisting of five dams including Takayama Dam which was completed in1969 on the upstream of Kizu river (Fig. 1). This research is focusing on thesedams to study how to prolong their service lifetimes through sedimentation
countermeasures and to clarify precautions to apply the asset management
procedure to dam reservoirs by taking sedimentation countermeasures.

2.

ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE OF SEDIMENT DEPOSITION
IN KIZU RIVER UPSTREAM DAM GROUP

Table 1 shows the state of sedimentation in the Kizu River upstream damgroup (FY2006). It shows that sedimentation of all five dams has progressed
faster than that of the original plan. In Japan, the planned sedimentation capacity
is set by the sedimentation of 100 years. Sedimentation of Takayama Dam,
Shorenji Dam, and Muroo Dam which were constructed more than 30 years ago
have already reached 40 to 50% of the planned sedimentation. Regarding theannual fluctuation of sediment load at the Takayama Dam, annual average
sedimentation is approximately 100,000m3 and the maximum one in a single year
is up to 620,000m3. The maximum annual sedimentation at the other dams isabout 5% to 12% of planned sedimentation capacity, and the past maximum
sedimentation in a single year was equivalent to that occurring in a 5 to 12 year
period (Table 2) [2].

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Kizu River②NunomeDam① Takayama
Dam

Nabari River
Nunome River③Kawakami Dam(under construction)⑤Shorenji
Dam
Uda River④HinachiDam⑥MurooDam
Shorenji River

10km

Fig. 1
Kizu River Upstream Dam Group on the Yodo River System
Ensemble de barrages situés en amont de la rivière Kizu
sur le système fluvial de la rivière Yodo
(1) Barrage de Takayama(2) Barrage de Nunome(3) Barrage de Kawakami(en cours de construction)(4) Barrage de Hinachi(5) Barrage de Shorenji(6) Barrage de Muroo

Table 1
Sedimentation Rate of the Kizu River Upstream Dam Group (2006)
Vitesse de sédimentation de l’ensemble de barrages situés en amont de la rivière Kizu (2008)

Years
elapsedTakayama Dam
Shorenji Dam
Muroo Dam
Nunome Dam
Hinachi Dam

37
36
32
16
9

Plannedsedimentation
capacity in 100
years (103m3)
7,600
3,400
2,600
1,900
2,400

Actualsedimentationin 2006(103m3)

Sedimentation
rate

3,648
1,484
1,120
243(344)
410

48.1%
43.6%
43.1%
12.8% (18.1%)
17.1%※ Sedimentation rate in the above table is a value based on the planned sedimentation※ The values in brackets for the Nunome Dam represent sediment already dredged fromits auxiliary dam

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Table 2
Actual Maximum Annual Sedimentation in the Upstream
Kizu River Dam Group
Quantité annuelle maxi. de la sédimentation de l’ensemble de barrages situésen amont de la rivière Kizu

Sedimentation(103 m3)

7.6
3.4
2.6
1.9
2.4

621
336
314
230
140

Takayama Dam
Shorenji Dam
Muroo Dam
Nunome Dam
Hinachi Dam

3.

3.1.

Actual maximum annual sedimentation

PlannedSedimentation
capacity in 100
years(106 m3)

Percentage ofplannedsedimentation
capacity
8.2%
9.9%
12.1%
12.1%
5.8%

Occurrence
probability
assessment
1/52 years
1/35 years
1/45 years
1/51 years
1/12 years

ASSET MANAGEMENT OF DAMS THROUGH SEDIMENTATIONCOUNTERMEASURESSTATE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT OF DAMS THROUGH SEDIMENTATIONMEASURES[3]

Efforts have been made to introduce the asset management in many fields
including paving, bridges, ports and harbors, water supply and sewage systems,
and so on, in the face of the soaring cost of maintaining the expanding stock ofpublic infrastructures and resulting financial dilemmas. The purposes of the asset
management is to reduce life cycle costs and smooth the burden of paying thesecosts in order to improve efficiency, and at the same time to clarify and to fulfill the
responsibility to explain the relationship between covering maintenance cost andthe level of services.

Efforts have been made to apply the asset management to machinery andequipment with short service lifetimes used at dams, to diagnose the deteriorationof hydropower dams [4] and to survey the state of dam maintenance costs [5]. But
an overall image of the asset management including dam bodies has not beenclarified. This is presumably a result of the fact that a dam body has such a longservice lifetime which is difficult to specify, and that the need to discuss the
optimum repair plan is generally low at a relatively new dam.
State Water which is an enterprise owned by the State of New South Walesin Australia has prepared the Total Asset Management Plan, and evaluates dam
risk and presents examples of the grounds for the price of water [6]. It also touches
on the difficulty of applying the optimum renewal decision method to major

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facilities with lifetimes that exceed 200 years and for which there is no standard
deterioration curve. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation uses facility reliability
indices based on restrictions on reservoirs and their operation, and on response
to safety advisories to perform the asset management of important dams.

3.2.

