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The aim is to fill a water storage with potable water of a given quality, for subsequent treatment and distribution to a water conveying system. During a given period, a set of several pumping stations is working to deliver water from different sources at different locations. A multi-stage control process is considered whereby the total pumping time is divided into short sampling intervals. The intensity of pumping as a function of time is the control variable. It is assumed that there exists a reliable forecast of every pollutant as a function of time and water source. The amount of the pollutants are constrained in the final mass of water in the storage. The mass of water at the end of the operation period should be maximized. A linear programming (LP) model of the problem is described, and an algorithm of the reduction of its dimensionality is presented. An illustrative example is shown.
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A short conference version of this paper has been presented at 14th IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Control Automation, June 28–30 2006, Polytechnical University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy.
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Ioslovich, I., Gutman, PO. Optimal monitoring and management of a water storage. Environ Monit Assess 138, 93–100 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-007-9745-8
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