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    • Numerical Methods for Modeling Water Quality in Distribution Systems: A Comparison 

      Lewis A. Rossman; Paul F. Boulos (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      A comparison is made between the formulation and computational performance of four numerical methods for modeling the transient behavior of water quality in drinking-water-distribution systems. Two are Eulerian-based (the ...
    • Water Crisis in Developing World: Misconceptions about Solutions 

      Harald D. Frederiksen (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      The United Nations forecasts a world population growth of 1 billion in the next decade and 2 billion in the next two decades—growth that will place immense demands on the developing nations' water resources. The extent of ...
    • ERRATA 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
    • Yields from Ground-Water Storage for California State Water Project 

      L. Jeffrey Lefkoff; Donald R. Kendall (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      Yields from a proposed ground-water storage facility are evaluated using a nonlinear optimization model of the California State Water Project (SWP) and the Central Valley Project (CVP). Model constraints account for the ...
    • Key Sources of Uncertainty in QUAL2E Model of Passaic River 

      Charles S. Melching; Chun G. Yoon (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      Application of stream water-quality models in decision making has been hampered by a lack of data appropriate for minimization of model-simulation uncertainty. A method for determining data needed to reduce model-prediction ...
    • Use of Geographic Information Systems in Ground-Water Flow Modeling 

      D. W. Watkins; D. C. McKinney; D. R. Maidment; Min-Der Lin (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      Geographic information systems (GISs) offer data management and spatial analysis capabilities that can be useful in ground-water modeling. Many regional ground-water models require large, unwieldy data sets, and calibrating ...
    • Chebyshev Model for Water-Quality Management 

      Andrews K. Takyi; Barbara J. Lence (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      A Chebyshev criterion is used to develop robust direct regulation water-quality management models. The reserve capacity of the stream, in terms of the excess capacities above the water-quality goal at the most critical ...
    • Maximized Detention Volume Determined by Runoff Capture Ratio 

      James C. Y. Guo; Ben Urbonas (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      The percentage of storm-water runoff volume, or of the number of runoff events captured is a key factor when designing storm-water quality control facilities. Design criteria originally developed for sizing flood control ...
    • Storm-Water Utility User Fee Credits 

      Andrew J. Reese (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      Urban storm-water utilities are an important funding method for storm-water programs. The rate structure is the basis on which the utility forms its fees and other secondary funding methods and rate modifiers. One rate ...
    • Watershed Riparian Management and Its Benefits to a Eutrophic Lake 

      R. Bruce Williamson; Christine M. Smith; A. Bryce Cooper (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      Sediment and nutrient loads from a 73 km
    • Adaptive Search Optimization in Reducing Pump Operating Costs 

      S. Pezeshk; O. J. Helweg (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      This paper proposes a method called the adaptive search algorithm to optimize a water supply system. The adaptive search algorithm is a discrete optimization search model that selects which pumps to switch on or off using ...
    • Experiment with Simulation Models in Water-Resources Negotiations 

      René Reitsma; Ilze Zigurs; Clayton Lewis; Vance Wilson; Anthony Sloane (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      A laboratory experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of various kinds of access to a simulation model on water-resources negotiation outcomes and processes. The (mock) negotiation involved determining a release ...
    • Regression and Inverse Analyses in Regional Ground-Water Modeling 

      Andrew R. Piggott; A. Ghosh Bobba; Kent S. Novakowski (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      Numerical models of ground-water flow within the regional aquifer underlying Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, are constructed by the conjunctive application of methods of regression and inverse analyses. Regression analysis ...
    • Predicting Sediment Yield in Storm-Water Runoff from Urban Areas 

      K. G. Renard; D. C. Goodrich (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
    • Intensity, Duration, and Frequency of Residential Water Demands 

      Steven G. Buchberger; Greg J. Wells (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      Water demands at four single-family residences were monitored for a 1-yr period. About 8,000 demands per capita were recorded and converted to single equivalent rectangular pulses. Each pulse was classified by type ...
    • Optimal Dispersed Ground-Water Contaminant Management: MODCON Method 

      R. C. Peralta; J. Solaimanian; G. R. Musharrafich (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      A presented methodology and model compute optimal ground-water use strategies that approximate optimality for water supply, while achieving desired ground-water quality goals. This MODCON approach utilizes a new goal ...
    • Water-Price Effect on Residential and Apartment Low-Flow Fixtures 

      Donald E. Agthe; R. Bruce Billings (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996)
      The relationship between water price and the installation of low-flow faucets, low-flow toilets, low-flow showerheads, and drip irrigation of plantings was analyzed for apartments and individual households in Tucson, Ariz. ...
    • Neural-Network Models of Rainfall-Runoff Process 

      Jason Smith; Robert N. Eli (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      Spatially distributed rainfall patterns can now be detected using a variety of remote-sensing techniques ranging from weather radar to various satellite-based sensors. Conversion of the remote-sensed signal into rainfall ...
    • Optimal Large-Scale Conjunctive Water-Use Planning: Case Study 

      R. C. Peralta; R. R. A. Cantiller; J. E. Terry (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      Optimal sustained ground-water yield and conjunctive water-use strategies are presented for northeastern Arkansas, based on water demands projected for the five decades of 1990–2039. Each strategy consists of spatially and ...
    • Stochastic Recharge Model for Edwards Aquifer in Central Texas 

      Andrew E. Schulman; Daene C. McKinney; Peter W. M. John (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995)
      A condensed disaggregation procedure has been employed to generate synthetic recharge sequences for the Edwards aquifer in the San Antonio region. Two stochastic processes ae used in the procedure: a multivariate annual ...