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Economies of Scale in Wastewater Treatment and Planning for Urban Growth

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  • Lewis D Hopkins

    (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 111 Buell Hall, 611 Taft Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, USA)

  • Xiaohuan Xu
  • Gerrit J Knaap

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Can urban growth patterns take advantage of economies of scale in infrastructure by relying on fewer and larger treatment plants? Estimates of potential cost savings from alternative wastewater treatment consolidation strategies for the metropolitan Chicago region suggest that the timing of consolidation is important. Carefully timed consolidation, even consolidation that takes place after development has occurred, might yield present value savings on the order of US$170 million in capital costs. These potential savings are large enough that such strategies should be considered when planning for metropolitan growth.

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  • Lewis D Hopkins & Xiaohuan Xu & Gerrit J Knaap, 2004. "Economies of Scale in Wastewater Treatment and Planning for Urban Growth," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 31(6), pages 879-893, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:31:y:2004:i:6:p:879-893
    DOI: 10.1068/b3123
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