Water Supply

A guide to the design, construction and operation of water supply systems. It places emphasis on environmental aspects of water supply, in particular the critical issue of wastage reduction and conservation of supplies. It includes details of US, European and WHO standards and practice.

List of contents

The demand for public water supplies; Water supply regulation, protection, organisation and financing; Hydrology and surface supplies; Groundwater supplies; Dams, reservoirs and river intakes; Chemistry, microbiology and biology of water; Storage, clarification and chemical treatment; Water filtration; Waterworks waste and sludge disposal; Specialised and advanced water treatment processes; Disinfection of water; Hydraulics; System design and analysis; Distribution practice; Pipeline design and construction; Valves and meters; Pumping, electrical plant, control and instrumentation; Treated water storage.

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm J. Brandt, K. Michael Johnson, Michael Johnson, Michael K. Johnson, Ratnayaka, Don D. Ratnayaka, Don D. Brandt Ratnayaka
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.06.2009
• EAN: 9780750668439
• ISBN: 978-0-7506-6843-9
• No. of pages: 744
• Series: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering