Smart metering founding a holistic evidence-based performance evaluation framework and demand forecasting model for diversified water supply schemes

澳大利亚水务行业面临着满足快速增长的人口对饮用水需求的挑战，而日益多变的气候降低了供应的可靠性。多样化供水计划（DWSS）包括分散式系统或再利用水源，被吹捧为解决集中式城市供水计划固有弱点的一种手段，可能减少30- 50%的储备需求。这项研究将提供证据，以支持实施最佳实践DWSS的基础上，基于证据的整体评估，考虑到饮用水节约，资本和运营成本，能源需求，以及环境和社区的影响。

The Australian water industry faces the challenge of catering for the potable water demand of a rapidly expanding population with reduced reliability on supply imposed by an increasingly variable climate. Diversified water supply schemes (DWSS) incorporating decentralised systems or reuse sources are touted as a means to handle the inherent weaknesses of centralised urban water supply schemes by potentially drawing 30-50 per cent less demand on their reserves. This research study will provide evidence to support the implementation of best practice DWSS based on an evidence based holistic assessment of their performance considering potable water savings, capital and operation costs, energy demand, as well as environmental and community impacts.