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Master the Latest Techniques to Quantify, Locate, Control, and Prevent Water and Revenue Loss in Water Utility Operations This comprehensive guide takes you step by step through every stage of the development of a water loss control program-from measuring and auditing water loss, tracking losses to their root cause, to developing a loss control program for future efficiency. Inside, you'll find precise descriptions of the most current methodologies and technologies, along with tables and figures presenting key information clearly and concisely. This second edition brings innovative approaches to water loss management, with information on new modeling methods, leak detection equipment, revenue protection programs, and best practices advocated by the American Water Works Association and the International Water Association.
Includes:
- Updated U.S. and international standardized water audit methodologies
- Step-by-step guide to creating an effective water loss control program
- Guidance on data collection, validation, and component analysis of water supply and customer consumption volumes
- Detailed description of available intervention tools against real losses
- Detailed description of available intervention tools against apparent losses
- Innovations in automatic meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) that will transform accountability in the water supply industry
- Integrated technologies to optimize water distribution system operations
- Detailed descriptions and case studies of successful water loss control and intervention programs
- Comprehensive glossary of terms
Water Loss Control Manual covers:
Various Types of Water and Revenue Losses• Traditional Control Methods • Progressive Approaches• Standard Water Audit Methodology• Meaningful Performance Indicators• Data Collection• Information Management• Validating the Water Audit Data• Field Equipment• Computer Modeling • •Strategies and Methods to Control Leakage and Optimize Revenue Recovery• Active Leakage Detection and Repair• Pressure Management• Distribution System Rehabilitation• Water Efficiency Programs• Hiring Contractors • Writing Bids• Case Studies• Calculations• Industry Papers
Synopsis
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Master the Latest Techniques to Quantify, Locate, Control, and Prevent Water and Revenue Loss in Water Utility Operations
This comprehensive guide takes you step by step through every stage of the development of a water loss control program-from measuring and auditing water loss, tracking losses to their root cause, to developing a loss control program for future efficiency. Inside, you'll find precise descriptions of the most current methodologies and technologies, along with tables and figures presenting key information clearly and concisely. This second edition brings innovative approaches to water loss management, with information on new modeling methods, leak detection equipment, revenue protection programs, and best practices advocated by the American Water Works Association and the International Water Association.
Includes:
- Updated U.S. and international standardized water audit methodologies
- Step-by-step guide to creating an effective water loss control program
- Guidance on data collection, validation, and component analysis of water supply and customer consumption volumes
- Detailed description of available intervention tools against real losses
- Detailed description of available intervention tools against apparent losses
- Innovations in automatic meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) that will transform accountability in the water supply industry
- Integrated technologies to optimize water distribution system operations
- Detailed descriptions and case studies of successful water loss control and intervention programs
- Comprehensive glossary of terms
Water Loss Control Manual covers:
Various Types of Water and Revenue Losses- Traditional Control Methods - Progressive Approaches- Standard Water Audit Methodology- Meaningful Performance Indicators- Data Collection- Information Management- Validating the Water Audit Data- Field Equipment- Computer Modeling - -Strategies and Methods to Control Leakage and Optimize Revenue Recovery- Active Leakage Detection and Repair- Pressure Management- Distribution System Rehabilitation- Water Efficiency Programs- Hiring Contractors - Writing Bids- Case Studies- Calculations- Industry Papers
About the Author
Julian Thornton has 27 years of experience with water loss management in 15 different countries and has published over thirty specialized papers on water loss management. He currently chairs the sub-committee writing the Third Edition of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) M36 publication Water Audits and Loss Control Programs, and is the Pressure Management Team Leader for the International Water Association's (IWA) Water Loss Task Force.
Reinhard Sturm is a water loss control specialist with extensive North American and international experience. He has published numerous water loss management papers and was the lead author and coprincipal investigator for the research project “Leakage Management Technologies” sponsored by the American Water Works Association Research Foundation. He is active in the AWWA Water Loss Control Committee and the IWA Water Loss Task Force.
George A. Kunkel Jr, P.E. is a registered professional engineer with the Philadelphia Water Department. He has written frequently on innovations in water loss control, serving as coauthor of the Free Water Audit Software published by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and as technical editor for the Third Edition of the AWWA M36 publication Water Audits and Loss Control Programs.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1-Introduction
Chapter 2-Understanding Types of Losses
Chapter 3-Traditional and Progressive Approaches to Water Loss Management
Chapter 4-Evaluating Water Loss Using Audits and Performance Indicators
Chapter 5-Steps of a Successful Water Loss Program
Chapter 6-Data Collection and Information Management
Chapter 7-Field Equipment and Techniques
Chapter 8-Using Computer Models for Loss Management
Chapter 9-Completing the Audit
Chapter 10- Overview of Field Intervention Methods
Chapter 11-Real Losses-Active Management
Chapter 12-Real Losses– Speed and Quality of Leak Repair
Chapter 13-Real Losses– Pressure Management
Chapter 14-Real Losses– Management of Materials and Rehabilitation
Chapter 15-Apparent Losses– Resolving Apparent Losses in the Field
Chapter 16-Water Efficiency Programs
Chapter 17-Using in-house Staff or a Contractor; Designing a Bid Document
Chapter 18-Useful Calculations and Concepts
Chapter 19-Industry Papers and Case Studies