Urban water supply: modeling watersheds and treatment facilities
L. Weinrich, J.F. Hubler and S. Spatari, American Water, USA; Drexel University, USA
Abstract:
Urban populations are growing in arid regions where precipitation is very low, which severely constrains water supply, as well as temperate parts of the USA, where early populations began without those same constraints but who faced other challenges pertaining to wastewater treatment. This chapter discusses some of the major challenges facing sustainable water supply and distribution within water infrastructure systems resulting from increased population demand, aging infrastructure, diminishing pristine resources, and pollution and other environmental risks. The chapter identifies ...
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