This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of the AWWA tools for water loss control, M36 chronology, M36 publication - first and second editions, and the IWA/AWWA Water Audit Method Water Balance. The third edition of M36 provides detailed guidance of the water auditing approach, including the following:
promotes annual water audits as standard business
practice - calendar or business year;
describes 3 levels of auditing detail -
"top-down" approach (desktop gathering of information),
component analysis of leakage, and
"bottom-up" auditing (field measurements and investigations);
standard terms and definitions for the components of
water consumption and loss;
robust, reliable performance indicators useful for
comprehensive performance tracking and benchmarking;
instructive - clear example water audit;
applies to systems of all sizes and units of operation; and,
examples for retail systems; can audit RW or zones. Chapter contents are presented as follows: Chapter 2 - Conducting the Water Audit;
Chapter 3 - Identifying and Controlling Apparent Losses;
Chapter 4 - Understanding Real Losses: The Occurrence and Impacts
of Leakage;
Chapter 5 - Controlling Real Losses: Leakage and Pressure
Management;
Chapter 6 - Planning and Sustaining the Water Loss Control Program;
Chapter 7 - Considerations for Small Systems;
Glossary of Terms and Definitions for Water Loss Control;
Appendix - Blank Forms, Assessing Water Resource Management,
AWWA WLCC Free Water Audit Software, Case Studies. Includes tables.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 1.4 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 21 |
| Published : | 11/01/2009 |
