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Water infrastructure is a collective term for the interconnected network of physical engineered assets dedicated to the collection, storage, treatment, conveyance, distribution and disposal of water for municipal, industrial, agricultural and environmental purposes [1]. Its constituent facilities include raw water intake structures, water treatment plants, storage reservoirs, pumping stations, pressurised water supply pipe networks, sanitary sewer collection pipelines and wastewater treatment facilities [2]. This concept refers exclusively to physical hardware systems and built assets. Institutional management mechanisms, regulatory policy frameworks, water resource allocation rules and pricing mechanisms are not components of the water infrastructure definition itself, although they interact with and govern the operation of these physical assets [3].
- water infrastructure
- water distribution network
- wastewater assets
- urban water system
References
- Tchobanoglous, G.; Burton, G.L.; Stensel, H.D. Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery, 5th ed.; McGraw-Hill: New York, NY, USA, 2013. ISBN: 0073401188.
- Davis, M.L.; Cornwell, D.A. Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science, 5th ed.; McGraw-Hill: New York, NY, USA, 2012. ISBN: 0077157044.
- ISO 24510:2007. Activities relating to drinking water and wastewater services — Guidelines for the assessment and for the improvement of the service to users; International Organization for Standardization: Geneva, Switzerland, 2007. https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:std:iso:24510:ed-1:v1:en.
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