The river basin model
Subtitle: municipal services department
By: [Prepared] for the Office of Research and Monitoring, Environmental Protection Agency
Contributors: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Monitoring
Series: Water pollution control research series; Water pollution control research series
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
Subjects: Water resources development; Mathematical models; Municipal services
Description: The River Basin Model is not primarily a water management model. Through human interaction and computer simulation, it and its users represent the major economic, social, and governmental decision-making which causes a regional system to function and change on a year-to-year basis. As part of the functioning of this system, water is demanded by industries and municipal water suppliers and pollution is generated by manufacturing and commercial activities, by people, and by farm activities. A gaming format is employed; model users provide inputs to the computer programs on behalf of various sectors. The Governmental Sector and the model required by its Municipal Services Department are described. The Municipal Services Department provides services (police, fire, health) to population units and economic activities; it makes decisions affecting quality of life in the neighborhoods it serves as well as affecting business costs.
Notes: Project #16110 FRU, Contract #14-12-959.