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COST FUNCTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT 1
Author(s) -
Maddock Thomas
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1976.tb02717.x
Subject(s) - compensation (psychology) , energy cost , energy (signal processing) , groundwater , environmental science , computer science , environmental economics , engineering , economics , mathematics , geotechnical engineering , statistics , psychology , psychoanalysis
Cost functions are determined which will allow compensation to existing users of ground water when new users require rights. These functions are dependent on the additional energy cost to existing users. The costs produced by these functions can be significant when large quantities of water are required.