Leon, Arturo S.2018-11-302018-11-30May 20182018-05May 2018http://hdl.handle.net/10657/3505The proposed siphon system aims to release water from a wetland before a heavy rainfall that is forecasted to produce flooding. The storage made available by the early release would provide water storage for the heavy rainfall; thus, mitigating flooding. The proposed siphon system can be operated remotely by an operator or automatically using a decision support system (DSS). In an actual implementation, flood managers would operate hundreds or thousands of siphons simultaneously. The proposed system does not require energy except for keeping the siphon pipes full of water and for sensor control/communication. For this small amount of energy, a solar-powered bilge pump is used. Overall, the proposed siphon system may help to mitigate flooding by allowing water release from wetlands and shallow ponds.application/pdfengThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).Active controlFlood managementRemote controlSmart wetlandWater storage management2018-11-30Thesisborn digital