Practical Water Demand Forecasting
The authors describe their experience in designing, building, and applying a water demand forecasting model for the Denver metropolitan area. In the presence of incomplete and sometimes...
Reliability Analysis of Urban Water Supply
The high economic and environmental costs of large water supply projects are forcing engineers to consider not only alternative means of increasing system reliability, such as interconnections,...
Development of a Demand Management Plan for Greater Boston
The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) in Boston is preparing a long-term water supply plan for its present and potential service area. The MDC is committed to a program of water conservation...
Factors Influencing Oxygen Depletion in Green Bay
Dissolved oxygen depletion in the lower Fox River (Wisconsin) and Green Bay (Lake Michigan) have historically been tied to discharges of organic matter from municipal waste treatment plants...
Center Pivots: Iron Dinosaurs of Ogallala Aquifer
In mid-1983, USDA's Soil Conservation Service (SCS) staff in Colorado began a 5-year project aimed at reducing the amount of water the state extracts from the Ogallala aquifer....
Water Quality Impacts From a Flood Control Reservoir
Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to evaluate the impact of a flood control reservoir located on the Des Moines River in central Iowa on seven water quality parameters:...
Appropriated Water Rights in Utah
The appropriated water rights system used in Utah is discussed. The historical background for establishing this allocation process is reviewed. The process of changing the location and...
Transition in the Nuclear Industry
Significant changes have occurred within the utility industry within the past 10 years. Projected growth in electric power demand has not materialized. Nuclear power plants, with long...
Microcomputers in Domestic Water System Evaluation
Water system hydraulic network analysis can be accomplished rapidly and accurately using microcomputer systems affordable by engineering firms and staffs of major water utilities. Simulations...
Computerized Information for Selecting Protected Streamflow
For developing criteria for protected flow (the flow below which water withdrawals for offstream uses are not permitted) for streams in a relatively hydrologically homogeneous region,...
Evaluation of Water Distribution Network Reliability
This paper briefly describes six techniques developed for evaluating reliability of systems with complex configuration. Also, a brief comment about the computational aspects and applicability...
Automated People Movers?The Need for Flexibility and Clarity
The Airtrans System at Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport is the best example available of how an automated people mover (APM) might function in an urban setting. An examination of Airtrans shows...
Forecasting the Demand for Electricity: An Examination of Alternative Approaches
This paper examines several approaches to forecasting national-level electricity demand. The various approaches are briefly examined, and the strengths and weaknesses of each are discussed....
Energy Forecasting Techniques: An Overview
This paper provides an overview of the primary forecasting techniques employed by electric and natural gas utilities to predict energy consumption and demand. Although the techniques discussed...
The Role of Demand Forecasts in Pacific Northwest Power Planning
This paper has two primary objectives: to acquaint a general audience with the basic approaches used to forecast the demand for electricity, and to discuss the role of demand forecasts...
The Impact of Demand-Side Management on Load Growth: Some Tentative Results
Demand-Side Management (DSM) programs including load management, conservation and strategic load growth are being implemented by a very large number of utilities for the mutual benefit...
Regional Planning Models Used in Subarea Windows
The typical regional travel-forecasting model has historically been confined to use on a mainframe computer. In an effort to reduce costs and allow computer hardware options, a three-tiered...
Use of a Simplified Urban Traffic Forecasting Procedure for Project Analysis
This paper presents New York State Department of Transportation's experience with the calibration and testing of a simplified procedure for estimating urban traffic at the...
Water Supply Management Enters a New Era
Historical demand can no longer dictate water supply planning. The lessons learned in California are that changes in political and social attitudes require new approaches. Taxpayers are...
Assessing Irrigation Impact on Instream Flow
A hydrologic model to help river system managers determines the demand for irrigation water in a two mile wide strip of land along the river using information which is generally available...
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