| Abstract: | The rapid economic growth of the Commonwealth-of Puerto Rico since 1947 has brought public pressure on Government agencies for rapid development of public water supply and waste treatment facilities. Since 1945 the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority has had the responsibility for planning, developing and operating water supply and waste treatment facilities on a municipal basis. The purpose of this study was to develop operational techniques whereby a planning agency, such as the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, could project the temporal and spatial distribution of .future water demands.
This report is part of a 2-year cooperative study between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Environmental Quality Board of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, for the development of systems analysis techniques for use in water resources planning. While the Commonwealth was assisted in the development of techniques to facilitate ongoing planning, the U.S. Geological Survey attempted to gain insights in order to better interface its data collection efforts with the planning process.
The report reviews the institutional structure associated with water resources planning for the Commonwealth. A brief description of alternative water demand forecasting procedures is presented and specific techniques and analyses of Puerto Rico demand data are discussed. Water demand models for a specific area of Puerto Rico are then developed. These models provide a framework for making several sets of water demand forecasts based on alternative economic and demographic assumptions. In the second part of this report, the historical impact of water resources investment on regional economic development is analyzed and related to water demand .forecasting. Conclusions and future data needs are in the last section. |
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| Citation Author: | Attanasi, E. D.; Close, E. R.; Lopez, M. A. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iii, 95 leaves ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | [U.S. Geological Survey], |
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| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 75-94 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Techniques for water demand analysis and forecasting: Puerto Rico, a case study; 1975; OFR; 75-94; Attanasi, E. D.; Close, E. R.; Lopez, M. A. |
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| Text: | Techniques for water demand analysis and forecasting: Puerto Rico, a case study; 1975; OFR; 75-94; Attanasi, E. D.; Close, E. R.; Lopez, M. A. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1975/0094/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1975/0094/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | [U.S. Geological Survey], |
