Water Loss Control Manual

Julian Thornton

646 pages, parution le 09/08/2002

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Résumé

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX WATER LOSS PROBLEMS

With water costs and demand increasing worldwide at an incredible pace and availability decreasing at an alarming rate, there has never been a greater need for practical “hands-on” coverage of water auditing and loss reduction techniques.

In Water Loss Control Manual, an international expert examines every aspect of water loss and provides simple, effective, tested solutions. This highly visual reference includes coverage of:
* The nature and scope of water loss occurring in water distribution systems
*How to assess loss conditions in any system by using water audit and computer models to identify losses
*How to implement interventions to control real losses
* Mapping tools and techniques
* Leak detection, repair, and response time
* Managing pressures and pressure-related problems
* Pipe rehabilitation and replacement
* How to implement interventions to control apparent losses
* Meter testing, repair, and replacement
* Billing system analysis and rectification
* Reduction of unauthorized use
* Demand control and water conservation
* How to perform cost-to-benefit calculations
* Field equipment

Ideas and references collected from around the world make Water Loss Control Manual a particularly versatile guide, valuable in a wide variety of situations. Numerous tables, diagrams, charts, graphs, photographs, and basic explanations present information in a quick-read, easy-to-digest format and make the book immediately usable to all readers no matter what their level of expertise.

If you're looking for a sound nuts-and-bolts manual on eliminating inefficiencies in water distribution systems, your search ends here.

Contents

1: Introduction: Water Supplied and Water Lost
2: Understanding the Types of Water Loss
3: Traditional and Progressive Approaches to Water Loss: The Experiences of the United States and England
4: Evaluating Water Loss: Using Water Audits and Performance Indicators
5: Data Formatting and Management
6: Equipment and Techniques: Flow Metering, Pressure Measurement, Control, and Leak Detection
7: Modeling Water Losses
8: Completing the Audit and Determining Cost to Benefit
9: Potential Solutions for Controlling Water Losses
10: Reducing Real Losses in the Field: Active Leakage Management
11: Speed and Quality of Leak Repair
12: Pressure Management
13: Pipe Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Replacement
14: Resolving Apparent Losses
15: Water Efficiency Programs
16: Using In-House Staff or a Contractor and Designing a Bid Document
17: Understanding Basic Hydraulics
18: Articles and Case Studies

L'auteur - Julian Thornton

JULIAN THORNTON is involved in numerous professional water-related activities. He specializes in water loss management and has practiced in many locations around the world, including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
He has supported American Water Works Association committees for the last ten years and is currently Chair of the New Technology Sub-Committee for the AWWA National Leak Detection and Water Accountability Committee. Mr. Thonrton is a director of Restor, Ltd., a specialized international water loss management company based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Julian Thornton
Parution	09/08/2002
Nb. de pages	646
Format	22 x 28,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	2102g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780071374347
ISBN13	978-0-07-137434-7