APPLICATION OF THE ASSET MANAGEMENT TO DAMS

Infrastructure assets (infrastructure assets for daily human life) are
generally predicted to be used semi-permanently and characterized by longservice lifetimes. In case of dams, dam body that is the major asset is also
assumed to have an extremely long service lifetime, but it is important to evaluate
its reliability since deterioration of the body could have serious consequences.
A breakdown of normal maintenance costs based on research by Kondo etal. [5], shows that a little more than 20% are “operating and control equipments”
costs, between 10% and 15% are “discharge and intake equipments”, “repairs
and other maintenance and management equipments”, and “reservoir
countermeasures” costs respectively. Cost reductions are expected to beachieved through the asset management mainly in the cost analysis of
maintaining machinery and equipment, and electrical equipment etc. which haverelatively short service lives.
Sedimentation is handled by setting 100 year capacity as the planned
sedimentation capacity. But it is possible to prolong service lifetimes by taking
appropriate sedimentation countermeasures which play an important role in the
study of the life cycle costs of dams.
Since, as explained above, the duration of service life and the priority ofmanagement activity vary between facilities, it is necessary to apply asset
management according to these differences (Table 3).
The level of services provided to manage assets usually varies according toneeds. In particular, when its object is an extremely long period, it is difficult todetermine needs. At the decision making level, it is classified as shown in Table 4.

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Table 3Categorization of Facilities and Management Priorities by Renewal Period
Catégorisation des installations et des priorités de gestion
par la fréquence de renouvellement
Renewal period

Facility etc.

Management Priorities

Short(a few years to afew decades)- Machinery &equipment- Electricalequipment- Buildings- Reducing total cost of
inspections, improvement,
repair, and renewalLong(a few decades toa few centuries)- Reservoir(sedimentation)- Prolonging service
lifetime- Lowering life cycle costs

Super long(unclear)- Dam body

- Inspections- Reducing maintenancecosts- Risk assessments

Contingent- Reservoir
slopes- Landslides- Earthquake
response etc.

- Inspections- Emergency response

Remarks- Improving the service
level- Responding totechnological progress- If appropriate measures
are taken, renewal period
is prolonged.
- If appropriate
management isperformed, renewal isunnecessary for a very
long time, and the present
value of renewal costs
cannot be assessed.
- Response whenconstructing to a
stipulated level.

Table 4
Categorization Based on Decision-making Level
Catégorisation en fonction du niveau de prise de décision
Decision-making level

Implementing organization level- Implementation departments ofgovernmental and public bodies(Japan Water Agency)- Ensuring a service level stipulated bypolicies- Construction and maintenance ofstructures stipulated by the plan

Body

- Policy-making departments ofgovernmental and public bodies.

Service level- Judgments accompanying
change of service level- Decisions to construct, improvefunctions, or to demolish

Means to satisfy
responsibility for
explanation- River improvement plans, basic
water resource development
plans, policy evaluations.

- Annual reports, evaluation committee,
project evaluation, implementation plan,maintenance plan, explanations forusers etc.

Principal
evaluation
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3.3.

ASSET MANAGEMENT OF DAMS BY SEDIMENTATION COUNTERMEASURES

Reservoir sedimentation volume is clarified by periodical measurements. In
general, sedimentation countermeasures are taken only in the cases ofincreasing sedimentation has obstructed the functions of dams. Therefore, large
scale sedimentation countermeasures were taken often including disaster
restoration following the inflow of sediment or redevelopment to ensure reservoir
capacity. Dams where no particular obstruction of reservoir functions has
occurred, only sedimentation surveys are performed.
When a large-scale sedimentation countermeasure is taken, obtaining alarge area of disposal site is important, and it is necessary to reduce costs bysediment recycling and by taking advantage of the tractive force of the river.
Since blocking the continuity of sediment transport by dams impacts river,coastline and the ocean environment, it is necessary to restore sedimentdownstream from dams. However, the quantity of sediment must be restored
downstream to conserve the environment and the environmental benefits of thisdownstream restoration have not been evaluated.
Therefore, by clarifying that taking sustained sedimentation
countermeasures are beneficial from the cost perspective through the asset
management, it is possible to reduce life cycle costs and the environmental
impacts of dams at the same time.

3.4.

COST OF IMPLEMENTING COUNTERMEASURES

Makio Dam received the inflow of vast quantities of sediment as a result ofNagano Prefecture West Earthquake (1984) for a total of 9 years, sedimentation
countermeasures were taken to remove approximately 5.48 million m3 of
sediment at a total cost of about 30 billion yen [7].
a) If it is assumed that the project cost per cubic meter is identical to Makio
Dam, it would cost from 10 to 40 billion yen per dam for removing sediment equal
to the sedimentation capacity of the entire Kizu River dam group (1.9 to 7.6
million m3/dam).
b) If it is impossible to obtain a disposal site near a dam and it is assumed
that, at the most, costs are incurred transporting sediment to the sea, thesediment treatment cost per unit of volume for the transportation distance L (km)is represented by Eq[1] according to Oya et al. [8].
C = p⋅L+q[1]

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where C =sediment disposal cost; p = 75 yen/m3/km and q = 3,000
yen/m3 based on research by Oya et al. From the upstream dams on the Kizu
River to Osaka Bay, L = approx. 100km, so the cost of disposing of sedimentequal to the sedimentation capacity of each dam increased from about 20 to 80
billion yen.
It means that, by the simple average for 100 years of each dam, the cost is
100 million yen to 400 million yen/year in case a) and it is from 200 million yen to
800 million yen/year in case b).
Considering that it will accumulate every year as countermeasures areneeded for the next fifty years, the amount needed each year can be represented
by Eq[2].
Cr =Ct ⋅ r(1 + r )n − 1[2]where Cr = annual required amount;, Ct =countermeasure project cost;interest rate r = 4%; accumulation period n = 50 years. In case a), it is from 70
million to 260 million yen/year, and in case b) it is from 130 million to 920 million
yen/year.
According to research by Kondo et al. [5], the average annual maintenancecost of the existing dams is a little more than 300 million yen and “operation andcontrol equipments” costs that account for more than 20% of total costs, is thehighest cost category. If it is premised that the dams will function for more than
100 years, the sedimentation countermeasure cost may exceed this cost category.
Therefore, it is important to apply asset management not only to the electrical andthe machinery equipment categories that are now the major maintenance cost
categories, but also to sedimentation countermeasures.

