Urban Water Supply Handbook | by Larry W. Mays (ed) | ISBN: 9780071371605. Water Supply Systems. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT. URBAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. WATER SUPPLY PLANNING AND CAPACITY. WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. OPTIMAL OPERATION OF WATER SYSTEMS
Urban Water Supply Handbook
by Larry W. Mays (ed)
ISBN:9780071371605
Complete with informative case studies, this state-of-the-art resource draws upon the accumulated wisdom of a carefully chosen team of internationally recognized experts selected for their extensive experience in essential aspects of water supply systems.
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Urban Water Supply Handbook
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1 – HISTORY STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND OUTSOURCING
Chapter 1 – URBAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Overview
1.1: CITIES AND WATER KNOWLEDGE
1.2: ROMAN PREDECESSORS
1.3: ROMAN WATER SUPPLY: AQUEDUCTS ANDAQUEDUCT BRIDGES
1.4: ROMAN WATER SUPPLY: URBAN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
1.5: AFTER THE ROMANS
1.6: REFERENCES
1.7: INTERNET SOURCES
Chapter 2 – STRATEGIC PLANNING FRAMEWORK FOR SMALL WATER SYSTEMS
2.1: INTRODUCTION
2.2: STRATEGIC PLANNING
2.3: PLANNING FRAMEWORK FOR SMALL WATER SYSTEMS
2.4: CONCLUSIONS
2.5: ENDNOTES
Chapter 3 – IMPROVING URBAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Overview
3.1: BACKGROUND OF WATER AND WASTEWATER PARTNERSHIPS
3.2: LONG-TERM CONTRACTS
3.3: EXTENT OF PRIVATIZATION
3.4: FACTORS CAUSING WATER AND WASTEWATER PARTNERSHIPS
3.5: OBSTACLES TO PARTNERSHIPS
3.6: THE SELECTION PROCESS
3.7: RFQs AND RFPs
3.8: CASE STUDIES
3.9: SUMMARY
3.10: REFERENCES
Chapter 4 – WATER-USE MANAGEMENT: PERMIT AND WATER-TRANSFER SYSTEMS
4.1: INTRODUCTION
4.2: FOUNDATIONS OF WATER-WITHDRAWAL REGULATIONS
4.3: WATER-USE PERMIT SYSTEMS
4.4: PERMIT PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
4.5: PERMIT PROGRAMS FORWATER-WITHDRAWAL CONTROL
4.6: TECHNICAL DETAILS OF PERMIT SYSTEMS
4.7: VOLUNTARY WATER-TRANSFER SYSTEMS
4.8: TYPES OF WATER-TRANSFER ARRANGEMENTS
4.9: IMPLEMENTING WATER TRANSFERS
4.10: SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR REGULATORY PROGRAMS AND WATER TRANSFERS
4.11: Acknowledgments
4.12: REFERENCES
Part 2 – DEMAND AND MANAGEMENT MODELS
Chapter 5 – WATER DEMAND ANALYSIS
5.1: DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT OF WATER USE
5.2: PUBLIC SUPPLY WATER USE
5.3: SAMPLING OF WATER USERS
5.4: DEVELOPMENT OF DATA SETS
5.5: WATER-USE AND SERVICE AREA DATA
5.6: COMPONENTS OF WATER DEMAND
5.7: WATER-USE RELATIONSHIPS
5.8: ANALYSIS OF WATER SAVINGS
5.9: SUMMARY
5.10: REFERENCES
Chapter 6 – WATER PRICING AND DROUGHT MANAGEMENT
6.1: INTRODUCTION
6.2: BACKGROUND OF WATER CONSERVATION
6.3: RISK-PRICE RELATIONSHIP
6.4: OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT PLANNING UNDER SUSTAINED DROUGHT CONDITIONS
6.5: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
6.6: REFERENCES
Chapter 7 – COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT
7.1: INTRODUCTION
7.2: INTEGRATED HYDRO SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
7.3: COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT
7.4: DSSs AS TOOLS FOR INTEGRATED HYDRO SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
7.5: STATE OF PRACTICE AND PROSPECTS OF HYDRO SYSTEMS COMPUTER PROGRAMS
7.6: REFERENCES
Chapter 8 – REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PLANNING AND CAPACITY EXPANSION MODELS
8.1: INTRODUCTION
8.2: MODEL FORMULATIONS
8.3: APPLICATIONS TO THE RIO GRANDE PROJECT AND THE CITY OF EL PASO WATER SUPPLY
8.4: MODEL RESULTS
8.5: REFERENCES
Part 3 – PERFORMANCE, RELIABILITY, GIS, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE
Chapter 9 – PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AS A MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TOOL
9.1: INTRODUCTION
9.2: CONCEPT OF PERFORMANCE INDICATOR, CONTEXT INFORMATION,AND UTILITY INFORMATION
9.3: USERS, BENEFITS, AND SCOPE OFAPPLICATION OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
9.4: STATE OF THE ART OFPERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
9.5: THE IWA PI SYSTEM FOR WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
9.6: IMPLEMENTATION OF A PI SYSTEM
9.7: EXAMPLE OF THE USE OF SIGMA LITE FOR DATA INPUT AND INDICATOR SASSESSMENT
9.8: EXAMPLE OF THE USE OF THE IWA PI SYSTEM FOR WATER LOSSES CONTROL
9.9: FINAL REMARKS
9.10: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
9.11: REFERENCES
9.12: ENDNOTES
Chapter 10 – RELIABILITY AND AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Overview
10.1: FAILURE MODES FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
10.2: COMPONENT (MECHANICAL)RELIABILITY ANALYSIS
10.3: METHODOLOGY FOR RELIABILITY ANDAVAILABILITY ANALYSIS FOR WATERDISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
10.4: OTHER APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENTOF RELIABILITY
10.5: RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGNOPTIMIZATION MODELS
10.6: REFERENCES
Chapter 11 – GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLIED TO URBAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
Overview
11.1: INTRODUCTION
11.2: OVERVIEW OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
11.3: THE USE OF GIS IN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS: GENERAL OVERVIEW
11.4: PLANNING, DESIGN, AND PROJECT
11.5: WATER SUPPLY NETWORK OPERATION
11.6: FUTURE TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GIS
11.7: REFERENCES
Chapter 12 – OPTIMAL OPERATION OF WATER SYSTEMS
Overview
12.1: INTRODUCTION
12.2: OPTIMAL PUMP OPERATION—MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING APPROACH
12.3: OPTIMAL PUMP OPERATION—SIMULATEDANNEALING APPROACH
12.4: OPTIMAL OPERATION OF CHLORINEBOOSTER STATIONS
12.5: CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE
12.6: REFERENCES
Chapter 13 – OPTIMAL MAINTENANCE, REHABILITATION, REPLACEMENT SCHEDULING
13.1: INTRODUCTION
13.2: WHAT IS A PLANNING PROCESSFOR RENEWAL?
