PLANNING AND HYDRAULIC OPTIMISATION OF AN URBAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IN A RAPIDLY GROWING CITY: A CASE STUDY APPROACH
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Rapid urbanisation, ageing assets, limited monitoring, and high physical and commercial losses are common causes of underperformance in water distribution systems (WDS) across developing cities. This paper presents a structured planning and hydraulic optimisation approach for an urban water supply system serving a rapidly growing service area. The methodology integrates (i) population projection and demand assessment, (ii) existing system performance assessment (sources, storage, transmission, distribution and losses), and (iii) hydraulic modelling and intervention testing using a calibrated network model. The optimisation package focuses on pressure zoning, district metered areas (DMAs), bulk and customer metering, selective pipe replacement/rehabilitation, and operational storage balancing. In the case study, the network comprises approximately 607 km of pipelines with functional storage of approximately 16,107 m³, and unaccounted- for water reported at around 70%, indicating severe inefficiencies and a strong need for network systemisation and active loss management.
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Patil, P. (2026). Planning and Hydraulic Optimisation of an Urban Water Supply System in a Rapidly Growing City: A Case Study Approach. International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, 02(05). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i5.186
Patil, Pankaj. "Planning and Hydraulic Optimisation of an Urban Water Supply System in a Rapidly Growing City: A Case Study Approach." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, vol. 02, no. 05, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i5.186.
Patil, Pankaj. "Planning and Hydraulic Optimisation of an Urban Water Supply System in a Rapidly Growing City: A Case Study Approach." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology 02, no. 05 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i5.186.
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