Larry W.Mays, Editor in Chief

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Water distribution systems handbook/Larry W.Mays, ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-07-134213-3
1. Water Distributions Hanbooks, manuals, etc.
2. Water supply engineering Handbooks, manuals, etc. I.Mays, Larry W.
TD481.W375 1999
628. 1 44 dc21 99 16987
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