3.5.

SEDIMENTATION COUNTERMEASURE IMPLEMENTATION SCENARIOS

If these measures are simplified premised on sustaining function of dams
for a long period exceeding a century, three scenarios can be considered (Fig. 2);
taking measures to smooth the inflowing sediment load after the service level has
been reduced in the absence of countermeasures (Scenario 1), ensuring theinitially planned 100 year sedimentation capacity by taking large scale restoration
measures after the service level has been reduced in the absence ofcountermeasures (Scenario 2), and reducing the frequency of large scale
restoration measures by taking sedimentation control measures (Scenario 3).
With sustained measures, restoring sediment downstream using thetractive force of the river can mitigate the blockage of sediment transport by thedam, and simplify the task of utilizing the sediment as a resource. On the other
hand, in order to implement large-scale restoration, large disposal site andQ. 89 – R. 4
transportation system are necessary and they may cause the environmental
adverse impacts whose cost cannot be evaluated. (Table 5)
Table 5Comparison of Continuous Measures and Large-scale Restoration
Comparaison des mesures continues etet de la restauration lourde

Continuous measures
Large-scale restoration
Transportation, Tractive force of the river can be Requires a large disposal site
Disposal site used.
and transport system
Environmental Blockage of sediment transport by Environment impact caused by
impactrestoring sediment downstream. muck yard and transport road
Effective
utilization

Simplifies effective utilization of
sediment as a resource

Difficult to effectively use thesediment as a resource

If the inflowing sediment load is small or the river flow rate is so high thatthe hydraulic flushing removes large quantity of sediment load, Scenario 1 iseffective by taking smoothing measures that is inflowing sediment load =discharged sediment load. If it is easy to obtain a sediment processing site and totransport sediment, Scenario 2 is effective. If, in addition to the reduction in
tractive force caused by the construction of the dam, the region around the dam isurbanized so that it is difficult to dispose of or to transport the sediment, it isnecessary to study combining measures and the time to implement them basedon Scenario 3: performing sedimentation control measures to postpone
large-scale restoration as long as possible and to minimize its frequency.
Scenario 3 becomes Scenario 1 and 2 depending both on an initialinvestment and its implementing time, and on continuous measures and theirstarting time. Therefore, there is also a generalized investment Scenario forcases premised on permanent reservoir maintenance.
Normally, to consider life cycle cost, the study includes the cost ofdecommissioning, but when investment is made looking ahead 200 years into the
future, the present price based on the normal discount rate of 4% becomes zeroand cannot be evaluated. Therefore, premised on a dam’s functions being
maintained for a long period, the life cycle cost can be represented by Eq[3].
LCC = ∑ C i + ∑ C m + ∑ C r[3]

where LCC = life cycle cost of sedimentation countermeasure, Ci = initialinvestment, Cm = sustained countermeasure cost (converted to present prices
by Eq[3]), Cr = cost of large-scale measure (converted to present prices by
Eq[3]). It means that although sedimentation countermeasures differ fromreconstructing a facility as in the case of roads, bridges, etc. (demolishing andreconstructing an old facility), it is possible to represent in a form such that thelarge scale restoration resembles the renewal of another facility.

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①Sedimentation

Scenario ⑤

Inflowing
sedimentsmoothingmeasure after reservoir is②Sedimentation capacity③Mitigating
sedimentation bysustainedmeasures
Scenario

Scenario④Large-scale restoration after
the reservoir is filled with sediment⑥Postponing time oflarge-scale⑦Sediment flushing bypass
Installation of check dam

Scenario⑨No countermeasure⑩ Inflowing⑧ Dredging,sedimentload

excavationsmoothing

Scenario

⑨

No

⑪

⑨
Large-scaleNo⑪

Large-scale

Scenario⑦Sediment flushing bypass
Installation of check dam⑧ Dredging, excavation⑫Sustained countermeasures⑪⑫Sustained
Large-scale countermeasure

Fig. 2
Schematic of Sedimentation Countermeasure Scenarios and their Costs
Visualisation graphique des contre-mesures concernant la sédimentation
et leurs coûts respectifs
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)

Sédimentation,
Capacité de sédimentation,
Réduction de la sédimentation par des mesures durables
Restauration lourde lorsque le réservoir est rempli de sédiments
Mesures visant à réduire les sédiments entrant dans le réservoir lorsque celui-ci est rempli de sédiments
Durée de renvoi d’une restauration lourde
Chasse, by-pass, contre les barrages
Dragage, etc
Aucune contre-mesures
Mesures facilitant la décharge des sédiments entrants
Restauration lourde
Contre-mesures durables

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4.

4.1.

APPLICATION OF SEDIMENTATION COUNTERMEASURES TO THE
KIZU RIVER UPSTREAM DAM GROUPSTUDY CONDITIONS

Table 6 shows the sedimentation countermeasures were studied and key
points in long-term management.

4.1.1.

