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Decision Support System for Sustainable Water Supply Planning
Decision Support System for Sustainable Water Supply Planning Author:Annette Huber-Lee, Chris Swartz, Jack Sieber, James Goldstein, David Purkey, Charles Young Jr., Elizabeth Soderstrom, James Henderson, Robert Raucher This report summaries the research objective: “to develop a computerized decision support system (DSS) tool that will aid utility strategic planners to effectively evaluate options for managing and developing reliable, adequate, and sustainable supplies of water for their customers for the next 50 to 100 years.” Unique elements of this research... more » are the longer planning horizon and the focus on sustainability. A computerized DSS allows for the evaluation of multiple future water management scenarios and lends itself to the integrated social, financial and economic analyses that are a requisite for sustainable, long-term water supply planning.« less