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Computational Tools for Supporting the Operation and Management of Water Distribution Systems towards Digital Transformation
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This paper presents a set of computational tools specially developed for supporting the
operation and management of water distribution systems towards digital transformation of water
services. These tools were developed in the scope of two R&D projects carried out in Portugal,
DECIdE and WISDom, during 2018–2022. The DECIdE project focused on the development of tools
for importing cadastral and operational data, as well as on the three operational tools for supporting
the performance assessment: the first allows the calculation of different key performance indicators,
both at a global and sectorial level, which is an annual requirement of the water regulator, and the
other two allow the calculation of the water and the energy balances and a set of complementary
indices. The WISDom project aimed at the implementation of applications that directly address
specific water utility needs, namely, the flow rate data processing, the optimal location of pressure
sensors, the identification of critical areas in the distribution network for pipe burst location, and
the prioritization of pipes for rehabilitation. Implemented tools are useful to support water utilities
in the daily operation and management of their systems, being a step forward towards digital
transformation of the water sector.
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Carriço, N., Ferreira, B., Antunes, A., Caetano, J., & Covas, D.(2023). Computational Tools for Supporting the Operation and Management of Water Distribution Systems towards Digital Transformation. Water, 15, 553.