scholarly journals Open-Source Application for Water Supply System Management: Implementation in a Water Transmission System in Southern Spain

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 3652
Author(s):  
José Pérez-Padillo ◽  
Jorge García Morillo ◽  
Emilio Camacho Poyato ◽  
Pilar Montesinos
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
System Management ◽  
Water Transmission ◽  
Water Supply Company ◽  
Supply Systems

Sustainable water use has become a critical issue for the future of the planet in face of highly probable climate change. The drinking water supply sector has made significant progress over the last 20 years, although improvements in the management of urban hydraulic infrastructures are still required. The proposed system, Integrated Tool for Water Supply Systems Management (ITWSM), built on three interconnected modules (QGIS database, Epanet hydraulic model, and Google My Maps app), was developed on open-source software. The core of ITWSM allows analyzing the behavior of water supply systems under several operation/failure scenarios. It facilitates decision making supported by the mobile application ITWSM-app. Information flows easily through the different decision levels involved in the management process, keeping updated the georeferenced database after system changes. ITWSM has been implemented in a real public water supply company and applied to manage breakdown repairs in water transmission systems. The use of the proposed methodology reduces the average cost of failure repair by 13.6%, mainly due to the optimal planning of the resources involved.

Linking resource users' perceptions and collective action in commons management – an examination of water supply systems in Southern Senegal

Water Policy ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Hanatani ◽  
Kana Fuse
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Supply System ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Piped Water ◽  
Borehole Water ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Supply Systems

Poor maintenance of water supply systems is a critical issue in sub-Saharan Africa. Using survey data on users of motorized piped water supply systems in rural southern Senegal, this paper examines what motivates resource users to contribute financially to the management of water supply system infrastructure by paying their water tariff. Results from logistic regression analysis indicate that users who prefer borehole water and are satisfied with the service provided are more likely than others to pay. In addition, those who trust that other users will pay are more likely themselves to pay than those who do not trust their peers. These findings suggest that assessing the needs of users and providing services tailored to those needs (e.g., quality, convenience) is recommended for future interventions. The incorporation of programs that promote peer trust should also be considered as future interventions to establish or strengthen resource management organization.

scholarly journals Causes of intermittent water supply in Lusaka City, Zambia

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Simukonda ◽  
R. Farmani ◽  
D. Butler
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
System Management ◽  
Intermittent Water Supply ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Skilled Manpower ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approaches ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
Supply Systems

Abstract Water supply systems that operate intermittently rather than continuously are highly complex. This arises from the interaction of large numbers of internal and external factors that produce major consequences for system operation and management. Handling these problems requires understanding, and to some extent eliminating, their causes. In this paper, Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company, Zambia, is used as a case study that shows how poor governance, demographic and economic dynamics, hydrologic regime change, poor system management and operation, unplanned system extensions, limited skilled manpower, poor electricity supply and lack of customer awareness all contribute to sustaining intermittent water supply. Interdisciplinary approaches are recommended to explore interplays between governance, climate change and technical factors when developing solutions to intermittent supplies.

scholarly journals Seasonality of water supply network failure in the aspect of water supply safety

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 00140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Piegdoń ◽  
Barbara Tchórzewska-Cieślak
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
System Failure ◽  
Supply Network ◽  
Water Supply Network ◽  
Network Failure ◽  
Water Supply Company ◽  
Supply Systems ◽  
Special Case ◽  
Operational Data

Many phenomena are characterized by unevenness and variability in time, so-called periodic fluctuations, of which seasonal variations are a special case. In water supply systems, the failures of water pipes are also characterized by unevenness during the year. Seasonality is especially evident when the failures are analysed at particular times of the year. The main purpose of this paper is to present the problems of failures in water supply network caused by seasonal changes, to determine seasonal indicators and to give an example of the system failure analysis for the selected city of south-eastern Poland. The analysis was based on actual operational data obtained from water supply company.

ELECTRICITY LOAD PREDICTION FOR WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-458
Author(s):  
Mihai Gavrilas ◽  
Gilda Gavrilas ◽  
Ovidiu Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Load Prediction ◽  
Electricity Load ◽  
Supply Systems

LAVIN NDZ-S BRONZE

Alloy Digest ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Base Alloy ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Copper Base ◽  
Valve Stem ◽  
Copper Base Alloy ◽  
Supply Systems

Abstract LAVIN NDZ-S BRONZE is a copper-base alloy recommended as a high-strength dezincification and dealuminization resistant valve stem material in water supply systems. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on casting and machining. Filing Code: Cu-151. Producer or source: R. Lavin & Sons Inc..

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