An Optimisation-based Approach for Integrated Water Resources Management

摘要

This paper considers an integrated water management problem for a region lackingrnfresh and ground water resources, which comprises (a) the optimal placement ofrndesalination, water reclamation and wastewater treatment plants, (b) the calculation ofrnthe optimal capacities of the above facilities, and (c) the calculation of the optimalrnconveyance system for desalinated, reclaimed water and wastewater. This problem isrnformulated as a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model, with an objective tornminimise the annualised total cost including capital and operating costs. Finally, thernproposed model is applied to a real case for the Greek island of Syros in the Aegean Sea.