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Water loss control / Julian Thornton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thornton, Julian, author.
- Series:
- McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water leakage.
- Water--Distribution--Management.
- Water.
- Water leakage--Economic aspects.
- Water-supply--Management.
- Water-supply.
- Piping--Maintenance and repair.
- Piping.
- Water efficiency.
- Hydraulics.
- Loss control.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Internet resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : McGraw-Hill, [2008]
- Notes:
- Print version c2008.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on March 11, 2009.
- Contains:
- Introduction.
- Water loss control: a topic of the twenty-first century.
- Understanding the types of water losses.
- Water loss management in the united states and internationally-what is necessary to control the water loss problem?
- Steps and components of a water loss control program.
- Validation of source meter accuracy.
- Evaluating water losses-using a standardized water audit and performance indicators.
- Data collection, formatting, and management.
- Identifying economic interventions against water losses.
- Modelling water losses.
- Controlling apparent losses-capturing missing revenue and improving consumption data integrity.
- Controlling apparent losses-customer meter inaccuracy.
- Controlling apparent losses from data transfer errors by leveraging advanced metering infrastructure.
- Controlling apparent losses from systematic data handling errors in customer billing systems.
- Controlling apparent losses-unauthorized consumption.
- Controlling real losses in the field-proactive leak detection.
- Controlling real losses-speed and quality of leak repair.
- Controlling real losses-pressure management.
- Controlling real losses-infrastructure management.
- Water efficiency programs.
- Using in-house staff or a contractor and designing a bid document.
- Understanding basic hydraulics.
- ISBN:
- 0071374345
- 9780071499187
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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