Gis Implementation For Water And Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is finding increased application in the water and wastewater treatment industry in the management of collection systems, pumping stations, holding tanks, on-site equipment, and individual dischargers. This is the most complete industry specific book available on applying this complex technology, providing both basic theory and practical hands-on coverage-complete with actual case studies.

Professionals involved in the planning, design, operation, and construction of water, wastewater, and stormwater systems need to understand the productivity-enhancing applications of GIS. Inspired by an ASCE-sponsored continuing education course taught by the author, GIS Applications for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems focuses on t

Uzair Shamsi presents a step-by-step approach covering GIS application case studies, examples, and costs associated with hardware, software, data conversion, and implementation.

Practical Guidelines for Managing Information Technology in Water and Wastewater Utilities This Water Environment Federation resource presents an overview of the information technology (IT) systems, practices, and applications most relevant to utilities. Information Technology in Water and Wastewater Utilities covers strategic planning, IT program development, project management, infrastructure, security, organizational issues, success factors, and challenges. Six real-world case studies highlight specific technical details and illustrate the concepts presented in this authoritative guide. Information Technology in Waste and Wastewater Utilities covers: Business drivers and IT systems and applications IT planning Developing an IT program for a municipal agency IT capital project management IT systems--processes and practices IT security Organizational aspects of IT Critical success factors and key future challenges for IT in water and wastewater utility projects

Geographic information system (GIS) computer technology is revolutionizing the way we interact with information. Data, text, drawings, maps, and images contain information that can be accessed and used intuitively through drawings containing graphical representations of the facilities to which they apply, e.g., emission stacks, sampling locations, and sites, to name only a few examples. Environmental GIS technology is being applied with increasing frequency to manage industrial facilities. Environmental GIS describes the application of this information technology. It addresses environmental, safety, and health (ES&H) information management in an integrated manner. The book focuses on dealing with information from an organizational or corporate standpoint, meaning that the needs are not specialized to the ES&H area, but are an inherent part of managing the organization. Environmental, safety, and health information management needs are examined in the context of the overall corporate information flow. This book addresses

GIS and Geocomputation for Water Resource Science and Engineering not only provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of geographic information systems but also demonstrates how GIS and mathematical models can be integrated to develop spatial decision support systems to support water resources planning, management and engineering. The book uses a hands-on active learning approach to introduce fundamental concepts and numerous case-studies are provided to reinforce learning and demonstrate practical aspects. The benefits and challenges of using GIS in environmental and water resources fields are clearly tackled in this book, demonstrating how these technologies can be used to harness increasingly available digital data to develop spatially-oriented sustainable solutions. In addition to providing a strong grounding on fundamentals, the book also demonstrates how GIS can be combined with traditional physics-based and statistical models as well as information-theoretic tools like neural networks and fuzzy set theory.

This unique text shows students and professionals how geographic information systems (GIS) can guide decision making about complex community and environmental problems. The authors’ step-by-step introduction to GIS-based decision analysis methods and techniques covers important urban and regional issues (land, transportation, and water resource management) and decision processes (planning, improvement programming, and implementation). Real-world case studies demonstrate how GIS-based decision support works in a variety of contexts, with a special focus on community and regional sustainability management. Ideal for course use, the book reinforces key concepts with end-of-chapter review questions; illustrations include 18 color plates.

This book presents a thorough concepts and applications of GIS in the various sub-fields of water resources engineering. The book develops a general understanding of the nature of GIS and how it is used to create and analyse geographic data. The book addresses concepts and application in: surface water hydrology, groundwater hydrology, water supply and irrigation systems, flood pain management, water quality, water resource monitoring and forecasting, river basin planning and management. The book introduces primary field data collection methods and describes procedures for interpretation and analysis. Also it focuses on the linkage of GIS data with water resource analysis and management models. Applications are presented with descriptions of GIS in water resources engineering arms engineers and planners with an arsenal of tools to assist in the creation of reliable, environmentally sensitive, infrastructure. The book examines various ways that innovative water resource managers are using spatial analysis and electronic mapping to provide increased functionality and reliability to the complex systems they oversee. The book also discusses GIS important tool for unity, as countries who are seeking acceptance to the economic union must use the technology to bring their water infrastructures into conformance with EU standards.