WATERCOM NEWSLETTER
Monthly newsletter for commercial water-related announcements
Issue 2 - June 11, 2001

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In This Month's Issue
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o Message from the editor
o WaterCom Engineering - SOFTWARE UPDATE
o Website and electronic news on global lakes by LakeNet
o Developing a Strategy for Water Loss Management by Malcolm Farley
o How to subscribe / unsubscribe

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Message from the editor - WaterCom Engineering
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WaterCom Engineering - SOFTWARE UPDATE
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We have recently made the following changes in the software offered
through our web site at http://www.watercom.ca

1. The UPDATED Hydrology & Hydraulics Software CD now includes the
newest HEC releases, i.e. HEC-RAS 3.0 and HEC-HMS 2.1. Please see
below for a complete listing of included programs.

2. Our NEW Water Resources Publications CD now contains 9
publications
(over 50 Megabytes of software). Please see below for a complete
listing of included manuals and other documentation.

3. We have added a FREE SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS section to our website.
This section includes downloadable software as well as links to other
download sites.

For more information, please visit our web site at
http://www.watercom.ca or send e-mail to info@...


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Hydrology & Hydraulics Software CD
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This collection of more than 35 programs (over 400 Megabytes) related
to the Water Resources Field on a single CD contains the software
listed below. All software packages include user manuals normally
distributed by the developer. A more detailed description of each
program along with ordering instructions is available at
http://www.watercom.ca or by e-mail at info@...

BASINS 2.01
Watershed Management Tool

CECAD-FSF 2000
Civil and Environmental Computer Aided Design - Free Surface Flow

CivilTools 1.1s
Civil Engineering Design Tools

EAAMOD 3.5 and EAAMOD-Okee
Evaluation of Impact of Best Management Practices (BMPs)

EPANET 2.0 (final release)
Hydraulic and Water Quality Modelling of Distribution Networks

EPANET Programmer's Toolkit
Customization of EPANET's Computational Engine

FlowPro 2.0
Hydraulic Design for Steady-State Open Channel Flow

H&H Utility Suite
Hydrology and Hydraulics Utilities

HEC-1 ver. 4.1
Watershed Analysis and Detention Design

HEC-2
Calculation of Water Surface Profiles for Any Cross-Section

HEC-5 ver. 8.0
Simulation of Flood Control and Conservation Systems

HEC-6 ver. 4.1
Scour and Deposition in Rivers and Reservoirs

HEC-DSS Package
Data Storage System (includes GSS graphic drivers)

HEC-FDA ver. 1.1
Flood Damage Analysis System

HEC-GeoRAS ver. 1.0
Viewing and Manipulation of Geospatial Data

HEC-HMS ver. 2.1
Hydrologic Modeling System

HEC-RAS ver. 3.0
River Analysis System

Hydraulics Utility Programs
6 Hydraulics Utilities

HydroChan 1.0
Open Channel Flow Hydraulics

HydroCulv 1.2
Culvert Hydraulics

HydroFreq 1.0
Flow Frequency Analysis

HydroRout 1.0
Hydrologic Storage Routing Analysis

Interpolator 1.0
Interpolating and Curve Fitting Program

MicroFEM WIN ver. 3.50 LT
Groundwater Modelling

MIDUSS 98
Hydrology and Drainage Package

OCAD 7 for WIndows 95/98/NT
Cartography Software

OmniCon
Unit Conversion Program

Open Channel Calculator
Calculation of Water Surface Profiles for Trapezoidal Cross-Sections

Programmer's File Editor
Large-Capacity Text File Editor

QUAL2E
Enhanced Stream Water Quality Model

Rational for Windows ver. 1.0
Calculation of Stormwater Runoff by the Rational Method

SMADA 6.43 for Windows
Storm Water Management and Design Aid

SWAT99.2
Soil and Water Assessment Tool

SWMM 4.4gu
Storm Water Management Model

TR-55
Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds

VISTA
Visualization Tool and Analyzer

WAMView ver. 1.1
Watershed Assessment Model in ArcView

Acrobat Reader 3.01
PDF File Reader


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Water Resources Publications CD
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This collection of 9 user manuals and documentation on a single CD
contains the software listed below. A more detailed description of
each publication along with ordering instructions is available at
http://www.watercom.ca or by e-mail at info@...