Clarifying the properties of sedimentation in each dam reservoir

Since sediment can be removed depended on its particular diameter by
each sedimentation countermeasure, the particular diameter of the inflowing
sediment load is an important factor to study the applicability of various
countermeasures. The particle diameter of inflowing sediment load is classified
into three categories: washload (d≦0.075mm), sand (0.075<d<2.0mm), andgravel (2.0mm≦d). Table 7 shows the results of the clarification of the properties(quantity and quality) of inflowing sediment load and deposited sediment load in
the Kizu River upstream dam group.

4.1.2.

Setting the target sedimentation rate

As stated above, the actual maximum annual sedimentation (maximum
value of inflowing sediment load occurring unexpectedly) is approximately from
5% to 12% of the planned sedimentation capacity. When a dam is operated
independently without backup dams, to ensure stable reservoir functions even in
the event of an unexpected inflow of sediment, the capacity of sedimentation
should be maintained constantly to ensure leeway from about 5% to 12%. So thetarget sedimentation rate for case studies of each dam when operated
independently was set at 80%. (Assuming that sedimentation load in the reservoir
is controlled within 80% of the planned sedimentation capacity).

4.2.

CASE STUDY OF TAKAYAMA DAM

A case study was carried out on sedimentation countermeasures at
Takayama dam that is located at the furthest downstream of the dam group and is
the largest reservoir among them.

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4.2.1.

Effects and costs of countermeasuresa) Cost of dry excavation with the reservoir emptying
In addition to normal sedimentation countermeasure methods, “dryexcavation” is also compared (see Table 6). Dry excavation is performed bystopping its operation for one year at an interval of a specified number of years,
completely emptying the reservoir and removing sediment by dry works.
Therefore, to perform dry excavation, it is necessary to carry out a comparative
study with other methods to determine whether or not it is effective considering
the tradeoff such as demerits by the loss of reservoir functions caused by draw
down operation and merits of removing sediment by low cost dry excavation.
Table 6
Sedimentation Countermeasures Studied
Étude des contre-mesures portant sur la sédimentation
Countermeasure
Excavation

Dredging

Sediment
check dam(+ Excavation)

Flushing

Sediment bypass

Dry excavation
with the reservoir
emptying

Focus and costs incurred
Mechanically discharging natural soil from inside the reservoir onto the land
- Initial investment: none in particular- Running cost: excavation cost
Mechanically discharging sediment from inside the reservoir onto the land. It
is more costly than excavation.
- Initial investment: none in particular- Running cost : dredging cost
Installing a sediment check dam at the upstream end of the reservoir andmechanically discharging sediment captured in the check dam from thecheck dam onto the land.
- Initial investment: cost of building a sediment check dam- Running cost: cost of excavating the sediment check dam
Temporarily draw down to create an open channel flow inside the reservoir
so that tractive force will flush out the sediment.
- Initial investment: installing a sediment flushing gate
- Running cost: Wear prevention measures of flushing gates and channels,
and according to circumstances, compensation for reduced energy
generation
Bypassing inflowing sediment load downstream through a tunnel so it does
not settle in the reservoir.
- Initial investment: Installing the sediment bypass- Running cost: Wear prevention measures of tunnel invert
Once each specified number of years, completely reservoir emptying so thatall deposited sediment is moved to the land by dry excavation.
- Initial investment: none in particular (when there is no draw down
system, it must be installed)- Running cost: excavation, compensation for reduced energy generation,compensation for capacity loss

The cost of dry excavation should include the loss of the capacity itself
caused by reservoir emptying in addition to compensation for reduced power
generation and excavation unit price. This loss-cost can be calculated as below.

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Table 7
Properties of the Inflowing and Deposited Sediment at theKizu River Upstream Dam Group
Propriétés des sédiments entrants et déposés dans l’ensemble de barrages situés enamont de la rivière Kizu
Annualaverageinflowing
sediment3
load (m )Takayama
Dam
Shorenji
Dam
Muroo
Dam
NunomeDam
HinachiDam104,550
41,74045,51023,55056,810

Annual inflowing sediment loadby particle diameter (m3)Washload≦0.075mm

Sand
0.075＜＜2.0mmGravel2.0mm≦

46,77053,3804,400

44.7 %

51.1 %

4.2 %

29,080

11,3901,270

69.7 %

27.3 %

3.0 %

31,07014,250190

68.3 %

31.3 %

0.4 %

15,4007,980

17065.4 %

33.9 %

0.7 %

36,76019,860190

64.7 %

35.0 %

0.3 %Washload
capture rate

Averageannualsedimentation
(m3)

44.3%

78,50057.9%

29,50073.9%

37,40082.8%

20,90071.4%

46,300

Annual sedimentation
by particle diameter (m3)Washload≦0.075mm

Sand
0.075＜＜2.0mmGravel2.0mm≦

20,72053,3804,400

26.4 %

68.0 %

5.6 %

16,840

11,3901,270

57.1 %

38.6 %

4.3 %

22,96014,250190

61.4 %

38.1 %

0.5 %

12,7507,980

170

61.0 %

38.2 %

0.8 %

26,25019,860190

56.7 %

42.9 %

0.4 %If excavation is done during a non-flood period, only the water use capacity
is used. Therefore, the loss-cost for the lost reservoir capacity is calculated byallocating the cost of water supply capacity to the operator of a multi-purposedam (allocation cost). However, the following study uses the relationship of thecost allocation with the water use capacity at the Hinachi Dam that is the newestof the Kizu River upstream dam group.
-

Assuming that the water use function can be provided for 100 years, the cost
per unit capacity (1m3) per year is calculated as:(cost of water use capacity)/ (water use capacity) / (100 years).
Based on the above, it is possible to calculate the loss-cost for stopping theoperation for one year.

