Reducing the costs of meeting regional water demand through risk-based transfer agreements

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1703-1714

  Palmer, Reed N ^a   Characklis, Gregory W ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Days of supply remaining; North Carolina; Regionalization; Reservoir management; Risk management; Risk of failure; Take or pay; Water resource management; Water transfers

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

DAY OF SUPPLY REMAINING; DECISION RULES; NORTH CAROLINA; REGIONALISATION; RISK OF FAILURE; RISKS MANAGEMENT; TAKE-OR-PAY; TRANSFER AGREEMENT; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER TRANSFERS;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; PROBABILITY; REGIONALIZATION; RESERVOIR; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61349125469     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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