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SWARD: decision support processes for the UK water industry

D. Butler (D. Butler, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, UK.)
P. Jowitt (P. Jowitt, Department of Civil and Offshore Engineering, Heriot‐Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.)
R. Ashley (R. Ashley Pennine Water Group, School of Engineering, Design and Technology, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.)
D. Blackwood (D. Blackwood, Urban Water Technology Centre, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, UK.)
J. Davies (J. Davies, School of Science and the Environment, Coventry University, Coventry, UK.)
C. Oltean‐Dumbrava (C. Oltean‐Dumbrava, School of Science and Engineering, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, UK.)
G. McIlkenny (G. McIlkenny, Department of Civil and Offshore Engineering, Heriot‐Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.)
T. Foxon (T. Foxon, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Imperial College London, UK.)
D. Gilmour (D. Gilmour, Urban Water Technology Centre, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, UK.)
H. Smith (H. Smith, Pennine Water Group, School of Engineering, Design and Technology, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.)
S. Cavill (S. Cavill, Department of Civil and Offshore Engineering, Heriot‐Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.)
M. Leach (M. Leach, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Imperial College London, UK.)
P. Pearson (P. Pearson, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Imperial College London, UK.)
H. Gouda (H. Gouda, Pennine Water Group, School of Engineering, Design and Technology, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.)
W. Samson (W. Samson, School of Computing, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, UK.)
N. Souter (N. Souter, Scottish Waste Awareness, ECAMPS, Sterling, UK.)
S. Hendry (S. Hendry, Law Division, Business School, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, UK.)
J. Moir (J. Moir, School of Social and Health Sciences, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, UK.)
F. Bouchart (F. Bouchart, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.)

Management of Environmental Quality

ISSN: 1477-7835

Article publication date: 1 October 2003

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Abstract

In industrialised countries water service providers (WSPs) must provide an appropriate level of service with an acceptable performance at an acceptable cost to customers. In the UK a move towards sustainable development is now also a major goal for WSPs. However, the imposition of institutional systems and regulatory targets still encourage the adoption of less sustainable technologies or solutions by the water industry. It is within this context, that the Sustainable Water industry Asset Resource Decisions (SWARD) project has developed a set of decision support processes that allow WSPs to assess the relative sustainability of water/wastewater system asset development decisions. A Guidebook has been produced that takes the WSP and its stakeholders through the processes essential to incorporating sustainability in asset investment decision‐making. Several case studies that demonstrate the SWARD principles in application are included within the Guidebook, the experience of which is described in this paper.

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Butler, D., Jowitt, P., Ashley, R., Blackwood, D., Davies, J., Oltean‐Dumbrava, C., McIlkenny, G., Foxon, T., Gilmour, D., Smith, H., Cavill, S., Leach, M., Pearson, P., Gouda, H., Samson, W., Souter, N., Hendry, S., Moir, J. and Bouchart, F. (2003), "SWARD: decision support processes for the UK water industry", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 444-459. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777830310488676

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