If the cycle of emptying the reservoir is long, sudden sedimentation will
likely occur. Considering the fact that there is a 1/10 year to 1/50 year probabilityof the occurrence of the maximum annual sedimentation that has occurred in thepast in the Kizu River dam group, this study assumes that the reservoir will be
emptied every 10 years. Table 8 shows the cost-loss of dry excavation with thereservoir emptying as calculated based on conditions at the Hinachi Dam. Table 9
also shows costs necessary to perform water level draw down excavation at the
Takayama Dam based on the above.

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Table 8Loss of Capacity by the Draw Down
(Calculated based on the Hinachi Dam)
Perte de la capacité en raion des dépôts
(calculée sur la base des données concernant le barrage de Hinachi)

Water supply
capacity

15.3 million m

3

Allocation of costof water for
public watersupply systems

Annual required cost for
100 years of water supply
services¥34,843,490,000¥348,435,000

Capacity unit
price
3

23 yen/m /year

Table 9
Cost Required to the draw down at Takayama Dam(once/10 years)Coût de la vidange du barrage de Takayama(une fois tous les 10 ans)Compensation for reductionof power generation

Cost-loss of capacity loss

43.7 million yen/year(unit price: 8.76 million yen/hr)

31.740 million yen(Actual loss 317.4 million yen/time)b) Effects and cost of the sedimentation countermeasures
The effects of implementing each sedimentation countermeasure
hypothesized by this study are organized considering the application to the studyof maintenance plans over long periods of time, and hypothesizing the “annual
sediment removal rate (percentage of inflowing sediment load which can beremoved by taking the countermeasure)”. The effects and costs of eachsedimentation countermeasure are presented on Table 10.

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Table 10
Effects and Cost of Implementing the Sedimentation Countermeasure MenuCoût et effets de la mise en oeuvre de l’ensemble des contre-mesures concernant lasédimentation
Inflowing load
removal rate(%)*

Cost

Annual sediment3
removed (m /year)
Washload(*including
Sand
GravelnaturalWashSand Gravel removal)-load
Inflowing Inflowing Inflowing
sediment sediment sediment
46,770 53,380 4,400

Investment tobuild thefacility(initial cost)

Running
cost

Excavation

－

4,000
3
yen/m

10% 50% 100%

28,123

26,6904,400

Dredging－

35,0003
yen/m

100% 100% 100%

46,77053,3804,400

Sediment
check dam 5.4 billion
yen/dam
4,0003(+
10% 70% 100% 28,123 37,366 4,400(sedimentyen/mexcavation
check dam))
10,1 billion
yen/channel
22 million 100% 100% 50% 46,770 53,380 2,200
Flushing(sediment
yen/yearflushing gate
installation)
13.163
million/chann
Sediment
121 millionel
50% 60% 100% 36,410 32,028 4,400
bypass (constructing yen/year
sediment
bypass)32,500 yen//m(excavationcost)
75 million
Dryyen/year
excavation(compensatiowith the－100% 100% 100% 46,770 53,380 4,400
n for
reservoir
reduction of
emptying
power
generation,water supply
loss)*Inflowing load removal rate (%): Assumed by the sedimentation measures case inJapan [2]Q. 89 – R. 4
4.2.2.

Study of combined countermeasures

The previous section of this report presented the sediment removal rate ofeach type of countermeasure. Aside from dredging and dry excavation,
sedimentation will continue until eventually the sedimentation capacity is
exhausted since these measures cannot achieve removal rates of 100%.
Considering the need to continuously ensure reservoir functions, it has been
hypothesized that even after these countermeasures have been taken, dredging
or dry excavation are also performed at the point where the target sedimentation
rate has been reached. Table 11 shows the effectiveness and the cost of
implementing combinations of countermeasures. This results show thatcountermeasures except flushing are effective when combined with dry
excavation. In case of sediment flushing, it is more effective to combine withdredging since there is little residual sediment after flushing and dry excavation isrelatively costly (because of the small quantity handled).
Table 11
Results of Studies of Combination Countermeasures
Résultats des mesures combinées

Quantity
removed3(m /year)

Quantity whichcannot becompletely
removed3(m /year)

Sediment
check dam(＋excavation)

69,889Excavation[Proposed combination]
Annual cost (1,000 yen)
Dredging

Dry excavation

34,661

1,213,135

214,084

59,21345,337

1,586,795

256,788

Sediment bypass

72,83831,712

1,109,920

202,288

Flushing

102,350

2,200

77,00084,2404.2.3.

Evaluating the proposed sedimentation countermeasures at the
Takayama Dam

The super long-term sediment control plan for the Takayama Dam wasstudied by evaluating the combinations suggested above. The results are shownin Fig. 3, Fig. 4, and Table 12. Since investment in the future exceeding 200 years
is difficult to evaluate as it reaches almost zero in current prices, the evaluatedcost is the total cost converted to current prices 300 years in the future. Based on
this concept, the proposed countermeasure based on [excavation + dry
excavation] is the most economical solution. Sediment bypass and flushingcountermeasures provide low sedimentation rate, but their initial investment
means that they are uneconomical in terms of their total cost.

