American Water Works Assn.

Leakage management technologies.

After assessing best practices and strategies in leakage management technologies applied in England, Wales, and Germany, this report discusses how district metered area and pressure management technologies can be transferred to North America. The researchers explain component-based leakage analysis and the relationship between pressure and leakage flow rate, and describe currently available leak detection equipment and software. Different methodologies for determining the economic level of leakage are reviewed and tested at four utilities. An appendix collects detailed fact sheets about the leakage management technologies tested at five participating utilities. No index is provided. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Removal of EDCs and pharmaceuticals in drinking and reuse treatment processes.

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are groups of emerging contaminants that have been detected in waters throughout the world, including raw and finished drinking waters in the US. This study reports on research on the removal of various EDCs and PPCPs during a variety of conventional and advanced water treatment processes. The study is unique in the diversity of contaminants and treatment processes evaluated. The study reviews available data on the occurrence and treatment of EDCs and PPCPs, describes analytical methods for evaluating occurrence and removal in drinking water treatment plants, and evaluates bench- and pilot-scale conventional and advanced treatment processes. The editor is affiliated with the Water Quality Research and Development Division of the Southern Nevada Water Authority. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Reverse osmosis and nanofiltration, 2d ed.

Bergman provides an introductory overview of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membrane technologies for the treatment of various water sources for the production of drinking water, in this manual from the American Water Works Association meant for operators, administrators, engineers, scientists, educators, and others. He covers history, regulations, theory and applications, terminology, design and facility design, process technology, pretreatment and posttreatment, water resources, membrane and system components, configuration, equipment and installation, costs, concentrate disposal, chemistry, costing, operations, safety, and maintenance. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Siting, drilling, and construction of water supply wells.

Bloetscher (civil engineering, Florida Atlantic U.), Muniz (vice president of the environmental engineering firm Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.), and Largey (a hydrogeologist with Hazen and Sawyer) synthesize and summarize the technical information concerning groundwater wells. Chapters cover regulations regarding well location, protection, and water quality; drilling methods; geophysical logging and field- testing; well design; well construction and development; and operation of wells. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Triple bottom line reporting of sustainable water utility performance.

This report assesses the performance of 15 utilities to determine how they met their triple bottom line (TBL), or environmental, social, and economic performance and how well they reported on it. Analysis of the case studies carried out at public utilities in the U.S. and Australia are included in the report. The report offers clear, practical guidelines for implementation, including numerous sample forms, study examples, project development plans, and performance indicator sample forms. An appendix contains TBL self-assessment checklists. The authors conclude with recommendations for both individual utilities and the overall industry. A list of references and glossary are included; the volume is not indexed. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)