Presented herein is a methodology for the seismic and hydraulic assessment of the re-liability of urban water distribution networks (UWDN) based on general seismic assessment standards, as per the American Lifelines Alliance (ALA) guidelines, localized historical records of critical risk-of-failure metrics pertaining to the specific UWDN under assessment, and hydraulic simulations using adapted...

The operation of a water distribution system is a complex task which involves scheduling of pumps, regulating water levels of storages, and providing satisfactory water quality to customers at required flow and pressure. Pump scheduling is one of the most important tasks of the operation of a water distribution system as it represents the major part of its operating costs. In this paper, a nove...

In this paper, a leak detection and isolation methodology in pressurized water pipe networks is proposed. The methodology is based on computing residuals which are obtained comparing measured pressures (heads) in selected points of the network and their estimated values by means of an interval Linear Parameter Varying (LPV) model. The structure of the LPV models is obtained from the nonlinear m...

In this paper an operational control for the Toronto’s Transmission Water System (TWS) is considered. The main objective of the ongoing Transmission Operations Optimizer (TOO) project consists in developing an advanced optimization and control tool for providing such pumping schedules for 153 pumps, that all quantitative requirements (such as pressure, flow, water level and water quality) with ...