1. EPA SWMM Version 4 User's Manual
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

2. EPA SWMM EXTRAN Addendum
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

3. Flood Insurance Study Guidelines and Specifications for Study
Contractors
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

4. Estimation of Green-Ampt Infiltration Parameters

5. Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts
U.S. Department of Transportation

6. Hydraulic Drainage Design Manual - Hydraulic Engineering Circular
No. 22
U.S. Department of Transportation

7. National Engineering Handbook - Hydrology
U.S. Department of Agriculture

8. Ponds - Planning, Design, Construction
U.S. Department of Agriculture

9. Q3 Flood Data Specifications


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LakeNet - Lake Conservation and Management Information
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Readers may be interested in the following source of information
regarding lake conservation and management. LakeNet is a global network of
individuals and organizations working to conserve and sustainably
manage lakes around the world. Our website, at http://www.worldlakes.org, has
information on many of the major problems facing lakes today and
promising strategies for prevention or reduction of challenges such as toxic
contamination and aquatic invasive species. The LakeNet site also
includes links to lake-specific websites, by region. Those interested in lake
issues might consider joining LakeNet's electronic forum, which
provides short updates on useful new on-line publications, websites, or news
stories on key lakes or lake issues (approximately 1 message/week). To
subscribe, email lakenet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Also consider the
addition of our site to your links page!

Laurie Duker
Conservation Director
LakeNet
300 State Street
Annapolis, MD 21403
E-mail: laurieduker@...
Website: www.worldlakes.org

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Malcolm Farley - Developing a Strategy for Water Loss Management
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Water lost from distribution networks, for whatever reason, is a loss
of a valuable resource. Controlling and managing such losses is
therefore an integral part of water supply operations, to maximise
company efficiency and to reduce the need for further resource
development. Reduction and management of losses requires a
diagnostic and analytical approach. The procedure is the same as
that for any manufacturing system or process - ask some questions of the
operating practices and network characteristics, and then develop an
appropriate strategy to improve them.

A water loss strategy enables water companies to;

- put in place technologies and mechanisms to better understand losses
- develop more robust mechanisms for measuring or estimating the
components of the water balance
- set economic and achievable leakage targets
- install systems to monitor and reduce leakage

The key to developing a successful leakage control strategy is to
firstly understand the components of water loss, and their relative
significance, and then to address each of the causes of the losses.
The introduction of appropriate technologies, skills transfer and
continuous operation and maintenance (O&M) is a cornerstone of the
strategy, to ensure that the strategy is sustained.

The questions to ask are;

- how much water is being lost?
- where is it being lost from?
- why is it being lost?
- how can we reduce losses and improve performance
- how can we maintain performance?

Then we can select appropriate tools (methodologies and technologies)
to develop solutions to each of the questions. The tools are;

- water balance calculation
- studies of leakage and 'apparent' losses
- review of the network characteristics and the operational practice
- development of leakage control methodologies and technologies
- development of policies to address 'apparent' losses
- introduction of customer awareness and education programmes
- training and follow-up
- operation & maintenance (O&M) strategy

The author has been involved in water loss investigations for many
years, in developed and developing countries, and is writing a book
for the International Water Association (IWA) on the process and
steps
for developing a water loss strategy.

Details of the book, and case study examples of strategy development
in countries worldwide, will be enlarged upon in further issues of
the
Newsletter.

The IWA website for my book (and many other useful books!) is:
http://www.iwap.co.uk
Readers can join the mailing list for regular publishing updates at:
http://www.iwap.co.uk/books/book_mailing_list.htm


MALCOLM FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Training and Consultancy for the International Water Industry
The Firs, Station Road, Alvescot, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2PS, UK
Tel. +44 (0)1993 841357 Fax. +44 (0)1993 842924 mobile +44 (0) 7768
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e-mail: mfarley@...

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