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Clustering for Real-Time Response to Water Distribution System Contamination Event Intrusions.
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Journal of Water Resources Planning & Management . Feb2019, Vol. 145 Issue 2, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The 2013 Boston Marathon attack demonstrated the complexity of real-time response to such occurrences. The procedures used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at the Boston event to cluster and mitigate the event consequences inspired the development of a method for real-time response to contamination intrusion events in water distribution systems. Similar to the Boston attack, in the event of water contamination events, the shortage of real-time data, coupled with uncertainties in network topology, water consumption, and the event characteristics, set the ground for the need for a real-time response strategy. A methodology that divides the network into separate monitored zones or clusters, often referred to as district metered areas (DMAs), is widely used to cope with water-related problems such as leakage reduction or pressure control. In this study, a water-quality-related criterion called infection delay time (IDT) was introduced to dynamically cluster the network in case of a contamination event. The IDT parameter was combined with the available system resources to meet water quality goals. A coupled DMA-IDT method was developed for real-time response to contamination events. The setup of the DMA-IDT is described and demonstrated on water distribution systems of various complexities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07339496
- Volume :
- 145
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Water Resources Planning & Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139060986
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001031