Water loss control practices in developing countries: a case study of a Brazilian region

The control of water loss in distribution systems has been highlighted in multiple discussions in the field of water and sanitation. However, there are few scientific studies on this topic that have focussed on loss control performance in developing countries. With the intention to expand the limite...

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Autores principales:	Aline Doria de Santi, Tiago Balieiro Cetrulo, Tadeu Fabrício Malheiros
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Publicado:	IWA Publishing 2021
Materias:	management of water loss non-revenue water urban water services Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500 River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/eae17d656441469eb233dad2d297afb9
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:eae17d656441469eb233dad2d297afb92021-11-06T07:09:51ZWater loss control practices in developing countries: a case study of a Brazilian region1606-97491607-079810.2166/ws.2020.351https://doaj.org/article/eae17d656441469eb233dad2d297afb92021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ws.iwaponline.com/content/21/2/848https://doaj.org/toc/1606-9749https://doaj.org/toc/1607-0798The control of water loss in distribution systems has been highlighted in multiple discussions in the field of water and sanitation. However, there are few scientific studies on this topic that have focussed on loss control performance in developing countries. With the intention to expand the limited scientific framework investigating the management of water losses in economic scarcity scenarios, this paper provides an overview of which practices directed to water loss control are being conducted in a Brazilian region. Data were collected from 42 water utilities and show there is a direct relationship between the utilities' performances and the number of water loss practices adopted. The divergences in the number of practices applied by the water utilities may be influenced by technical–operational, planning and management factors. The paper brings greater robustness to the loss management debates in regions with economic scarcity, being able to support the action of utilities operating in similar scenarios. HIGHLIGHTS The mix of practices in water loss control is substantial for superior utilities performance.; A relationship between water utilities’ performances and number of water loss control practices applied is observed.; Factors that influence water loss control are discussed.; A greater robustness to debates of loss management in developing countries is provided.;Aline Doria de SantiTiago Balieiro CetruloTadeu Fabrício MalheirosIWA Publishingarticlemanagement of water lossnon-revenue waterurban water servicesWater supply for domestic and industrial purposesTD201-500River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)TC401-506ENWater Supply, Vol 21, Iss 2, Pp 848-858 (2021)
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topic	management of water loss non-revenue water urban water services Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500 River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506
spellingShingle	management of water loss non-revenue water urban water services Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500 River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506 Aline Doria de Santi Tiago Balieiro Cetrulo Tadeu Fabrício Malheiros Water loss control practices in developing countries: a case study of a Brazilian region
description	The control of water loss in distribution systems has been highlighted in multiple discussions in the field of water and sanitation. However, there are few scientific studies on this topic that have focussed on loss control performance in developing countries. With the intention to expand the limited scientific framework investigating the management of water losses in economic scarcity scenarios, this paper provides an overview of which practices directed to water loss control are being conducted in a Brazilian region. Data were collected from 42 water utilities and show there is a direct relationship between the utilities' performances and the number of water loss practices adopted. The divergences in the number of practices applied by the water utilities may be influenced by technical–operational, planning and management factors. The paper brings greater robustness to the loss management debates in regions with economic scarcity, being able to support the action of utilities operating in similar scenarios. HIGHLIGHTS The mix of practices in water loss control is substantial for superior utilities performance.; A relationship between water utilities’ performances and number of water loss control practices applied is observed.; Factors that influence water loss control are discussed.; A greater robustness to debates of loss management in developing countries is provided.;
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author	Aline Doria de Santi Tiago Balieiro Cetrulo Tadeu Fabrício Malheiros
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title	Water loss control practices in developing countries: a case study of a Brazilian region
title_short	Water loss control practices in developing countries: a case study of a Brazilian region
title_full	Water loss control practices in developing countries: a case study of a Brazilian region
title_fullStr	Water loss control practices in developing countries: a case study of a Brazilian region
title_full_unstemmed	Water loss control practices in developing countries: a case study of a Brazilian region
title_sort	water loss control practices in developing countries: a case study of a brazilian region
publisher	IWA Publishing
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/eae17d656441469eb233dad2d297afb9
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Water loss control practices in developing countries: a case study of a Brazilian region

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