Q. 89 – R. 4

100
90

②Sediment check dam (+ excavation)③Target sedimentation rate 80%①Sedimentation rate(%)

80
70④Excavation

60⑤Sediment bypass

50
40
30
20
⑥Flushing

10
0
0

50

100

150

200

250

300

⑦YearsFig. 3
Takayama Dam: Change Over Time of Sedimentation Rate by Each Sedimentation Countermeasure
Barrage de Takayama ; Évolution dans le temps de la vitesse de sédimentation en fonction dechaque contre-mesure spécifique(1) Taux de sédimentation (%)(2) Barrage de contrôle de la sédimentation (+ excavation)(3) Taux de sédimentation visé : 80%(4) Excavation(5) By-pass sédiments(6) Chasse(7) Années
18,000②Sediment bypass①Total cost (million yen)

16,00014,00012,000③Flushing

10,000④Sediment check dam (+ excavation)

8,000
6,000
⑤Excavation

4,000
2,000
0
0

50

100

150

200

250

300

⑥YearsFig. 4
Takayama Dam: Change Over Years of Total Cost by Each Sedimentation Countermeasure
Barrage de Takayama ; Évolution dans le temps du coût total en fonction de chaquecontre-mesure spécifique prise contre la sédimentation(1) Coût total (en millions de yens)(2) Dérivation concernant les sédiments(3) Chasse(4) Contre-barrage (+excavation)(5) Excavation(6) AnnéesQ. 89 – R. 4
4.3.

STUDY OF APPLICABILITY OF SEDIMENTATION COUNTERMEASURES

4.3.1.

Study method

The results of the study on Takayama Dam were used to study theapplicability of the same proposed sedimentation countermeasures to other fourdams (Hinachi, Shorenji, Muroo and Nunome Dams). Table 13 was based on the
Takayama Dam. It organizes the basic methods of calculating the cost of
sedimentation countermeasures at each dam.
Table 12
Total Cost of Each Countermeasure After 300 YearsCoût total de chaque contre-mesure après 300 ans
Countermeasure

Combined with

Total cost after 300 years(million yen)

Sediment check dam(+ excavation)+ Dry excavation

10,050

Excavation+ Dry excavation

3,609

Sediment bypass+ Dry excavation

16,191

Flushing+ dredging

10,625

Table 13
Basic Methods of Calculating Sedimentation Countermeasure Cost at Each Dam
Principes des méthodes de calcul du coût des contre-mesurespour chaque barrage concerné
Sediment- The land acquisition cost (impact on back water of sediment check
check damdam) is calculated using specific dam body area of the sediment(+ excavation) check dam based on the specifications of the Takayama Dam.
- Tunnel cost computed by same unit price as Takayama Dam- The body volume of the diversion dam is calculated based on thespecific sedimentation capacity of each dam based on the
Sediment
specifications of the Takayama Dam
bypass- The cost of the intake gate is the same as at the Takayama Dam.
- Land acquisition cost is the same as that at the Takayama Dam- Tunnel diameter is the same as in the specifications of the Takayama
Dam- The sediment spillway used for flushing is a 1,000m tunnel assuming
it is bored in natural rock at all dams.
- Costs of training dam, intake gate, etc. are same as those at the
Takayama Dam.
Flushing- Tunnel diameter and compensation for reduced power generation are
identical to those at the Takayama Dam (Nunome and Muroo Dams
do not generate power, so compensation for reduced power
generation are not counted for these dams.)

Q. 89 – R. 4
4.3.2.

Evaluating the proposed sedimentation countermeasures at each dam

Super long-term sediment control plans for four dams in addition to
Takayama Dam (Hinachi, Shorenji, Muroo and Nunome Dams) were studied. The
results are shown in Table 14. The table shows that at all dams, as in the case of
Takayama Dam, the countermeasure of “excavation + dry excavation” iseconomically beneficial. This clearly shows that the applicability of proposed
countermeasures such as sediment bypass or flushing which are implemented bymaking a facility investment at the initial stage and are intended to reduce theinflowing sediment is relatively low since the overall inflowing sediment load issmall in the Kizu River dam group.
Table 14
Kizu River Upstream Dam Group: Total Cost After 300 Years of Each Countermeasure(unit: million yen)
Ensemble de barrages situés en amont de la rivière Kizu : Coût total après 300 ans demise en oeuvre des contre-mesures (Unité : en millions de yens)
Countermeasure

Combinedwith

Takayama
Dam

Shorenji
Dam

Muroo
Dam

NunomeDam

HinachiDam

Sediment
check dam(+excavation)

Dry
excavation

10,050

4,526

3,729

2,453

3,506

Excavation

Dry
excavation

3,609

987

1,043

570

1,384

Sediment
bypassDry
excavation

16,191

24,111

29,76920,226

18,765

Flushing

Dredging

10,625

10,625

10,575

10,575

10,625

If the inflowing sediment load at each dam is assumed to be 4 times of thepresent volume (see Table 2) are shown in Table 15 (For example, trial
calculation of the average annual sedimentation is 314,000m3 (78,500m3 × 4
times) at Takayama Dam). According to this concept, the applicability of flushingand sediment bypass will be improved overall. This result confirms the fact manycases of flushing and sediment bypass measures have been taken on the Tenryu
River System [9] [10], and these long-lasting sediment countermeasure facilities arepresumably effective over the long term.

