Water Meters--Selection, Installation, Testing, and Maintenance

Water Meters--Selection, Installation, Testing, and Maintenance
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Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 131
Release: 1999
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1583210172

Annotation A guide to selecting, installing, testing, and maintaining water meters. Coverage includes selecting meter types, impacts on service adequacy, meter installation, testing of meters, and maintenance and repair of displacement meters. Also discusses shop layout and equipment, records, and remote registration. Includes a list of AWWA manuals. This manual discusses recommended practices; it is not an AWWA standard calling for compliance with certain specifications. Can be used by new and existing utilities of all sizes, and by design engineers and consultants. Member price $40.00. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Ductile-Iron Pipe and Fittings

Ductile-Iron Pipe and Fittings
Author: American Water Works Association
Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2009
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1583216324

An ideal reference for design engineers and operators in water treatment, this manual of water supply practices describes ductile-iron pipe manufacturing, design, hydraulics, pipe wall thickness, corrosion control, installation, supports, fittings and appurtenances, joining, and installation.

Groundwater, 3rd Edition (M21)

Groundwater, 3rd Edition (M21)
Author: AWWA Staff
Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2003-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1613001754

This manual provides operators, engineers, and other professionals with a basic understanding of groundwater that will help them make decisions on water-well design and operation. The manual covers geology, groundwater movement, groundwater quality, regulatory issues, water-well types and construction, pumps, water treatment, water-well problems, and groundwater recharge and storage.

Algae

Algae
Author: American Water Works Association
Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2011-01-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1613001169

This AWWA manual of practice provides water professionals with solutions to algae-related problems. Topics covered include identification of algal species, monitoring programs, and best management and treatment strategies.

Air-release, Air/vacuum, and Combination Air Valves

Air-release, Air/vacuum, and Combination Air Valves
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Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2001
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1583211527

Operators, technicians, and engineers will find the information in this manual useful for gaining a basic understanding of the use and application of air valves. A valuable guide for selecting, sizing, locating, and installing air valves in water applications, M51 provides information on air valve types listed in AWWA Standard C512, latest edition, including the following: air-release valve; air/vacuum valve; and combination air valve.

Flexible-membrane Covers and Linings for Potable Water Reservoirs

Flexible-membrane Covers and Linings for Potable Water Reservoirs
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Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 47
Release: 2000-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1613001770

The manual is a complete and current technical guide to designing, installing, operating, and maintaining flexible-membrane covers and linings for potable water reservoirs. It also provides comparative information about different types of membranes to help you evaluate them and choose the right type for your use. The manual is a complete and current technical guide to designing, installing, operating, and maintaining flexible-membrane covers and linings for potable water reservoirs. It also provides comparative information about different types of membranes to help you evaluate them and choose the right type for your use.

Steel Pipe

Steel Pipe
Author: AWWA Staff
Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2011-01-12
Genre: Pipe, Steel
ISBN: 1613000014

This manual provides a review of experience and design theory regarding steel pipe used for conveying water. This fourth edition of the manual was approved in March 2003, and includes a new discussion of chemistry, casting, and heat treatment, plus new discussion of stress evaluation in spiral-welded pipe. There is revised material on ring girder d