AWWA ACE70686

This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of the AWWA tools for water loss control, M36 chronology, M36 publication - first and second editions, and the IWA/AWWA Water Audit Method Water Balance. The third edition of M36 provides detailed guidance of the water auditing approach, including the following: promotes annual water audits as standard business practice - calendar or business year; describes 3 levels of auditing detail - "top-down" approach (desktop gathering of information), component analysis of leakage, and "bottom-up" auditing (field measurements and investigations); standard terms and definitions for the components of water consumption and loss; robust, reliable performance indicators useful for comprehensive performance tracking and benchmarking; instructive - clear example water audit; applies to systems of all sizes and units of operation; and, examples for retail systems; can audit RW or zones. Chapter contents are presented as follows: Chapter 2 - Conducting the Water Audit; Chapter 3 - Identifying and Controlling Apparent Losses; Chapter 4 - Understanding Real Losses: The Occurrence and Impacts of Leakage; Chapter 5 - Controlling Real Losses: Leakage and Pressure Management; Chapter 6 - Planning and Sustaining the Water Loss Control Program; Chapter 7 - Considerations for Small Systems; Glossary of Terms and Definitions for Water Loss Control; Appendix - Blank Forms, Assessing Water Resource Management, AWWA WLCC Free Water Audit Software, Case Studies. Includes tables.