Research Article
Impact of New Water Sources on the Overall Water Network: An Optimisation Approach
Table 5
Summary of new source to reservoir water allocation.
| | | Cost ($) | Tuli Hill | Criterion | 6J | Hillside | Magwegwe number 8 | Rifle range | Woodville |
| | Aquifer | New pipe/m | 0.49 | 0.49 | — | — | — | 0.34 | — | | Pumping/second | 1.2 | 1.2 | — | — | — | 1.2 | — | | Desalination/m3 | 0.20 | 0.21 | — | — | — | 0.20 | — | | Softening/m3 | 0.10 | 0.10 | — | — | — | 0.10 | — | | Distance (m) | 53925.34 | 52965.29 | — | — | — | 55085.25 | — |
| | Borehole 1 | New pipe/ | — | — | — | — | 0.13 | — |
— | | Pumping/second | — | — | — | — | 1.43 | — | — | | Desalination/m3 | — | — | — | — | 0.25 | — | — | | Softening/m3 | — | — | — | — | 0.15 | — | — | | Distance (m) | — | — | — | — | 3422.37 | — | — |
| | Borehole 2 | New pipe/m | — | — | 0.12 | — | 0.12 | — | — | | Pumping/second | — | — | 1.43 | — | 1.47 | — | — | | Desalination/m3 | — | — | 0.25 | — | 0.25 | — | — | | Softening/m3 | — | — | 0.15 | — | 0.15 | — | — | | Distance (m) | — | — | 2051.83 | — | 2886.17 | — | — |
| | Borehole 3 | New pipe/m | — | — | — | 0.14 | — | — | 0.15 | | Pumping/second | — | — | — | 1.43 | — | — | 1.43 | | Desalination/m3 | — | — | — | 0.25 | — | — | 0.25 | | Softening/m3 | — | — | — | 0.15 | — | — | 0.15 | | Distance (m) | — | — | — | 1334.17 | — | — | 1500 |
| | Quantity supplied by new source (m3/day) | | Aquifer | | 12000 | 13000 | | | | 23000 | | | Borehole 1 | | | | | | 5000 | | | | Borehole 2 | | | | 4000 | | 2000 | | | | Borehole 3 | | | | | 3800 | | | 3200 |
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