Performance indicators for small-and medium-sized water supply systems: A review

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-40

  Haider, Husnain ^a   Sadiq, Rehan ^a   Tesfamariam, Solomon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Medium sized water supply system; Performance assessment; Performance indicators; Small sized water supply system; Water distribution system; Water utility

Indexed keywords

OPERATING CONDITION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FRAMEWORKS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURES; WATER SUPPLY UTILITIES; WATER UTILITY;

BENCHMARKING; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

EID: 84897674420     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/er-2013-0013     Document Type: Review

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