  The central goal of this study is to advance the state-of-the-art in the
field of water network management for industrial ecologies. Considering the
global water shortage and environmental regulations, the reduction of water
consumption has become a necessity within the industrial sector. To find the
optimal water management strategies in an eco-industrial park (EIP), a refined
superstructure is proposed. An MINLP mathematical model is then developed,
based on the superstructure, to synthesize water and wastewater streams within
the network, including nearby companies. Surveying two case studies, each
studied in two different scenarios, showed that the cost objective functions
deteriorates with increase in number of design periods. Results also provide
some evidence of a trade-off between water network flexibility and performance,
and vice versa.
