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Levi M Haupert1, Jon McDonnell2, Kathy Martel2
1Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, United States.
Abstract:
When contamination incidents occur in drinking water distribution systems, utilities need to select the remediation technologies most suited to their system-specific conditions and the contaminants of concern. Technology selection often involves balancing competing priorities. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) is a promising approach that has been used extensively in other industries but not yet in drinking water system remediation. This paper discusses development of a computer-based tool that allows practitioners to leverage the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), a well-established method of MCDA, to select remediation technologies based on their effectiveness and their compatibility with the practitioner's project objectives. This paper focuses on benzene, a contaminant implicated for many years in contamination incidents following spills and, more recently, wildfires.
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