Keywords

drought response, water shortage management, conjunctive use

Abstract

The problem addressed by this study is how a large urban water district can best respond to a drought or the prospect of a drought. Specifically, what is the least cost combination of alternatives to meet periodic shortages? A solution to this problem may involve structural approaches (such as developing new local storage capacity), a mix of structural and nonstructural (such as conjunctive use combined with water exchanges or sales), or purely nonstructural approaches (such as changes in water pricing). The application is to the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), which includes portions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties on the east side of San Francisco Bay, but the concepts and methods (and some of the findings) will be relevant to other districts.

Original Publication Citation

Fisher, Anthony, David Fullerton, Nile Hatch, and Peter Reinelt, “Optimal Response to Periodic Shortage: Engineering/Economic Analysis for a Large Urban Water District,” technical report of the University of California Water Resources Center, November 1992.

Document Type

Working Paper

Publication Date

1992

Publisher

University of California Water Resources Center

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Business

Department

Marketing

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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