Case Study
Tampa Bay Water Long-Term Demand Forecasting System
Tampa Bay Water Long-Term Demand Forecasting System Client: Tampa Bay Water Location: Clearwater, FL Tampa Bay Water commissioned Hazen to develop a long-term demand forecasting system (LTDFS) in the interest of obtaining a better understanding of the likelihood of future supply need and the implications on water supply development options (size and timing). The system enables Tampa Bay Water to make key infrastructure decisions and develop future supply projects to keep pace with growth without overburdening rates.Probabilistic forecasts are generated using the LTDFS by specifying probability distributions for future, uncertain values of demographic, socioeconomic, and weather variables. Tampa Bay Water’s Base-year 2010 probabilistic demand forecast and subsequent annual demand outcomes