A large proportion of the customer contacts that drinking water supply companies receive
stem from the occurrence of discoloured water. Currently, such complaints are dealt with in a …

Self-cleansing is a design criterion for drainage systems that mitigates the continuous
deposition of sediments at the channel bottom. In recent decades, in order to improve the …

As the world population grows, already burgeoning cities are becoming taxed in every
conceivable way. One topic that receives few headlines, but significantly impacts an area's …

Water Distribution Systems function to supply treated water safe for human consumption and
complying with increasingly stringent quality regulations. Considered primarily an aesthetic …

Sensitivity analysis represents an important step in improving the understanding and use of
environmental models. Indeed, by means of global sensitivity analysis (GSA), modellers may …

Recent studies have demonstrated significant sulfide and methane production by sewer
biofilms, particularly in rising mains. Sewer sediments in gravity sewers are also biologically …

Discoloration of potable water supplied to customer taps is one of the biggest causes of
water quality related customer complaints. At present, understanding of the fundamental …

Mathematical models are of common use in urban drainage, and they are increasingly being
applied to support decisions about design and alternative management strategies. In this …

Results are reported from laboratory experiments conducted to investigate the processes of
discolouration within a water distribution system and specifically the concepts underpinning …

The evaluation of urban stormwater quality is of relevant importance for urban drainage, and
mathematical models may be of great interest in this respect. To date, several detailed …