Planning unidirectional flushing operations as a response to drinking water distribution system contamination

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 647-657

  Poulin, Annie ^a   Mailhot, Alain ^b   Periche, Nathalie ^c   Delorme, Louis ^d   Villeneuve, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c Aqua Data Inc   (Canada)

^d HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Flushing; Risk management; Security; Water distribution systems; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED WATER; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; FLUSHING; HEURISTIC RULES; NETWORK CONFIGURATION; OPERATIONAL ISSUES; REAL-WORLD NETWORKS; RESPONSE PROCESS; SECURITY; SET OF RULES; UNIDIRECTIONAL FLUSHINGS; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS;

CONTAMINATION; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; OIL SPILLS; POTABLE WATER; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER; FLUSHING; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PLANNING METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77957968565     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000085     Document Type: Article

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