IWA Task Forces recently produced an international ‘best practice’ standard approach for Water Balance calculations, with definitions of all terms involved, as the essential first step in practical management of water losses.
Tag: Pressure management
Guidelines for Pressure Management
This document includes the results from eight pressure management pilot projects undertaken in South Africa, using the PRESMAC Pressure Management Program which has been developed for the South African Water Research Commission.
Municipal Water Demand Management Balanced Scorecard Model
Balanced Scorecards have been used for many years to assess and monitor complex situations which involve a wide range of functions, many of which cannot be assessed or quantified in a normal manner. It is ideally suited to multi-disciplinary activities such as the operation and management of a water utility.
Presmac: Pressure Management Program
The PRESMAC pressure management model is used to assess the likely savings (in monetary terms) of various pressure reduction options (fixed-outlet and time –modulated PRV’s) in a selected zone metered area.
Sanflow User Guide
The SANFLOW model is designed to help water suppliers to determine the level of leakage in a particular zone metered area (ZMA) from the analysis of recorded minimum night flows.
Managers Non-Revenue Water Africa Manual
This handbook serves to assist senior managers of water utilities in better understanding the definition, causes, and practical solutions to address NRW, a key performance indicator for a utility’s operations. It provides the information that managers need when discussing NRW-related issues with their staff.
Guideline for No Drop Programme
The No Drop assessment enables the regulator to measure the performance of WSAs, and subsequently to reward (or penalize) the institution upon evidence of their excellence (or failures) according to the minimum standards or requirements that have been defined.