Q. 89 – R. 4
Table 15
Kizu River Dam Group: Total Cost of Each Countermeasure After 300 Years [Assuming
the inflowing sediment load is 4 times of the present volume]
Ensemble de barrages situés en amont de la rivière Kizu : Coût total de chaquecontre-mesure (En supposant que la charge des sédiments
entrants est 4 fois supérieure au niveau actuel)Countermeasure

Combinedwith

Takayama
Dam

Shorenji
Dam

Muroo
Dam

NunomeDam

HinachiDam

Sediment
check dam(+excavation)

Dry
excavation

26,781

8,545

8,795

4,741

10,620

Excavation

Dry
excavation

19,583

4,533

5,672

2,446

8,038

Sediment
bypassDry
excavation

18,40524,18030,036

20,237

19,354

Flushing

Dredging

10,625

10,625

10,575

10,575

10,625

4.4.

PRECAUTIONS WHEN STUDYING ASSET MANAGEMENT OF THE KIZU RIVER
UPSTREAM DAM GROUP

Based on the results of the above study, there are some precautions to
implement the asset management at the Kizu River upstream dam group in the
future.

4.4.1.

Restoring excavated sediment to the downstream river

From the points view of sustainable countermeasures of reservoir
sedimentation and the continuity of sediment movement in the sediment routing
system, sediment which has been excavated and removed from each reservoir
should be placed downstream and allowed to return to the downstream rivercourse. The quantity of sediment disposed of this way is restricted by conditions A
to C shown in Fig.5.

Q. 89 – R. 4
②Condition B
Is the quantity of sediment that can betransported downstream by truck a problem?

①Condition A③Condition C
Is an appropriatequantity placed?

⑤Dam

Is it a quantity④Excavated sediment is of sediment that
temporarily placed near can be temporarily
the reservoir
placed?
⑥Draw down

Fig. 5
Method of Disposing Sediment to Restore it to the Downstream River
Méthode de traitement des sédiments à rendre à la rivière en aval
(1) Condition A: Est-ce qu’il s’agit d’une quantité de sédiments qui peut être déposée temporairement ?
(2) Condition B: Est-ce que la quantité transportable en aval par camion pose un problème ?
(3) Condition C: Est-ce qu’une quantité appropriée est déplacée ?
(4) La quantité de sédiments excavés est elle placée à proximité du réservoir ?
(5) Barrage(6) Drawdown

4.4.2.

Study of optimization of sediment removal methods

The study should focus on the following points in order to achieve more
efficient sediment removal.
a) As the result of this study, it has been shown that the dry excavation with thereservoir emptying is economically feasible even if it needs compensation bothfor reduced power production and water use loss rather than othercountermeasures requiring initial facility investment such as sediment bypass,
flushing sediment etc.
b) The above results suggest the possibility of “the optimization of sedimentremoval methods as a dam group” that is removing sediment with low costs bylinking a dam group.

Q. 89 – R. 4
⑨At the Muroo Dam dry
excavation is not done.
①Backup use dam(Kawakami Dam)
②Water supply capacity(Water supply
unspecified)③Backup for watersupply function②Water supply capacity(Water supply
unspecified)④Draw down

⑤Sedimentation
capacity

Takayama
Dam⑥Dry excavation(done cheaply)⑦Flood control
capacity⑦Flood control
capacity②Water supply capacity(Water supply
unspecified)②Water supply capacity(Water supply
unspecified)⑤Sedimentation
capacity⑤Sedimentation
capacity

Hinachi Dam

Muroo Dam

⑧Dry excavation with theperiodical reservoir
emptying⑦Flood control
capacity⑦Flood control
capacity②Water supply capacity(Water supply
unspecified)②Water supply capacity(Water supply
unspecified)⑤Sedimentation
capacity⑤Sedimentation
capacity

Shorenji Dam

Nunome Dam⑩ ※ For example, case of dry excavation at Takayama Dam

Fig. 6
Schematic Diagram of Integrated Operation of Dams by an N+1th Dam
Diagramme schématique de l’exploitatoin intégrée des barrages par la méthodeN+1ème barrage(1) Barrage de réserve (Barrage de Kawakami)(2) Capacité de l’approvisionnement en eau (volume de l’approvisionnement en eau non spécifié)(3) Réserve destinée à l’approvisionnement en eau(4) Dépôt
(5) Capacité de sédimentation(6) Excavation à sec (effectuée à coût élevé)(7) Capacité de contrôle des crues(8) Excavation à sec accompagnée d’un vidange périodique du réservoir(9) Les excavations à sec ne sont pas effectuées pour le barrage de Muroo(10) Par exemple ; le cas d’une excavation à sec concernant le barrage de Takayama(11) Excavation à sec méthode économique(12) Volume de stockage des crues

Based on the these results, considering the fact that it is difficult to pay
compensation for water use loss which dry excavation actually causes, and thatdry excavation is performed with low costs in the future, long-term maintenanceQ. 89 – R. 4
based on the integrated operation including backing up water supply capacity andensuring potential water resources, etc. must be studied in order to “optimize
sediment countermeasures as a dam group.” Fig. 6 shows a schematic diagramof coordinated dam group operation by N+1 dams. The minimum number of dams
considered to be essential is N dam and +1 is installed for maintenance.
• Dry excavation with the reservoir emptying which is inexpensive because itis land excavation is performed at all dams in rotation, and a dam ispositioned as a “refresh dam” while the draw down.
• The N+1th dam provides supplementary backup for the decline in reservoir
functions while the draw down.

