Research Article
Nov 1974
Public Works Capacity Expansion Based on Unit Cost
Publication: Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 100, Issue 11
Abstract
A procedure is presented for determining the capacity design time that results in the lowest unit cost to the user of a public works facility or project. It was found that the higher the rate of population growth in the utility service area, the shorter the appropriate capacity design time. The period of time over which bonds used to finance the project were amortized was found to have a substantial influence on the unit cost to the customer. The procedure is applicable only to the design of the public works projects financed by the sale of long-term bonds.
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Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 100 • Issue 11 • November 1974
Pages: 1707 - 1715
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© 1974 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Nov 1974
Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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Carter Harrison, M.ASCE
Sr. Civ. Engr., Stevens, Thompson & Runyan, Inc., Portland, Oreg
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