ADVANCED WATER

DISTRIBUTION MODELING
AND MANAGEMENT
Authors
Thomas M. Walski
Donald V. Chase
Dragan A. Savic
Walter Grayman
Stephen Beckwith
Edmundo Koelle

Contributing Authors
Scott Cattran, Rick Hammond, Kevin Laptos, Steven G. Lowry,
Robert F. Mankowski, Stan Plante, John Przybyla, Barbara Schmitz

Peer Review Board

Lee Cesario (Denver Water), Robert M. Clark (U.S. EPA),
Jack Dangermond (ESRI), Allen L. Davis (CH2M Hill),
Paul DeBarry (Borton-Lawson), Frank DeFazio (Franklin G. DeFazio Corp.),
Kevin Finnan (Bristol Babcock), Wayne Hartell (Bentley Systems),
Brian Hoefer (ESRI), Bassam Kassab (Santa Clara Valley Water District),
James W. Male (University of Portland), William M. Richards
(WMR Engineering), Zheng Wu (Bentley Systems ),
and E. Benjamin Wylie (University of Michigan)

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 Over ten thousand practicing engineers,
professors, and students have adopted
Water Distribution Modeling as a technical
resource for their organizations, universities,
and libraries. Advanced Water Distribution
Modeling and Management builds on this
successful text with new material from some
of the world’s leading experts on water
distribution systems.

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CH2M Hill
USA

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CMC Ltd.
INDIA

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University of Portland
USA

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URS Corporation
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Halcrow International Partnership
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Central Utah Water Conservancy District
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DHV MED
ISRAEL

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Fleming Engineering, Inc.
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City of Eden, NC
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City of Swift Current
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J. Kenneth Fraser and Associates
USA

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City of Nampa
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DJ & A, P.C.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Honnun, Ltd.
ICELAND
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Matamata Piako District Council
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Connor & Associates, Inc.
USA

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Fairfax County Government, VA
USA

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WMR Engineering
USA

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Cumming Cockburn, Ltd.
CANADA
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Indian Institute of Technology
INDIA

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Pascal - Engenheiros LDA
PORTUGAL

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Edwards & Kelcey Engineers, Inc.
USA

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COPASA
BRAZIL
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Crawford Design Company
USA

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Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District
USA

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Nyakutsikwa HJ Engineering Services
ZIMBABWE

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James W. Sewall Company
USA