Water loss control manual

✍ Scribed by Julian Thornton

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 490
• Series: Manuals
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

• Addresses every aspect of water loss and identifies the best solution

  * Covers mapping tools and techniques, leak detection and repair, and equipment needs

✦ Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 Introduction Water Supplied and Water Lost......Page 1
CHAPTER 2 Understanding the Types of Water Loss......Page 13
CHAPTER 3 Traditional and Progressive Approaches to Water Loss: The Experiences of the United States and England......Page 25
CHAPTER 4 Evaluating Water Loss: Using Water Audits and Performance Indicators
......Page 35
CHAPTER 5 Data Formatting and Management......Page 59
CHAPTER 6 Equipment and Techniques: Flow Metering, Pressure Measurement, Control, and Leak Detection......Page 65
CHAPTER 7 Modeling Water Losses......Page 117
CHAPTER 8 Completing the Audit and Determining Cost to Benefit......Page 153
CHAPTER 9 Potential Solutions for Controlling Water Losses......Page 161
CHAPTER 10 Reducing Real Losses in the Field: Active Leakage Management......Page 171
CHAPTER 11 Speed and Quality of Leak Repair......Page 241
CHAPTER 12 Pressure Management......Page 261
CHAPTER 13 Pipe Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Replacement......Page 315
CHAPTER 14 Resolving Apparent Losses......Page 341
CHAPTER 15 Water Efficiency Programs......Page 381
CHAPTER 16 Using In-House Staff or a Contractor and Designing a Bid Document......Page 401
CHAPTER 17 Understanding Basic Hydraulics......Page 417
CHAPTER 18 Articles and Case Studies......Page 429