Author(s)

S. Mecca & R. LaMontagne

Abstract

Dynamic-stochastic modeling of a municipal water supply system in Stella? S. Mecca & R. LaMontagne Department of Engineering-Physics-Systems, Providence College, Providence, RZ 02908-OOOI, USA Abstract A dynamic-stochastic model of a reservoir and municipal water system has been developed and studied. The overall structure of the model, which is written in Stella?, is presented; the physical- environmental- and end- use- segments are outlined and sample simulation results are presented. The flexibility of the model to encompass physical changes in the system is highlighted. Alternative representations of end-use are outlined and the applications of this type of modeling for policy analysis and water resources management is suggested. The design and status of on-going studies to validate key components of the model are discussed. 1 Introduction System Dynamics has been used to simulate a variety of problem situations from pedagogical studies in epidemiology to broader models such as world dyna

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