| Article ID: | iaor19951390 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 24 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Start Page Number: | 82 |
| End Page Number: | 99 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1994 |
| Journal: | Interfaces |
| Authors: | Dean Burton V., Salstrom Roger L., Fiedler Jim, Molnar Bill, Haake Kent |
| Keywords: | water, simulation: applications |
Using Extend simulation software, the authors analyzed the Santa Clara County, California water supply. They determined that (1) the drought situation (1987-1992) can be expected to occur two or three times per 100 years, and (2) the supply will frequently not meet current annual demand and will fall far short of projected demand by 2020. The authors evaluated alternative courses of action. Using the present analyses, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (1) negotiated a clause that saved $4 million on water contracts during 1992-1993, (2) evaluated using a storage facility in another California county, and (3) started preliminary engineering and environmental studies on a new reservoir.