The secret life of water systems: least cost planning beyond demand management

Fane, SA; Turner, AJ; Mitchell, CA

The secret life of water systems: least cost planning beyond demand management

Fane, SA Turner, AJ

Mitchell, CA

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Publisher:: IWA Publishing
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: 2nd IWA Leading-Edge on Sustainability in Water-Limited Environments, 2006, 1, pp. 35 - 41
Issue Date:: 2006-01

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dc.contributor.author	Fane, SA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Turner, AJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0586-5615	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mitchell, CA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9842-540X	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Beck, MB	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Speers, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2006-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2nd IWA Leading-Edge on Sustainability in Water-Limited Environments, 2006, 1, pp. 35 - 41	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	1-84339-507-X	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	The water industry in Australia and international is involved in a period of significant change. The conventional roles of water and wastewater utilities are being redefined with the objectives of resource conservation and sustainable development added to existing responsibilities. Least cost planning (LCP) has emerged as the way forward for water utilities in regions where water conservation has become an objective or where ongoing supply expansion is constrained. It involves techniques for the design and evaluation of demand management programs and aims to compare demand- and supply-side options on an equivalent basis. The approach is based on the key ideas that: demand is for the services water provides rather than the actual volume supplied; and that a drop of water saved is equal to a drop supplied. This paper contends that LCP has much to offer the water sector beyond demand management. It is an approach that has potential for options assessment across the water cycle and can aid planning towards more sustainable outcomes within the sector. The paper concludes that LCP concepts and techniques will have worth in addressing the challenges of sustainable development for both urban water systems and catchment management	en_US
dc.publisher	IWA Publishing	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	2nd IWA Leading-Edge on Sustainability in Water-Limited Environments	en_US
dc.rights	©IWA Publishing 2006. The definitive peer-reviewed and edited version of this article is published in 2nd IWA Leading-Edge on Sustainability in Water-Limited Environments, 2006, 1, pp. 35 - 41 and is available at www.iwapublishing.com.	en_US
dc.title	The secret life of water systems: least cost planning beyond demand management	en_US
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Abstract:

The water industry in Australia and international is involved in a period of significant change. The conventional roles of water and wastewater utilities are being redefined with the objectives of resource conservation and sustainable development added to existing responsibilities. Least cost planning (LCP) has emerged as the way forward for water utilities in regions where water conservation has become an objective or where ongoing supply expansion is constrained. It involves techniques for the design and evaluation of demand management programs and aims to compare demand- and supply-side options on an equivalent basis. The approach is based on the key ideas that: demand is for the services water provides rather than the actual volume supplied; and that a drop of water saved is equal to a drop supplied. This paper contends that LCP has much to offer the water sector beyond demand management. It is an approach that has potential for options assessment across the water cycle and can aid planning towards more sustainable outcomes within the sector. The paper concludes that LCP concepts and techniques will have worth in addressing the challenges of sustainable development for both urban water systems and catchment management

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