Optimization Model for Integrated Regional Wastewater Systems Planning
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 135, Issue 1
Abstract
The wastewater generated in urban areas is one of the main sources of water pollution, particularly in regions characterized with large population density and high urbanization degree. In this paper, we present an optimization model for regional wastewater systems planning. The model is aimed at helping to determine the best possible configuration (layout of sewer networks, location of treatment plants, etc.) for the wastewater system of a region taking economic, environmental, and technical criteria explicitly into account. It can be used separately, or as a building block of a broad decision-support tool designed to cover all (or most of) the issues involved in the implementation of an Integrated Water Resources Management approach. The model is solved through a simulated annealing algorithm. The type of results that can be obtained through the application of the model is illustrated for three case studies.
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Acknowledgments
The writers gratefully acknowledge support received from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia through Grant Nos. POCTI/ECM/39172/2001 and SFRH/BD/31080/2006.
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Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 135 • Issue 1 • January 2009
Pages: 23 - 33
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Received: Jan 10, 2007
Accepted: Feb 4, 2008
Published online: Jan 1, 2009
Published in print: Jan 2009
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