20世纪90年代初，监测和改善国内水质的压力越来越大 总大肠菌群规律和增加的 东湾市政公用事业区（EBMUD）配电系统内消耗的能源成本引发了对 综合水质和能源管理操作。这种需求的紧迫性 加州和东部的电力放松管制进一步加剧了这一趋势 20世纪90年代中期的海岸。 1993年，EBMUD对其配水系统的水质进行了研究。 这项研究导致了许多维护水资源的操作技术的发展 分销系统的质量。随着使用时间（TOU）的到来 电价、水质和运营有可能增加能源成本。从1995年开始，EBMUD参与了两个由美国水务局部分赞助的项目 工程协会研究基金会（AWARF）旨在最终开发一个 综合能源和水质管理系统（EWQMS）。第一个项目 提供了EWQMS的大纲，并评估了开发EWQMS的成本效益 EWQMS通过用户论坛或以个人为基础。成本效益表明 论坛方式是最有效的。 1997年，EBMUD通过一个论坛参与了第二个项目的开发 过程，EWQMS软件的功能规范。这个 设想的EWQMS的复杂性以及开发一个 可以为多个公用事业公司工作，实质上通过论坛进程进一步努力 持有AWWARF定制的合作项目随后开发了一个原型 对于EWQMS的一部分。同时，EBMUD利用了 从功能规范开发中获得的知识，用于 改进但全面运行的EWQMS的开发工作。因为没有系统 能够优化EBMUD能源分配系统的运行 在成本和水质方面，EBMUD将EWQMS系统的重点放在优化 使用EBMUD的水质操作规则解决水问题时的能源成本 质量这大大降低了优化过程的复杂性。整齐 为了限制与最先进的软件开发相关的财务风险，EBMUD 为开发工作制定了共享节约补偿流程。埃布默德 1999年4月发布了第一份招标书（RFP）。巨大的成本 开发最终导致第一家供应商破产，EBMUD被迫破产 重新发布RFP。第二家供应商Derceto Inc.成功完成了开发 并于2004年9月安装EWQMS。包括5个参考文献、表格、图表。

In the early 1990s the increasing pressure to monitor and improve water quality within the water distribution system, as evidenced by the Total Coliform Rule and the increasing cost of energy consumed within the distribution system at East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), sparked the quest for an integrated water quality and energy management operation. The urgency of this need was further amplified by the onset of electric deregulation in California and on the East Coast in the mid 1990s. In 1993 EBMUD performed a study of water quality in its water distribution system. This study lead to the development of a number of operating techniques to maintain water quality in the distribution system. With the advent of Time of Use (TOU) electric rates, water quality operations had the potential to increase energy costs. Starting in 1995, EBMUD participated in two projects partially sponsored by the American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF) aimed at eventually developing an integrated Energy and Water Quality Management System (EWQMS). The first project provided an outline for an EWQMS and evaluated the cost benefit of developing an EWQMS through a forum of users or on an individual basis. The cost benefit indicated a forum approach is the most effective. In 1997, EBMUD participated in the second project which developed, through a forum process, a functional specification for the EWQMS Software. The complexity of the envisioned EWQMS and the expected cost to develop a system that could work for multiple utilities essentially put further efforts through a forum process on hold. An AWWARF Tailored Collaboration Project subsequently developed a prototype for a portion of the EWQMS. In a parallel effort, EBMUD utilized knowledge gained from the development of the functional specification to embark on the development effort for a modified, but fully operational, EWQMS. Since no system existed capable of optimizing the operation of EBMUD's distribution system for energy cost and water quality, EBMUD focused the EWQMS system on the optimization of energy costs while using EBMUD's water quality operating rules to address water quality. This significantly reduced the complexity of the optimization process. In order to limit the financial risk associated with state of the art software development, EBMUD developed a shared savings compensation process for the development effort. EBMUD issued its first Request for Proposals (RFP) in April 1999. The large costs of development ultimately lead to the first vendor's bankruptcy, and EBMUD was forced to reissue the RFP. The second vendor, Derceto Inc., successfully completed development and installation of the EWQMS in September of 2004. Includes 5 references, table, figures.