Main Title |
Economic/Financial Analysis of Urban Water Quality Management Problems. |
Author |
Heaney, James P. ;
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CORP Author |
Florida Univ., Gainesville. Dept. of Environmental Engineering Sciences.;Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH. |
Year Published |
1980 |
Report Number |
EPA-R-802411; EPA-600/2-80-187; |
Stock Number |
PB81-113193 |
Additional Subjects |
Cost effectiveness ;
Water pollution control ;
Sewage treatment ;
Urban areas ;
Runoff ;
Combined sewers ;
Mathematical models ;
Weather ;
Optimization ;
Financing ;
Water storage ;
Demand(Economics) ;
Game theory ;
Allocations ;
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB81-113193 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
227p |
Abstract |
Procedures for evaluating the technical, economic, and financial aspects of urban water quality management planning problems are presented. Accepted principles of benefit-cost analysis are used to conduct the economic analysis. Benefits are measured as the reduction in damages as controls are employed. A case by case procedure for examining wet-weather impacts is recommended. Production functions which provide a summary characterization of the performance of the control units, are presented for a relatively wide variety of control options. The economic optimization procedures utilize the production functions along with associated cost data to find the most cost-effective solution. The financial analysis combines existing procedures with new concepts from N person game theory to provide improved methods for solving this important problem. Several case studies are presented to illustrate the procedure. |