Improving pressure monitoring and control in order to reduce water loss in water urban public systems

Abstract Water losses from distribution systems are present in all situations. Reducing them to zero is impossible. Modern technologies for operating water distribution networks are an effective means of reducing water losses. In this sense, the conducted research aimed at testing some solutions to improve the monitoring and control of pressure in a distribution network. The mathematical model of the water distribution network was developed and calibrated (Mike Urban application) and the hydraulic modeling of the network was carried out. The results were obtained through: periodic simulations with the help of the monitoring application; comparisons for flow and pressure values, data collected from field measurements, data obtained from SCADA application. These complex analyzes allow the identification, in the shortest possible time, of existing problems and areas with losses.