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1. The future of domestic water law: trends and developments revisited, and where reform is headed

Author:
Burchi, Stefano
Source:
Water international 2019 v.44 no.3 pp. 258-277
ISSN:
1941-1707
Subject:
water allocation; water rights,   etc   ; mixing;     Show all 3 Subject
Abstract:
... A re-visitation of trends and developments in water legislation in the light of experience and new legislation from selected countries confirms the findings of prior stocktaking, while bearing out advances in many areas: achieving adaptability of regulatory water-allocation mechanisms; blending efficiency and equity of allocation; ‘greening’ of water laws; bridging the land–water divide; and givin ...
DOI:
10.1080/02508060.2019.1575999

2. Evaluating urban surface water quality in Luton

Author:
Ajmal, Tahmina; Anyachebelu, Tochukwu Kene; Conrad, Marc; Rawson, David M.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2019 v.191 no.3 pp. 147
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
surface water; water quality; water utilities,   etc   ; monitoring; rivers;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Using a single numerical value to indicate the quality of water, a so-called Water Quality Index (WQI) is a well-established way of rating the overall water quality status of a given water body. During the last few years, researchers in the water sector have developed different such indices to address their specific needs. In this study, we attempt to obtain a WQI formula suited for evaluating the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-019-7264-z

3. Colonizing rural waters: the politics of hydro-territorial transformation in the Guadalhorce Valley, Málaga, Spain

Author:
Duarte-Abadía, Bibiana; Boelens, Rutgerd
Source:
Water international 2019 v.44 no.2 pp. 148-168
ISSN:
1941-1707
Subject:
water management; water policy; water supply,   etc   ; politics; urban areas; Spain;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper explores how, historically, the utopian thinking built into Spain’s water policies has legitimized profound transformations of the Guadalhorce Valley’s hydro-social territory (in Málaga), also justifying water transfers from rural to urban areas. It analyzes how the ‘regenerationist hydraulic utopia’ has been materialized through different ‘governmentality strategies’. This intensified ...
DOI:
10.1080/02508060.2019.1578080

4. The rural–urban equity nexus of Metro Manila’s water system

Author:
Torio, Philamer C.; Harris, Leila M.; Angeles, Leonora C.
Source:
Water international 2019 v.44 no.2 pp. 115-128
ISSN:
1941-1707
Subject:
water allocation; water requirement; water supply,   etc   ; farmers; issues and policy;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... This article examines equity concerns and inherent conflicts related to rural–urban water supply allocation and use, with focus on Metro Manila. Going beyond the much-discussed difficulty farmers experience from an allocation policy prioritizing urban water requirements, it shows that inequity in raw water allocation is linked to, and further exacerbated by, inequities in urban domestic water prov ...
DOI:
10.1080/02508060.2019.1560559

5. Real-time monitoring of water quality to identify pollution pathways in small and middle scale rivers

Author:
Meyer, Angelika M.; Klein, Christina; Fünfrocken, Elisabeth; Kautenburger, Ralf; Beck, Horst P.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.651 pp. 2323-2333
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
surface water; water policy; water quality,   etc   ; monitoring; pollution; rivers; watersheds;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The quality standards for surface waters increase steadily bearing new challenges for water policy. Precise knowledge of the sources and transport pathway of various impacts in a catchment area is of particular importance for any management activities. Online measurements with high temporal resolution are particularly suited for this purpose especially in small and middle scale catchments. In this ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.069

6. Bridging global, basin and local-scale water quality modeling towards enhancing water quality management worldwide

Author:
Tang, Ting; Strokal, Maryna; van Vliet, Michelle T.H.; Seuntjens, Piet; Burek, Peter; Kroeze, Carolien; Langan, Simon; Wada, Yoshihide
Source:
Current opinion in environmental sustainability 2019 v.36 pp. 39-48
ISSN:
1877-3435
Subject:
water management; water policy; water quality,   etc   ; basins; hydrologic models;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Global water quality (WQ) modeling is an emerging field. In this article, we identify the missing linkages between global and basin/local-scale WQ models, and discuss the possibilities to fill these gaps. We argue that WQ models need stronger linkages across spatial scales. This would help to identify effective scale-specific WQ management options and contribute to future development of global WQ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cosust.2018.10.004

7. Development of Principles and Legal Rules Regulating the Use of Transboundary Water Resources by States

Author:
Nikanorova, A. D.; Egorov, S. A.
Source:
Water resources 2019 v.46 no.1 pp. 138-142
ISSN:
0097-8078
Subject:
water management; water power; water resources,   etc   ; fisheries; international cooperation;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The study is focused on the step-by-step development of the modern system of legal rules and principles used at the international level to regulate the use of transboundary watercourses in the course of their hydropower, water-management, and fishery development and for their protection and preservation. Analysis is given to the main tendencies in the development of the newly forming branch of the ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0097807819010111

