US EPA

1936167 

Journal Article 

Urban water supply and management 

Kumar, MSM; Manohar, U; Pallavi, MRM; Anjana, GR 

2013 

93 

2 

295-317 

WOS:000322245700012 

http://journal.iisc.ernet.in/index.php/iisc/article/view/1363
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Population growth and rapid urbanization lead to considerable stress on already depleting water resources. A great challenge for water authorities of urban cities is to supply adequate and reliable safe water to all consumers. In most of the developing countries water scarcity and high demands have led the water authorities to resort to intermittent supplies. Surface and groundwater are the major sources of supply in urban cities. The direct consequences of intermittent supplies and poor sanitation practices are several incidences of water borne diseases posing public health risk. In order to minimize the supply-demand gap and to assure good quality of water, new techniques or models can be helpful to manage the water distribution systems (WDS) in a better way. In the present paper, a review is carried out on the existing urban water supply management methodologies with a way forward for the proper management of the water supply systems. 

urban water supply; water distribution network; water quality; sensor; modeling techniques