Monitoring and Evaluation
According to the Global Water Partnership, a strong monitoring and evaluation system has the potential to ensure that an IWRM strategy meets its main objective of fostering positive change, and also that the strategy can adapt to evolving needs and conditions. Resources available in this sub-theme include examples of performance indicators, technical methods of hydraulic monitoring, handbooks for appraisal of management systems, and other resources that support the wide variety of approaches for monitoring and evaluating water resources.
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Monitoring and Evaluation Resources
Water Audit Process Introduction
Alliance for Water Efficiency
A reliable water audit methodology was developed jointly by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and International Water Association (IWA) in 2000. The water balance of this methodology is given below and shows schematically the various components in which water volumes are tracked. Two...Read more
Water Audit Cases Studies - The Emerging Use of Water Audits in the United States Water Utility Sector
Alliance for Water Efficiency
Historically, the water auditing process has been used inconsistently and sporadically in North America. With the creation of the AWWA/IWA Water Audit Methodology and corresponding outreach by water utilities this trend is changing.� State and regional regulatory agencies in the United States have...Read more
AWE-ACEEE Water and Energy Research Work Group
Alliance for Water Efficiency
As an extension of the�Blueprint for Action, a joint project of the Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) and American�Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the Alliance for Water Efficiency assembled a working group to explore ongoing and prospective research regarding the water-energy...Read more
Water Loss Control - What Can Be Done?
Alliance for Water Efficiency
Water utilities can control losses in their operations by compiling an annual water audit of their supply operations, and by implementing programs to identify and contain inefficiencies. Such programs include leakage management, meter testing and enforcement against unauthorized consumption of...Read more
A Smart Monitoring System for Singapore's Drinking Water Network
Xylem, Inc.
Xylem teamed with a local company to develop a monitoring system that will help Singapore address - and avoid - leaks, clogs and water quality issues in its drinking water network.Read more
HydroDesktop
Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc.
HydroDesktop is a free and open source GIS enabled desktop application that helps you search for, download, visualize, and analyze hydrologic and climate data registered with the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System. HydroDesktop is a free software tool for finding time series of water and climate...Read more
Millennium Challenge Corporation Evaluation Catalog
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Millennium Challenge Corporation's Evaluation Catalog is home to metadata and eventually microdata from its rigorous independent evaluations...Read more
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GlobalEl Salvador - Water and Sanitation Sub-Activity
Published:
January 1, 1970Millennium Challenge Corporation
The benefits of the water and sanitation sub activity will be measured using a rigorous quasi-experimental impact evaluation methodology. An impact evaluation is a study that measures the changes in outcomes that measure aspects of wellbeing which can be attributed to a specific intervention...Read more
Utility Management Assessment Tool
CH2M HILL
Water Research Foundation and CH2M HILL team up on benchmarking tool for effective utility management. The tool, released earlier this month, will help utilities plan, implement, measure, and monitor organizational performance enhancements against 10 specific attributes of effectively managed...Read more
Water Security - Contamination Warning System White Papers
CH2M HILL
CH2M HILL and the Philadelphia Water Department released a series of white papers to disseminate knowledge and industry best practices gained from the PWD Contamination Warning System Demonstration Pilot Project.Read more
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