Urban Water Supply Handbook

1st Edition
007150057X · 9780071500579
This state-of-the-art resource draws upon the accumulated wisdom of a carefully chosen team of internationally recognized experts selected for their extensive experience in the essential aspects of water supply systems. This industry “who’s who… Read More
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PART 1: HISTORY, STRATEGIC PLANNING, OUTSOURCING, AND SECURITY

Chapter 1: Urban Water Infrastructure: A Historical Perspective (Larry W. Mays)

Chapter 2: Strategic Planning Framework for Small Water Systems (Janice A. Beecher and Peter E.Shanaghan)

Chapter 3: Improving Urban Water Infrastructure Through Public-Private Partnerships (Robin A. Johnson and Adrian T. Moore)

Chapter 4: Water-Use Management: Permit and Water-Transfer Systems (J. Wayland Eheart and Jay R. Lund)

PART 2: DEMAND AND MANAGEMENT MODELS

Chapter 5: Analysis of Water Demand (Benedykt Dziegielewski and Eve Opitz)

Chapter 6: Water Pricing and Drought Management (Messele Z. Ejeta and Larry W.Mays)

Chapter 7: Computer Programs for Integrated Management (Messele Z. Ejeta and Larry W. Mays)

Chapter 8: Regional Water Supply Planning and Capacity Expansion Models (Messele Z. Ejeta and Larry W. Mays)

PART 3: PERFORMANCE, RELIABILITY, GIS, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE

Chapter 9: Performance Indicators as a Management Support Tool (Helena Alegre)

Chapter 10: Reliability and Availability Analysis of Water Distribution (Larry W. Mays, Kevin Lansey , and Y.K. Tung)

Chapter 11: Geographic Information Systems Applied to Urban Water Supply Systems (Gonzalo Lopez Patino and Francisco Javier Martinez Solano)

Chapter 12: Optimal Operation of Water Systems (Fred E. Goldman, A. Borcu Atlan Sakarya, and Larry W. Mays)

Chapter 13: Optimal Maintenance, Rehabilitation, Replacement Scheduling (Caty Werey)

Chapter 14: Characterizing Microbial and DBP Risk Tradeoffs in Drinking Water: Application of the CRFM (Robert M. Clark and Glenn Rice)

PART 4: CASE STUDIES

Chapter 15: Adaptive Management for Water Supply Planning: Sustaining Mexico City's Water Supply (Richard L. Skaggs, Lance W. Vail, and Steve Shankle)

Chapter 16: Water Infrastructure Management: An Overview of European Models and Databases (Patrick Eisenbeis, Pascal LeGauffre, and Sveinung Saegrov)

Chapter 17: Israel: Urban Water Infrastructure in the Desert (Hendrik J. Bruins)

Chapter 18: Using GIS and Hydraulic Modeling to Evaluate Distribution Systems to Industries: A Case Study of Water (Trevor R. Lindley and Steven G. Buchberger)

PART 5: SECURITY OF URBAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS

Chapter 19: Protecting the Nation's Critical Infrastructure: The Vulnerability of U.S. Water Supply Systems (Robert M. Clark and Rolf A. Deininger)

Chapter 20: Security Analysis and Response for Water Utilities (Nicholas L. Burns, Christine A. Cooper, David A. Dobbins, Jessica C. Edwards, and Les K. Lampe)

Index

This state-of-the-art resource draws upon the accumulated wisdom of a carefully chosen team of internationally recognized experts selected for their extensive experience in the essential aspects of water supply systems. This industry “who’s who” covers everything from the historical perspectives of urban water supply to planning, safety and security – an especially timely and crucial issue, management, performance indicators, operation, pricing, maintenance, and public-private partnerships. The author includes informative case studies for valuable “real world” perspective.