Trade-off between water loss and water infrastructure quality: A cost minimization approach

Elissa Cousin () and Emmanuelle Taugourdeau
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Elissa Cousin: CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: In this paper, we focus on the issue of water loss caused by leakage from obsolete water mains. We develop in this theoretical paper, a cost minimization problem of a water utility that faces leakage from water mains. Our framework enables us to determine the optimal water main quality index according to different parameters such as the cost of water production, the quantity demanded and the cost of installing good quality water mains.

Keywords: water loss; infrastructure quality; cost minimization; eau potable; qualité des infrastructures; coûts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-02
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Published in 2015

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Working Paper: Trade-off between water loss and water infrastructure quality: A cost minimization approach (2015)
Working Paper: Trade-off between water loss and water infrastructure quality: A cost minimization approach (2015)
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