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An Intersectoral Programing Model for the Management of the Waste Water Economy of the San Francisco Bay Region
Author(s) -
Bargur J. S.,
Davis H. C.,
Lofting E. M.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr007i006p01393
Subject(s) - bay , resource (disambiguation) , pollution , environmental science , water quality , environmental planning , environmental engineering , water resource management , civil engineering , engineering , computer science , computer network , ecology , biology
The usefulness of interindustry models for regional water resource and broader environmental studies is becoming increasingly apparent. Data requirements may appear formidable; however, secondary data sources can be adequate for many aspects of analysis. An intersectoral model for the nine‐county San Francisco Bay region was constructed from secondary data and used to develop pollution coefficients for several specific waste constituents, both conservative and nonconservative. Intersectoral programing methods in conjunction with a steady state linear optimal dispersion model of the bay were used to determine the levels of waste treatment necessary to meet quality standards for future time frames.