<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Modeling of the loads of water supply networks and their subsequent forecasting is an element necessary for making optimum decisions in the process of planning the development and operation of the water supply networks. The results of this modeling are decisive for the selection of the diameters of the pipelines and their arrangement on the water demand area. This study presents the results of estimation of average values of loads for the selected investment variants. The aim of the article is to present the possibility of simulations and analyses of the geostatistical interpolation methods. Data input in the model regarded the fragment of the real water supply network administered by the Municipal Water and Sewerage Company in Warszawa. Results of the computer analyses for the presented investment variants were related to the operating data of the water supply network and the data on water demand for the years 2014-2017 and 2018-2025. The aim of this paper is to present the advantages of GIS for the water supply systems and to prove that using the appropriate IT system, with provision of proper data processing, may lead to decisions which are optimum in view of the established, often very complex criteria.</p></abstract>

Modeling of the loads of water supply networks and their subsequent forecasting is an element necessary for making optimum decisions in the process of planning the development and operation of the water supply networks. The results of this modeling are decisive for the selection of the diameters of the pipelines and their arrangement on the water demand area. This study presents the results of estimation of average values of loads for the selected investment variants. The aim of the article is to present the possibility of simulations and analyses of the geostatistical interpolation methods. Data input in the model regarded the fragment of the real water supply network administered by the Municipal Water and Sewerage Company in Warszawa. Results of the computer analyses for the presented investment variants were related to the operating data of the water supply network and the data on water demand for the years 2014-2017 and 2018-2025. The aim of this paper is to present the advantages of GIS for the water supply systems and to prove that using the appropriate IT system, with provision of proper data processing, may lead to decisions which are optimum in view of the established, often very complex criteria.

Geostatistical Methods in Water Distribution Network Design - A Case Study

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Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Modeling of the loads of water supply networks and their subsequent forecasting is an element necessary for making optimum decisions in the process of planning...

Geostatistical Methods in Water Distribution Network Design - A Case Study

Published Online: Apr 15, 2019

Page range: 101 - 118

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2019-0008

Keywords
ordinary kriging, water network modeling, water demand

© 2019 Maciej Potyralla, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Geostatistical Methods in Water Distribution Network Design - A Case Study

Published Online: Apr 15, 2019

Page range: 101 - 118

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2019-0008

Keywordsordinary kriging, water network modeling, water demand

© 2019 Maciej Potyralla, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
ordinary kriging, water network modeling, water demand