Can Reservoir Storage Be Uneconomically Large?

Autor:	John C. O’Neill, James F. Booker
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Price elasticity of demand Geography Planning and Development Reservoir storage Environmental engineering Environmental science Management Monitoring Policy and Law Economic benefits Water Science and Technology Civil and Structural Engineering Water scarcity Water demand Reservoir operation
Zdroj:	Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 132:520-523
ISSN:	1943-5452 0733-9496
DOI:	10.1061/(asce)0733-9496(2006)132:6(520)
Popis:	The effect of reservoir losses on the economically optimal use of reservoir storage capacity is explored theoretically and numerically. We demonstrate that reservoir seepage and evaporation losses lead to a trade-off between the reliability and mean level of water deliveries, and that as the price elasticity of demand increases and variability of inflows decreases, the optimal reservoir storage decreases. Corresponding reductions in the optimal maximum use of reservoir storage capacity as price elasticity of demand increases, variability of inflows decreases, and losses increase are illustrated. The approach helps clarify the role of storage in maximizing economic benefits from consumptive uses.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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