8. Public acceptance of recycled water

Author:
Fielding, Kelly S.; Dolnicar, Sara; Schultz, Tracy
Source:
International journal of water resources development 2019 v.35 no.4 pp. 551-586
ISSN:
1360-0648
Subject:
recycled water; water reuse,   etc   ; case studies;     Show all 3 Subject
Abstract:
... Recycling water is not new. Yet, there are many examples from around the world of recycled water projects that have failed because of public opposition. This article reviews the literature investigating factors associated with public acceptance of recycled water, as well as publicly accessible reports and case studies, which have developed or tested approaches to increase public acceptance. The ar ...
DOI:
10.1080/07900627.2017.1419125

9. Participatory water governance between theories and practices: learning from a community-based initiative in India

Author:
Grassini, Laura
Source:
International journal of water resources development 2019 v.35 no.3 pp. 404-429
ISSN:
1360-0648
Subject:
water management; water supply,   etc   ; governance; learning; India;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Despite increasing convergence on the social learning concept as a theoretical foundation of collaborative practices for water governance, this article shows the pitfalls of its uncritical application as a normative ideal. The discussion is based on the analysis of a community-based initiative for water supply and slum upgrading in India, which is considered a best practice of good governance due ...
DOI:
10.1080/07900627.2017.1354761

10. Misinterpretation of the Kenessey method for the determination of the runoff coefficient: a review

Author:
D’Alberto, Lucio; Lucianetti, Giorgia
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2019 v.64 no.3 pp. 288-296
ISSN:
2150-3435
Subject:
water budget; water management,   etc   ; climatic zones; runoff;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The calculation of runoff and infiltration parameters is a fundamental task for water budget estimation and water resources management. The “Kenessey method” allows these values to be calculated and its use is widespread among water scientists and practitioners. Due to language barriers and inefficient translation in past decades, the method has undergone some misinterpretations and is now far fro ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626667.2019.1578965

11. Leakage Identification in Water Distribution Networks with Error Tolerance Capability

Author:
Xie, Xiang; Hou, Dibo; Tang, Xiaoyu; Zhang, Hongjian
Source:
Water resources management 2019 v.33 no.3 pp. 1233-1247
ISSN:
0920-4741
Subject:
water distribution; water resources,   etc   ; monitoring; wastes;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Leakages in water distribution networks have caused considerable waste of water resources. Thus, this study proposes a novel method for hydraulically monitoring and identifying regions where leakages occur in near-real time. A large network is first divided into several identification regions. To exploit a strong constructive and discriminative power, sparse coding is used, thereby adaptively codi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11269-018-2179-y

12. Water activity, not moisture content, explains the influence of water on powder flowability

Author:
Juarez-Enriquez, E.; Olivas, G.I.; Ortega-Rivas, E.; Zamudio-Flores, P.B.; Perez-Vega, S.; Sepulveda, D.R.
Source:
Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + [i.e. und] Technologie 2019 v.100 pp. 35-39
ISSN:
0023-6438
Subject:
water activity; water content,   etc   ; methodology; pectins; powders;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The effect of water content on the flow factor of pectin powder was investigated. Water content was expressed either as water activity or as moisture content. A new methodology intended to vary independently water activity and moisture content was proposed in this study. The proposed methodology allowed to generate powders with similar moisture content but different water activity values. As expec ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.lwt.2018.10.043

13. Assessment of scaling and corrosion potential of drinking water resources of Iranshahr

Author:
Taghavi, Mahmoud; Mohammadi, Mohammad Hasan; Radfard, Majid; Fakhri, Yadolah; Javan, Safoura
Source:
MethodsX 2019 v.6 pp. 278-283
ISSN:
2215-0161
Subject:
drinking water; water quality,   etc   ; corrosion; pipes;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The aim of this study was to evaluate corrosion and scaling potential of drinking water resources Iranshahr in order to considering necessary solutions to solve possible problems including internal corrosion of pipes, deterioration of water quality and reduce of water transfer capacity of distribution network system. The data showed that Langelier index ranged between −1.53 to −0.96, Ryznar index ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mex.2019.02.002

