MULTI-PURPOSE STORAGE SYSTEMS: OBJECTIVE, CONFLICTS, ALTERNATIVES

Most storage systems are capable of performing more than one function and are designed and operated as such. The criteria for their design and operation are determined by the use of mathematical models which represent the entire system of which reservoirs are a component. These models may be either optimizing or simulating.Water resources systems are planned to attain a number of objectives or goals some of which may conflict with one another. The multi-objective approach offers procedures for the generation of non-inferior alternatives and for structured interactions between decision-makers and modelers. The resolution of conflicting objectives require appropriate organizational and legal structures, which ensure also the implementation of effective management policies.