Water Loss Control Manual
With numerous tables, diagrams, charts, graphs, photographs, and basic explanations, this book examines every aspect of water loss and provides simple, effective, tested solutions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Water Loss Control Manual
Chapter 18: Articles and Case Studies
Julian Thornton
Article One
Water Loss Management in North America: Just How Good Is It? Allan Lambert Dale Huntington Timothy G. Brown
Case Study One
A U.S. Water Loss Case Study: The Philadelphia Experience George Kunkel
Case Study Two
The Loss Control in S o Paulo, Brazil Marcelo Salles Holanda de Freitas Francisco Paracampos
Article Two
Accounting for Lost Water Leslie M. Buie
Article Three
Plugging Billion-Gallon Losses in Tennessee Larry Counts
Article Four
A Holistic Approach to Reducing Energy Requirements for Centrifugal Pumps and Pumping Systems Horton Wasserman, P.E., D.E.E.
18.1 INTRODUCTION
Throughout this manual, case studies and articles have supported the text. The manual was designed to promote awareness of the state of water loss today and to stimulate interest in achieving better targets in the future. Various technologies and methodologies have been cited throughout the book.
The following articles and case studies discuss some of the efforts of practitioners and utilities to apply the methods stated and/or improve upon their previous practices.
Article One, by Allan Lambert, Dale Huntington, and Timothy G. Brown, discusses the new performance indicators recently published by the International Water Association (IWA) and their applicability to North American water loss management. (Further work in this area is being undertaken through recently approved AWWARF contract 2811, Evaluating Water Loss and Planning Loss Reduction Strategies. )
Case Study One, by George Kunkel of the Philadelphia Water Department, details Philadelphia s efforts since the last century to combat water losses. Kunkel describes the evolution of a task team dedicated...
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