Water management has evolved significantly, but sustainability remains a critical challenge. Ancient Roman aqueducts, despite their engineering marvel, operated with constant flow, leading to substantial water waste. Later, rooftop reservoir systems continued this inefficiency, as excess water would overflow. Only recently have demand-driven networks shown potential for reducing waste, though substantial water leaks continue to undermine these efforts. Achieving true sustainability in water distribution requires minimizing leaks through the use of models that adopt accurate water demand scenarios and identifying an optimal peak factor (PF). In fact, water distribution networks (WDNs) are commonly designed, analyzed, and calibrated using deterministic demand scenarios based on average annual consumption and scaled by a chosen PF. However, for efficient design and management, it is essential to associate a probabilistic value with the consumption data used in the analyses. This study introduces a novel methodology for estimating PFs with a specific return period at the District Meter Area (DMA) scale, utilizing extreme value statistical analysis. The generalized Pareto distribution (GPD) models were applied to provide more reliable PF estimates. The proposed methodology was validated using hourly residential consumption data from a DMA located in Southern Italy, demonstrating its effectiveness in improving the accuracy of WDN design.

Probabilistic Analysis of Extreme Water Demand Peak Factors for Sustainable Resource Management / Moretti, Manuela; Guercio, Roberto. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - 24:16(2024). [10.3390/su162410883]

Probabilistic Analysis of Extreme Water Demand Peak Factors for Sustainable Resource Management

Manuela Moretti
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Roberto Guercio
Secondo
2024

Abstract

Water management has evolved significantly, but sustainability remains a critical challenge. Ancient Roman aqueducts, despite their engineering marvel, operated with constant flow, leading to substantial water waste. Later, rooftop reservoir systems continued this inefficiency, as excess water would overflow. Only recently have demand-driven networks shown potential for reducing waste, though substantial water leaks continue to undermine these efforts. Achieving true sustainability in water distribution requires minimizing leaks through the use of models that adopt accurate water demand scenarios and identifying an optimal peak factor (PF). In fact, water distribution networks (WDNs) are commonly designed, analyzed, and calibrated using deterministic demand scenarios based on average annual consumption and scaled by a chosen PF. However, for efficient design and management, it is essential to associate a probabilistic value with the consumption data used in the analyses. This study introduces a novel methodology for estimating PFs with a specific return period at the District Meter Area (DMA) scale, utilizing extreme value statistical analysis. The generalized Pareto distribution (GPD) models were applied to provide more reliable PF estimates. The proposed methodology was validated using hourly residential consumption data from a DMA located in Southern Italy, demonstrating its effectiveness in improving the accuracy of WDN design.
2024
water consumption; peak over threshold; water demand peak factor; sustainability; data gathering; water distribution networks; scaling laws
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Probabilistic Analysis of Extreme Water Demand Peak Factors for Sustainable Resource Management / Moretti, Manuela; Guercio, Roberto. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - 24:16(2024). [10.3390/su162410883]
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