Application of performance indicators to control losses - Results from the Portuguese water sector

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 127-133

  Cunha Marques, R ^a   Monteiro, A J ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Losses; Non revenue water; Performance indicators; Utilities

Indexed keywords

LEAKAGE (FLUID); WATER RESOURCES;

WATER UTILITIES;

WATER SUPPLY;

INDICATOR; LEAKAGE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROL SYSTEM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; PORTUGAL; WATER LOSS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0037238606     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2003.0095     Document Type: Conference Paper

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