water infrastructure loss Articles

Comparing Leakage Performance using the Frontier Approach

The choice of the most appropriate indicator to use to compare leakage performance between companies or zones has been the focus of much research and study. The IWA Water Loss Task Force made recommendations (Lambert, 2000) about standardising the terminology and the water balance and then went on to show the short comings of some performance measures. It introduced the concept of the unavoidable ...

Mar. 27, 2013

By IWA Publishing

Algorithmic network monitoring for a modern water utility: a case study in Jerusalem

We report on the design, deployment, and use of TaKaDu, a real-time algorithmic Water Infrastructure Monitoring solution, with a strong focus on water loss reduction and control. TaKaDu is provided as a commercial service to several customers worldwide. It has been in use at HaGihon, the Jerusalem utility, since mid 2009. Water utilities collect considerable real-time data from their networks, ...

Jan. 1, 2011

By IWA Publishing

A simulation/optimization model for selecting infrastructure alternatives in complex water resource systems

The paper introduces a simulation/optimization procedure for the assessment and the selection of infrastructure alternatives in a complex water resources system, i.e. in a multisource (reservoirs) multipurpose bulk water supply scheme. An infrastucture alternative is here a vector X of n decision variables describing the candidate expansions/new plants/water transfers etc. Each parameter may take ...

Jun. 1, 2010

By IWA Publishing

Why Water Management Professionals Can’t Afford to Ignore Innovation

Innovation in the water management industry is born from the collaboration between water managers, operators, engineers and manufacturers who set out to resolve problems or improve service levels that impact all parts of the supply chain. This is usually the result of early adopters either at the field level or in engineering disciplines who no longer are interested in maintaining the status ...

Jan. 11, 2017

By Mueller Water Products

Melaka Gets Tough on Non Revenue Water Loss and Claims Two Awards

Melaka is a relatively small state on the southwest side of the Malay Peninsula with a city so rich in history and beauty that it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. With a population around 850,000, the Melaka Water Company Ltd. (SAMB) manages roughly 270,000 service connections for commercial and residential customers. In 2008 the city embarked on an aggressive plan to upgrade their ...

Apr. 6, 2016

By Mueller Water Products

6 reasons why to invest in a FlexiCisternas rather than in a fixed water storage deposit

As we all know the water is a very valuable natural resource that we shouldn´t waste. Many of our clients contact us searching for an effective solution to utilize and recycle rain water and therefore they need a solution to store small and big liquid volumes. In many occasions, they contact us wanting to know what are the advantages of utilizing a FlexiCisternas Vs. other products in the ...

Jul. 27, 2018

By Flexicisternas

Comparing Leakage Performance using the Frontier Approach

Algorithmic network monitoring for a modern water utility: a case study in Jerusalem

A simulation/optimization model for selecting infrastructure alternatives in complex water resource systems

Why Water Management Professionals Can’t Afford to Ignore Innovation

Melaka Gets Tough on Non Revenue Water Loss and Claims Two Awards

6 reasons why to invest in a FlexiCisternas rather than in a fixed water storage deposit

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