J.H.G. Vreeburg

TL;DR: The composition and correlation of bacterial communities from different phases helped to locate where most of the bacteria are and understand the interactions among these phases, and relatively stable bacterial communities in bulk water, pipe wall biofilm, and suspended solids throughout the distribution system were revealed.

TL;DR: In this article, a stochastic demands-based network water quality model is proposed for assessing water quality in the drinking water distribution system, which is probabilistic in nature.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a velocity criterion to the conventional design criteria, which leads to a branched lay out of distribution networks, that perform better with respect to water quality, continuity of supply and investment costs.

TL;DR: In this article, an "all pipes" hydraulic model of a DMA-sized drinking water distribution system with two types of demand allocations was constructed with conventional op-down approach, i.e., a demand multiplier pattern from the booster station is allocated to all demand nodes with a correction factor to account for the average water emand on that node, and a bottom-up approach of demand allocation, each individual home is represented by one demand node with its own tochastic water demand pattern.

TL;DR: In this article, a heuristic burst detection method, which continuously compares measured and expected values of water demands and pressures, was proposed to minimize the negative consequences of pipe bursts, an early detection is necessary.