ABSTRACT
This chapter elaborates the hydraulic characteristics of the water supply network of the town of Puerto Ayora. It intends to replicate the household individual storage by simulating nodal tanks with the use of the EPANET software. The chapter utilizes the Pressure-Driven Approach (PDA) to develop a methodology that estimates the overflow of storage facilities, one of the main sources of wastage in Puerto Ayora. It also utilizes the Demand-Driven Approach (DDA), with the aim of assessing the network in the future, fewer than four population growth scenarios. With the chosen moderate growth scenario, two options are suggested in order to tackle the water supply issues at the end of the planning horizon. The chapter analyses the hydraulic performance of the current network in Puerto Ayora, with specific attention to the water losses from the spilling of the roof tanks.