CONCLUSION

In this study, inflowing sediment properties and a variety of sedimentation
countermeasures on dams including Takayama dam located on upstream of Kizu
River were discussed with [long-term reservoir maintenance] as the key. Basedon the results, precautions to perform the asset management of dam reservoirs
by sedimentation countermeasures were discussed.
As the result of this study, it has been shown that the dry excavation withthe reservoir emptying is economically feasible even if it needs compensation
both for reduced power production and water use loss rather than othercountermeasures requiring initial facility investment such as sediment bypass,
flushing sediment etc.
The above results suggest the possibility of “the optimization of sedimentremoval methods as a dam group” that is removing sediment with low costs bylinking a dam group. Based on the above results, considering the fact that it isdifficult to pay compensation for water use loss which dry excavation actuallycauses, and that dry excavation is performed with low costs in the future,long-term maintenance based on the integrated operation including backing up
water supply capacity and ensuring potential water resources, etc. must be
studied in order to “optimize sediment countermeasures as a dam group.”

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SUMMARY

In Japan, at many dams constructed during the period of high speed growthfollowing World War II, it is estimated that sedimentation will reach the plannedlevel between 40 and 50 years from the present day, so that in the future,
strategic dam asset management including preventive maintenance typesedimentation countermeasures will be an important challenge.
Five dams including The Takayama Dam which was completed in 1969 are
now being maintained as a group of water resource development dams locatedon the upstream Kizu river. In this study, we studied the characteristics of inflow
sediment of the Kizu River upstream dam group and feasibility of various
sedimentation management measures. Especially, in this research, in addition tonormal sedimentation countermeasure methods (Excavation, Dredging,
Sediment check dam (+ Excavation), Flushing, Sediment bypass), a comparative
study of “Dry excavation” is also performed. Dry excavation is performed by
shutting down the dam for one year at an interval of a specified number of years,
completely emptying the reservoir and removing sediment by dry excavation.

Q. 89 – R. 4
As a result of the case study of long-term maintenance of the Kizu River
upstream dams, it has been shown that more economical results at all the dams
are obtained by carrying out the dry excavation with the reservoir emptying(predicting compensation for reduced power production and compensation forwater use loss) than by countermeasure methods requiring initial facility
investment (for example, sediment bypass, flushing sediment etc.). The above
results suggest the possibility of “optimization of sediment removal methods as adam group (cheaply removing sediment by linking a dam group)”.
Based on the above results, considering the fact that it is difficult to pay
compensation for water use loss which dry excavation actually causes, and thatdry excavation is performed very cheaply, in the future, long-term maintenancebased on integrated operation (backing up water supply capacity, ensuringpotential water resources, etc.) must be studied in order to “optimize sedimentcountermeasures as a dam group.

RÉSUMÉOn estime que dans le cas de nombreux barrages construits au Japon
durant la période de croissance économique accélérée qui a suivi la Seconde
guerre mondiale la sédimentation atteindra le niveau prévu dans 40 à 50 ans àcompter d’aujourd’hui. Ainsi, dans le futur, la gestion stratégique du patrimoine
des barrages, y compris les contre-mesures contre la sédimentation du typemaintenance préventive constituera un important défi à relever.
Cinq barrages, incluant le Barrage de Takayama dont la construction a été
achevé en 1969, sont actuellement entretenus comme un groupe de barrages
destinés au développement des ressources en eau situées en amont sur larivière Kizu. Dans cette étude, nous avons étudié les caractéristiques dessédiments entrant dans les réservoirs du groupe de barrages situés en amont surla rivière Kizu ainsi que la faisabilité de diverses mesures de gestion de lasédimentation. Notamment, dans cette recherche, en plus des méthodes
ordinaires de contre-mesures contre la sédimentation (extraction, dragage,barrage de contrôle des sédiments (+ extraction), opérations de chasse,
dérivation pour les sédiments), nous avons également mené une étude
comparative sur « l’extraction à sec ». L’extraction à sec est réalisée ensuspendant l’opération du barrage pendant un an à des intervalles spécifiées deplusieurs années, en vidant totalement le réservoir et en retirant les sédiments au
moyen de l’extraction à sec.
Les résultats de l’étude de cas portant sur la maintenance à long terme desbarrages situés en amont sur la rivière Kizu ont démontré que des résultats pluséconomiques ont été obtenus pour tous les barrages en procédant à l’extraction
à sec avec le réservoir vide (prévoyant la compensation pour la production

Q. 89 – R. 4
réduite d’électricité et compensation pour la perte d’utilisation de l’eau) que parles méthodes de contre-mesures nécessitant un investissement initial dans lesinstallations (par exemple, dérivation pour les sédiments, pertuis de chasse dessédiments, etc.). Les résultats susmentionnés suggèrent la possibilité d’une« optimalisation des méthodes d’élimination des sédiments pour un groupe debarrages (élimination peu chère des sédiments en reliant plusieurs barrages) ».
En se basant sur les résultats susmentionnés et considérant le fait qu’il est
difficile de verser une compensation pour la perte d’utilisation de l’eau que
provoque effectivement l’extraction à sec et que l’extraction à sec peut êtreeffectuée à des coûts très réduits, la maintenance à long terme basée surl’opération intégrée (capacité d’alimentation d’eau en réserve, garantie deressources potentielles en eau, etc.) doit être étudiée afin « d’optimiser lescontre-mesures concernant les sédiments dans le cas d’un groupe debarrages ».