Water Supply Vol 5 No 3-4 pp 257–263 © IWA Publishing 2005
The Canberra least cost planning case study
A. Turner*, S. White** and G. Bickford***
*Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia, (E-mail: Andrea.Turner@uts.edu.au)
**Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia, (E-mail: Andrea.Turner@uts.edu.au)
***ACTEW Corporation Ltd, GPO Box 366, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
ABSTRACT
This paper provides details of a preliminary least cost planning (LCP) assessment carried out for Canberra, the capital city of Australia, as part of the development of a 50 year Water Resources Strategy. In the assessment a suite of options consisting of demand management, source substitution, reuse and supply were developed to determine how to satisfy water demand requirements for the projected population over the 50 year planning horizon whilst also achieving the identified demand reduction targets. The options developed were then compared on an equal basis using the principles of LCP to identify the suite of lowest cost options to be considered for further analysis and implementation. The suite of demand management options developed was found to have the lowest whole of society levelised cost. Since the preliminary analysis and release of the Water Resources Strategy in April 2004, a water efficiency team has been set up to develop an implementation plan, implement options, develop an end use model, conduct pilot studies and undertake program evaluations. Keywords Australia; demand management; end use modelling; least cost planning
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