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dc.contributor.authorGirard, Mark
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Rodney
dc.contributor.editorDaene C. McKinney
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:24:33Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:24:33Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.modified2008-07-31T06:30:34Z
dc.identifier.issn0733-9496
dc.identifier.doi10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2007)133:3(210)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/17798
dc.description.abstractMany water authorities, both nationally and internationally, have been forced to rethink their strategies for achieving water balance as a result of growing water demands, droughts, reduced no-failure yields and environmental sustainability considerations. In particular, regulatory bodies in Australia are demanding that water managers exhaust network management efficiencies before considering new water source options (e.g. dams, desalination, pipelines etc.). Demand management incentive schemes in conjunction with water recycling and pressure and leakage management (PLM) initiatives are a few examples of least-cost planning strategies being adopted by water authorities to achieve water balance without expanding the water infrastructure asset requirements. Potential benefits of PLM strategies have been predicted by these authorities worldwide, in areas such as: deferred capital works; reduced corrective maintenance; reduced treatment costs; energy savings; reduced reclaimed water discharges; and improvements to customer service. However, justification for PLM options remains difficult due to the limited amount of quantified evidence for most of the above-mentioned benefits over an urban water systems life cycle. As the first stage in the development of a holistic PLM decision support system this paper quantifies the benefits derived from a PLM strategy in a trial area located on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia. The results of the trial provide evidence to support claims that PLM can reduce water consumption and the frequency of infrastructure failures if implemented throughout the entire Gold Coast City. Further to this, the research concludes that PLM impacts on the total water cycle and has broad implications for ensuring the future sustainability of potable water services.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent130305 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.publisher.urihttps://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%290733-9496%282007%29133%3A3%28210%29
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom210
dc.relation.ispartofpageto217
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Water Resources Planning and Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume133
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCivil Engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental Engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied Economics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0905
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0907
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1402
dc.titleImplementation of Pressure and Leakage Management Strategies on the Gold Coast, Australia: Case Study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2007 ASCE. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2007
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gro.griffith.authorStewart, Rodney A.


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