ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Water is a critical resource, and will increasingly become a major political issue, as communities seek to secure their access to reliable and sustainable water resources.
This paper explores the means by which monitoring and control technology can be used to improve the management and performance of water supply networks. By applying relatively simple control techniques in an imaginative way, leakage rates can be reduced dramatically and supply continuity better assured. Both these have a direct impact on water quality, enabling significant reduction of contaminants. Economically, such developments can be justified on the basis of reduced water losses with an associated reduction in production costs.
