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1Université Paris-Est, Cereve, UMR-MA-102, AgroParisTech, 6 et 8 avenue Blaise Pascal--Cité Descartes, 77455 Champs-sur-Marne Cedex 2, France. celine.lacour@developpement-durable.gouv.fr
Abstract:
Real-time control (RTC) of urban drainage systems has been proven useful as a means to reduce pollution by combined sewer overflow discharges. So far, RTC has been investigated mainly with a sole focus on water quantity aspects. However, as measurement techniques for pollution of wastewater are advancing, pollution-based RTC might be of increasing interest. For example, turbidity data sets from an extensive measurement programme in two Paris catchments allow a detailed investigation of the benefits of using pollution-based data for RTC. This paper exemplifies this, comparing pollution-based RTC with flow-based RTC. Results suggest that pollution-based RTC indeed has some potential, particularly when measurements of water-quality characteristics are readily available.
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