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The Use of Software for a Risk‐Based Approach to the Planning and Operation of Water‐Resource Systems
Author(s) -
Stahl G.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1999.tb01046.x
Subject(s) - resource (disambiguation) , agency (philosophy) , resource planning , software , reliability (semiconductor) , water resources , computer science , seven management and planning tools , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , environmental resource management , environmental planning , environmental science , business , operations management , computer network , ecology , philosophy , power (physics) , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , biology , programming language
Software for water‐resources planning has been in use in the Anglian region of the UK since the mid‐1970s. However, new technical solutions (such as network flow programming) have recently emerged and may offer more appropriate tools to respond to the growing challenges faced by the water industry. These have been explored and implemented by Essex and Suffolk Water and the Environment Agency through the ‘drought reliable output program’(DROP) project. The needs and benefits of a more user‐friendly platform are reviewed, and issues relating to the lack of a general quantifiable measure of reliability (both in yield assessment for planning purposes and the optimization of operation of water‐resource systems) are discussed.