Research Article
Aug 1975
Simulation of Water Quality Management Policies
Publication: Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 101, Issue 4
Abstract
The situation considered is a series of water users located along a river,the river being the sole source of water intake and the only place in which to discharge wastewater. For a given set of conditions, a management policy such as effluent standard or charge can be set which reflects the basin-wide economic optimum. As these conditions change with time, however, a previously established policy may give rise to a misallocation of allowable waste discharge levels, resulting in a current actual treatment cost greater than that determined to be optimal under the new conditions. Using the prototype computer simulation program written for this study, these actual and optimal solutions are compared. Misallocations were noted in actual performance relative to optimal solutions. Under an effluent charge policy, resulting treatment cost surpluses and deficits were partially offset by charge deficits and surpluses, respectively. Under a standards policy, there were no charges to offset misallocations.
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Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 101 • Issue 4 • August 1975
Pages: 623 - 641
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© 1975 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Aug 1975
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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John W. Hyden, M.ASCE
Water Resources Planning Engr., Virginia State Water Control Board, Richmond, Va.
James A. Chisman
Assoc. Prof. of Systems Engrg., Clemson Univ., Clemson, S.C.
Hugh H. Macaulay
Alumni Prof. of Economics, Clemson Univ., Clemson, S.C.
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