14. Experimental study of crack behavior in pressurized high-density polyethylene water pipes

Author:
Sadr-Al-Sadati, Syed Ali; Jalili Ghazizadeh, Mohammadreza
Source:
MethodsX 2019 v.6 pp. 1009-1020
ISSN:
2215-0161
Subject:
water distribution; water temperature,   etc   ; pipes; polyethylene;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Leakage of High-Density Polyethylene pipes are more sensitive to pressure. Longitudinal slits are the most failure in High-Density Polyethylene pipes that occur in water distribution networks. In the present study, longitudinal crack behavior in High-Density Polyethylene pipes is studied by a semi-industrial pilot-scale. Considering that longitudinal slits leakage behavior is a function of variati ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mex.2019.04.009

15. Gradually varied flow profile based on adaptive pattern

Author:
Jahandar Malekabadi, Mohammad; Kalateh, Farhoud
Source:
ISH journal of hydraulic engineering 2019 v.25 no.2 pp. 223-231
ISSN:
2164-3040
Subject:
water flow,   etc   ; accuracy; equations;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... The basic equation of gradually varied flow (GVF) describes gradual changes in its water surface elevation. One of the challenges of numerical integration is determining the appropriate integration spatial step size. In this study, the water surface elevations in GVF are calculated by adaptive Runge–Kutta method and adaptive Newton–Raphson method. The steps are calculated using error estimation du ...
DOI:
10.1080/09715010.2017.1408035

16. A fast second-order shallow water scheme on two-dimensional structured grids over abrupt topography

Author:
Buttinger-Kreuzhuber, Andreas; Horváth, Zsolt; Noelle, Sebastian; Blöschl, Günter; Waser, Jürgen
Source:
Advances in water resources 2019 v.127 pp. 89-108
ISSN:
0309-1708
Subject:
water resources,   etc   ; landscapes; topography;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper presents a finite volume scheme on structured grids to simulate shallow flows over complex terrain. The situation of shallow downhill flow over a step is particularly challenging for most shallow water schemes. We study this situation in detail and devise a novel second-order reconstruction strategy, which gives superior results over former hydrostatic reconstruction (HR) schemes. The r ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.03.010

17. Monograph on desilting basins sizes estimation for hydropower projects

Author:
Sinha, Satyajeet
Source:
International journal of green energy 2019 v.16 no.4 pp. 317-332
ISSN:
1543-5083
Subject:
water power,   etc   ; algorithms; basins;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... At times, various analytical and empirical approaches used to estimate the initial sizing of a desilting basin in a hydropower project would give very different results and the designer has to take a call judiciously. The purpose of this study is to develop a monograph based on Teaching–Learning-Based Optimization and Gravitational Search algorithm for a practical range of depth of desilting basin ...
DOI:
10.1080/15435075.2019.1566136

18. Integrative Bioinspired Surface with Wettable Patterns and Gradient for Enhancement of Fog Collection

Author:
Xing, Yan; Shang, Weifeng; Wang, Qianqian; Feng, Shile; Hou, Yongping; Zheng, Yongmei
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.11 pp. 10951-10958
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
water harvesting,   etc   ; droplets; oxidation;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... A novel integrative bioinspired surface with wettable patterns and gradient (WPGS) is proposed for fog collection via a novel anodic oxidation strategy. We study the water collection behaviors on WPGS with different parameters. Quantitative force analysis is presented, providing evidence for the underlying mechanism leading to the directional motion of the droplet, which is consistent with the exp ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.8b19574

19. Assessing China’s agricultural water use efficiency in a green-blue water perspective: A study based on data envelopment analysis

Author:
Geng, Qingling; Ren, Qingfu; Nolan, Rachael H.; Wu, Pute; Yu, Qiang
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.96 pp. 329-335
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
water management; water policy; water resources,   etc   ; environmental indicators; population growth; water use efficiency; China;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Uneven water resources and growing food demand due to an increasing population bring challenges to China. One important mechanism to address these challenges is to enhance water use efficiency (WUE). This requires information on current efficiencies in water use for agricultural production. In this study, we provide a benchmarking tool to assess relative agricultural WUE in 31 provinces in China d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.09.011

20. Management of plastic bottle and filter waste during the large-scale Flint Michigan lead contaminated drinking water incident

Author:
Wang, Tianqi; Kim, Jooho; Whelton, Andrew J.
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.140 pp. 115-124
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
drinking water; water distribution; water filters,   etc   ; bottles; case studies; lead; recycling; wastes; water supply; Michigan;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Waste management challenges associated with the Flint, Michigan drinking water disaster were investigated. In October 2015, more than 97,000 people were directed not to use their lead contaminated water, but instead use emergency drinking water and in-home filters. Waste generated overwhelmed Flint’s initial waste management capacity. Case study results demonstrated that public and private partner ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.08.021