Abstract
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are planned and designed for a lifespan of 25 to 40 years. The catchment area, discharge requirements, available technology, institutional conditions, operational procedures etc. of these plants may change drastically over this long time period. In the private sector such dynamic development would possibly be considered in the planning and design phase based on a scenario analysis. However, conducting a scenario process requires knowledge about the driving forces of this dynamic, which at the moment is very limited in the field of urban drainage. In this paper we take a first step in closing this gap. In a case study we analyzed the development of a WWTP and its environment for a time period of over a decade. From this investigation we identified the driving forces responsible for the observed strong dynamic and their effect on the development of the WWTP. Based on the analysis of these forces, we deduce important aspects that will have to be considered in the future if scenario planning is to be applied routinely in the field of urban drainage.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the iEMSs 3rd Biennial Meeting," Summit on Environmental Modelling and Software" |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2006 |
Event | 3rd Biennial Meeting of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society: Summit on Environmental Modelling and Software, iEMSs 2006 - Burlington, VT, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Jul 2006 → 13 Jul 2006 |
Conference
Conference | 3rd Biennial Meeting of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society: Summit on Environmental Modelling and Software, iEMSs 2006 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Burlington, VT |
Period | 9/07/06 → 13/07/06 |
Keywords
- Design
- Driving forces
- Long term dynamic
- Scenario planning
- Wastewater system