Statistical and Simulation Analysis Assists Santa Clara Valley Water District Planning

Burton V. Dean, Roger L. Salstrom, Jim Fiedler, Bill Molnar and Kent Haake
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Burton V. Dean: Department of Organization and Management, College of Business, San Jose State University, San Jose, California 95192-0070
Roger L. Salstrom: Department of Organization and Management, College of Business, San Jose State University, San Jose, California 95192-0070
Jim Fiedler: Santa Clara Valley Water District, 5750 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California 95118-3686
Bill Molnar: Santa Clara Valley Water District, 5750 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California 95118-3686
Kent Haake: Santa Clara Valley Water District, 5750 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California 95118-3686

Interfaces, 1994, vol. 24, issue 6, 82-99

Abstract: Using Extend simulation software, we analyzed the Santa Clara County, California water supply. We 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. We evaluated alternative courses of action. Using our 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.

Keywords: government: water; simulation: applications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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