APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS IN INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT : FICTION OR FUTURE ?

Description of a mathematical methodology which describes relations between cause and effects in integrated water management. Optimization of measuring networks, operational water management, prediction of drinking water consumption, on-line steering of wastewater treatment plants and sewage systems. Neural networks can open new possibilities for understanding and modelling complex processes. Besides explaining the method of ANN this paper shows different applications. An ANN appears to be a multiuse and powerful tool for modelling complex processes.