Remediation management optimization

Key words groundwater remediation design, optimal plume control, groundwater quality management... 

The optimal predicted remediation costs for all formulations are presented in Table 3. For both the equal- and flexible-length management period formulation, the optimal cost decreases as the number of management periods, M, increases (Table 3), with the three-management period policies saving 15% compared to the static policy. Each of the flexible-length policies is less expensive than their respective equal-length policies,... 

Table 7. Results for Example 2 Remediation costs of the optimal policies for continuous (M=l) and pulsed pumping cases with 3 and 5 management periods.

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