Print Email Facebook Twitter Using System Dynamics to Explore the Water Supply and Demand Dilemmas of a Small South African Municipality Title Using System Dynamics to Explore the Water Supply and Demand Dilemmas of a Small South African Municipality Author Clifford Holmes, J.K. Slinger, J.H. Musango, J.K. Brent, A.C. Palmer, C.G. Faculty Technology, Policy and Management Department Multi Actor Systems Date 2014-07-20 Abstract This paper explores the challenges faced by small municipalities in providing water services in a developing-world context of increasing urban demand. The paper uses a case study of the Sundays River Valley Municipality (SRVM) in South Africa. The municipality faces multiple dilemmas in reconciling its available water supply with growing demand for potable water in the primary urban settlement in the area, in a struggle that is typical of the broad category of South African municipalities to which the SRVM belongs. These dilemmas are explored using a system dynamics model, referred to as the ‘Kirkwood water demand system dynamics model’ (K-DEM). This paper specifically introduces the K-DEM structure, which is aimed at investigating the impacts of households progressively receiving full water and sanitation services; the use of rainwater harvesting as an alternative form of water supply; and the possible effect of a household-level water conservation / water demand management programme. Baseline results are discussed, and areas for future research identified. Subject water demand managementwater service provisionmunicipalitieslocal governmentSouth Africamathematical model To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c5a645f5-d5f4-4d7d-bd74-7a3329930472 Publisher System Dynamics Society Source 32nd International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Delft, The Netherlands, 20-24 July 2014; Authors version Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights (c) 2014 The Author(s) Files PDF Slinger_2014.pdf 1.55 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:c5a645f5-d5f4-4d7d-bd74-7a3329930472/datastream/OBJ/view