13.3: OPTIMIZATION OF THE RENEWAL DATE
13.4: EXAMPLE STUDY NETWORK
13.5: THE RENCANA MODEL
13.6: RESULTS GIVEN BY THE MODEL
13.7: CONSIDERATION OF THE HYDRAULIC FUNCTION OF THE PIPE IN THE NETWORK
13.8: COST VALUATION
13.9: TESTING RENCANA ON REAL DATA FROM WATER NETWORKS
13.10: CONCLUSION
13.11: REFERENCES
Chapter 14 – COMPARING MICROBIAL AND DBP RISK TRADEOFFS IN DRINKING WATER: APPLICATION OF THE CRFM
14.1: INTRODUCTION
14.2: THE CRFM CONCEPT
14.3: APPLICATION OF THE CRFM TO WATER SUPPLY
14.4: WATER TREATMENT RISK TRADEOFF EXAMPLE
14.5: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
14.6: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
14.7: REFERENCES
Part 4 – CASE STUDIES
Chapter 15 – ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR WATER SUPPLY PLANNING: SUSTAINING MEXICO CITY’S WATER SUPPLY
Overview
15.1: INTRODUCTION
15.2: ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
15.3: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR APPLICATION OF ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT TO WATER SUPPLY PLANNING
15.4: CASE STUDY
15.5: AQUIFER ENHANCEMENT THROUGH WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND INJECTION
15.6: KEY RESULTS
15.7: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
15.8: REFERENCES
Chapter 16 – WATER INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT: AN OVERVIEW OF EUROPEAN MODELS AND DATABASES
Overview
16.1: INTRODUCTION: PRACTICES AND EXPECTATIONS IN EUROPEAN WATER UTILITIES
16.2: MODELS FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS AND FAILURE AND/OR REHABILITATION FORECASTING
16.3: AVAILABILITY AND MANAGEMENT OF DATA: SOME CASE STUDIES
16.4: CONCLUSION: ONGOING RESEARCH AND REQUIREMENTS ON URBAN DATABASES
16.5: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
16.6: REFERENCES
Chapter 17 – ISRAEL: URBAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE DESERT
17.1: INTRODUCTION
17.2: GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE OF ISRAEL
17.3: ARIDITY, WATER RESOURCES, AND THE RAIN WATER-HARVESTING CIVILIZATIONS IN THE NEGEV DESERT IN ANTIQUITY
17.4: WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTS IN ISRAEL IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
17.5: URBAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NEGEV DESERT
17.6: SUMMARIZING COMMENTS AND CONCLUSIONS
17.7: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
17.8: REFERENCES
Chapter 18 – USING GIS AND HYDRAULIC MODELING TO EVALUATE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS TO INTRUSIONS: A CASE STUDY
18.1: INTRODUCTION
18.2: GIS AND HYDRAULIC MODELING
18.3: DATA NEEDS ASSESSMENT
18.4: SPATIAL REFINEMENT OF THE HYDRAULIC MODEL
18.5: MAIN BREAK AND STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT
18.6: PRESSURE MODELING AND PRESSURE SUSCEPTIBILITY
18.7: CONTAMINANT SOURCE ANALYSIS
18.8: COLOCATION OF SUSCEPTIBILITY CONDITIONS
18.9: SENSITIVE POPULATION ANALYSIS
18.10: DISCUSSION
18.11: CONCLUSION
18.12: REFERENCES
Part 5 – SECURITY OF URBAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
Chapter 19 – PROTECTING THE NATION’S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE: THE VULNERABILITY OF U.S. WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
19.1: INTRODUCTION
19.2: CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES1
19.3: POTENTIAL FOR CONTAMINATION OF WATER SUPPLIES
19.4: COUNTERMEASURES
19.5: PERSISTENT MICROBIL CONTAMINANTS:THE RUGOSE VARIANT
19.6: CONTAMINANT PROPAGATION IN DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS
19.7: ILLNESS PROPAGATION IN A WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
19.8: CONCLUSIONS
19.9: NOTES
19.10: REFERENCES
Chapter 20 – SECURITY ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE FOR WATER UTILITIES
Overview
20.1: OVERVIEW
20.2: HAZARD ASSESSMENT
20.3: VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
20.4: MITIGATION
20.5: RESPONSE PLANNING FOR PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS
20.6: CRISIS COMMUNICATION
19.7: REFERENCES
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