Author(s)

M. Carreau, L. M. A. de Castro, J. Désilets & A. Robitaille

Abstract

This paper presents the approach of a decision support system (DSS) that will be applied in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, to support water agencies in their various activities. The various steps completed to date and those anticipated for the completion of the project are also presented, as well as the main results of the needs-study performed to analyse the work and decision processes normally used in a water agency. Definitions of the activities associated with water resource management are given, as well as recommendations of appropriate mathematical models to be used. Following this needs-analysis, a prototype was developed to present the feasibility of the project and its main features. The project itself is named SIGIRH (Sistema de Informa~Bes e Gerenciamento Integrado de R

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