Advances in Management of Urban Water Supply System

Dear Colleagues,

An efficient and reliable urban water supply system provides consumers adequate, continuous, and safe drinking water. Various water supply system components, including source, transmission, treatment, and distribution, significantly differ depending on the area’s geographical and environmental settings. Conventional management practices, such as performance assessment using performance indicators, source-to-tap risk assessment, customer satisfaction evaluation, risk-based rehabilitation planning, water quality monitoring and assessment, water–energy nexus, and reliability and vulnerability analysis, help suppliers operate their systems efficiently and cost-effectively. Global climate change has introduced new water scarcity challenges, particularly in semi-arid and arid regions. Developing countries have always contended with limited water supply and mostly rely on intermittent supplies manifesting various water quality problems. The use of high chlorine levels for surface water sources may result in emerging disinfection byproducts. The Gulf countries provide high-cost desalinated water at low water rates supported by high governmental subsidies, which restricts suppliers from implementing aggressive asset management plans. Conventional management practices must be revisited to address the above-stated challenges with innovative solutions. For instance, the following are just some of the topics fit for inclusion in this Special Issue:

• Customer-driven decision-making for improved reliability;
• Water–energy nexus-based performance assessment of conveyance systems and distribution networks;
• Application of artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning for emerging pollutants controls and improvement of hydraulic performance;
• Circular economy-based analysis of urban water systems.

Dr. Husnain Haider
Dr. Haroon R. Mian
Guest Editors

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