Multi-criteria analysis applied to the selection of drinking water sources in developing countries

Multi-criteria analysis applied to the selection of drinking water sources in developing countries: A case study of Cali, Colombia

Gutiérrez, Juan Pablo (Universidad del Valle)
Delgado, Luis Germán (EMCALI)
van Halem, D. (TU Delft Sanitary Engineering)
Wessels, Peter
Rietveld, L.C. (TU Delft Sanitary Engineering)

2016-09-01

Guaranteeing a safe and continuous drinking water supply for the city of Cali, Colombia, has become a concern for the water company of Cali, the environmental authorities, universities, and entities involved in the water resource. The progressive deterioration of the city’s water sources has led to a search for future water sources and/or technologies in order to ensure high water quality standards at minimal costs. This paper describes a variety of problems occurring in the current water supply system in Cali and gives a description of the alternatives that have been considered to solve these problems in the past decades. Multi-criteria analysis was applied to assess alternatives for safe drinking supplies, demonstrating their suitability during the decision-making process when constraints arise due to political, community and institutional interests.

Drinking water supply
Multi-criteria analysis
PROMETHEE
Riverbank filtration

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:33da9c37-fec0-49b0-859d-b567836a527d

https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2016.031

2043-9083

Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 6 (3), 401-413

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© 2016 Juan Pablo Gutiérrez, Luis Germán Delgado, D. van Halem, Peter Wessels, L.C. Rietveld