An economic approach to water supply planning in southeastern Virginia

An examination was conducted of alternative responses to the water supply situation in four cities in southeastern Virginia. Cost/benefit analyses were performed for the provision of projected levels of use and for reductions in those levels of use achieved with the use of quotas, price increases, and water saving devices. An important element of these analyses was the consideration of the costs incurred as a result of waste water treatment with different levels of water use. The levels of the principal types of water use were estimated for each city. This provided a basis for the projection of water demand curves necessary for estimating the value of water. Optimal schedules for the development of additional water sources were derived through the examination of water demand, relative to the costs of operating and expanding water supply and waste water. treatment facilities.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph. D.

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Agricultural Economics

Department dc:contributor.department

Agricultural Economics

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1978

Author dc:creator

• Anderson, William Bagwell

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Shabman, Leonard A.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Batie, Sandra S.
• Long, Burl F.
• Jensen, Robert B.
• Cox, William E.

• sewage treatment
• water supply use

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-02232010-020351

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/37389