Increasing Performance of Water Distribution Network by Using Pressure Management and Database Integration
Publication: Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
Volume 10, Issue 2
Abstract
The performance of a water distribution networks (WDN) varies according to various factors such as physical, operational, and environmental and should be monitored to reduce and control the water losses. This study discussed the methods and tools applied to reduce, control, and monitor the leaks in a water distribution system and the results obtained after their application to a real WDS. The aim was to improve the performance of the WDS in terms of water losses and leaks monitoring and management. Denizli, a city in western Turkey, was selected as the study area. In the application area, a method with high-tech solutions for pressure management using demand modulating pressure reduction valve (PRV) controllers was applied to reduce water losses. Furthermore, data integration with an existing supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system, GIS, customer information system (CIS) databases, and district metered areas (DMAs) were applied as essential for the effective water management. The results obtained by applying pressure management strategy using PRVs at the DMA scale showed that significant saving were achieved by giving less water to the system. In addition, the pressure changes and input flow rates and volumes in the DMAs were monitored in real-time by using the SCADA system to increase the performance of the WDS.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
References
Alkasseh, J. M. A., M. N. Adlan, I. Abustan, H. Abdul Aziz, and A. B. Mohamad Hanif. 2013. “Applying minimum night flow to estimate water loss using statistical modeling: A case study in Kinta Valley, Malaysia.” Water Resour. Manage. 27 (5): 1439–1455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-012-0247-2.
Babel, M. S., M. S. Islam, and A. D. Gupta. 2009. “Leakage management in a low-pressure water distribution network of Bangkok.” Water Sci. Technol. Water Supply 9 (2): 141–147. https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2009.088.
DESKI (Denizli Water and Sewage Administrative General Directorate). 2017. Denizli Water and Sewage Water Administrative: Annual activity report for water management. Denizli, Turkey: DESKI.
Farley, M. 2003. “Nonrevenue water: International best practice for assessment, monitoring and control.” In Proc., 12th Annual CWWA Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Conf., 1–18. Ottawa: Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association.
Farley, M., and S. Trow. 2003. Losses in water distribution networks: A practitioner’s guide to assessment, monitoring and control. London: International Water Association.
Farley, M., G. Wyeth, Z. B. Ghazali, A. Istandar, and S. Singh. 2008. The manager’s non-revenue water handbook: A guide to understanding water losses. Bangkok, Thailand: US Agency for International Development.
Kanakoudis, V., and K. Gonelas. 2014. “Applying pressure management to reduce water losses in two Greek cities’ WDSs: Expectations, problems, results and revisions.” Procedia Eng. 42 (7): 318–325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2014.11.194.
Kanakoudis, V., and H. Muhammetoglu. 2014. “Urban water pipe networks management towards NRW reduction: Two case studies from Greece and Turkey.” CLEAN Soil Air Water 42 (7): 880–892. https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.201300138.
Kanakoudis, V., S. Tsitsifli, C. Kouziakis, and S. Lappos. 2015. “A defining the level of the non-revenue water in Kozani, Greece: Is it a typical case?” Desalin. Water Treat. 54 (8): 2170–2180. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2014.934119.
Kanakoudis, V., S. Tsitsifli, and A. I. Zouboulis. 2014. “WATERLOSS project: Developing from theory to practice an integrated approach towards NRW reduction in urban water systems.” Desalin. Water Treat. 54 (8): 2147–2157. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2014.934114.
Lambert, A. 2003. “Assessing non-revenue water and its components: A practical approach.” Water 21 5 (4): 51–52.
Latchoomun, L., R. T. F. Ah King, and K. Busawon. 2015. “A new approach to model development of water distribution networks with high leakage and burst rates.” Procedia Eng. 119: 690–699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.922.
Liemberger, R., and M. Farley. 2004. “Developing a non-revenue water reduction strategy. Part 1: Investigating and assessing water losses.” In Proc., IWA 4th World Water Congress and Exhibition, 1–10. London: International Water Association.
Mazzolani, G., L. Berardi, D. Laucelli, R. Martino, A. Simone, and O. Giustolisi. 2016. “A methodology to estimate leakages in water distribution networks based on inlet flow data analysis.” Procedia Eng. 162: 411–418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.082.
Nicolini, M., C. Giacomello, and K. Deb. 2011. “Calibration and optimal leakage management for a real water distribution network.” J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage. 137 (1): 134–142. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000087.
Pilcher, R., S. Hamilton, H. Chapman, D. Field, B. Ristovski, and S. Stapely. 2007. Leak location and repair guidance notes, version 1. London: International Water Association.
Richards, G. L., M. C. Johnson, and S. L. Barfuss. 2010. “Apparent losses caused by water meter inaccuracies at ultralow flows.” J. Am. Water Works Assoc. 102 (5): 123–132. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1551-8833.2010.tb10115.x.
Xin, K., T. Tao, Y. Lu, X. Xiaong, and F. Li. 2014. “Apparent losses analysis in district metered areas of water distribution systems.” Water Resour. Manage. 28 (3): 683–696. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-013-0508-8.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
Volume 10 • Issue 2 • May 2019
Copyright
©2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Received: Oct 5, 2017
Accepted: Sep 5, 2018
Published online: Jan 26, 2019
Published in print: May 1, 2019
Discussion open until: Jun 26, 2019
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.