Water systems often allow efficient water uses via water reuse and/or recirculation. Defining the network layout connecting
water-using processes is a complex problem which involves several criteria to optimize, frequently accomplished using Water
Pinch technology, optimizing freshwater flowrates entering the system. In this paper, a multiobjective optimization model
considering two criteria is presented: (i)the minimization of freshwater consumption, and (ii) the minimization of the cost
of the infrastructure required to build the network that make possible the reduction of freshwater consumption. The optimization
model considers water reuse between operations and wastewater treatment as the main optimization mechanism. The operation
of the Cuernavaca city water distribution system was analyzed under two different operation strategies considering: leak reduction,
operation of wastewater treatment plants as they currently operate, operation of wastewater treatment plants at design capacity,
and construction of new infrastructure to treat 100 % of discharged wastewater. Results were obtained with MDQL a multiobjective optimization algorithm based on a distributed reinforcement learning framework, and they were validated
with mathematical programming.