| Foreword | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| Introduction to Distribution System Design | p. 1 |
| System Purpose and Planning | p. 1 |
| System Layout | p. 5 |
| Sizing Mains | p. 10 |
| Material Selection | p. 13 |
| Selected Supplementary Readings | p. 21 |
| System Operations | p. 23 |
| Maintaining Water Quality | p. 23 |
| Maintaining Flow and Pressure | p. 53 |
| Bibliography | p. 75 |
| Piping Materials | p. 79 |
| Types of Pipe Materials | p. 79 |
| Bibliography | p. 104 |
| Valves | p. 107 |
| Uses of Water Utility Valves | p. 107 |
| Classifications of Water Utility Valves | p. 111 |
| Valve Operation | p. 125 |
| Valve Storage | p. 128 |
| Valve Joints | p. 128 |
| Valve Boxes and Vaults | p. 128 |
| Valve Records | p. 131 |
| Bibliography | p. 131 |
| Water Main Installation | p. 133 |
| Pipe Shipment | p. 133 |
| Pipe Handling | p. 135 |
| Excavation | p. 140 |
| Laying Pipe | p. 155 |
| Selected Supplementary Readings | p. 175 |
| Backfilling, Main Testing, and Installation Safety | p. 177 |
| Backfilling | p. 177 |
| Pressure and Leak Testing | p. 181 |
| Flushing and Disinfection | p. 185 |
| Final Inspection | p. 189 |
| Site Restoration | p. 190 |
| Water Main Installation Safety | p. 192 |
| Bibliography | p. 196 |
| Fire Hydrants | p. 197 |
| Fire Hydrant Uses | p. 197 |
| System Problems Caused by Hydrant Operation | p. 200 |
| Types of Fire Hydrants | p. 200 |
| Hydrant Parts | p. 206 |
| Inspection and Installation | p. 210 |
| Operation and Maintenance | p. 213 |
| Hydrant Records | p. 216 |
| Hydrant Safety | p. 216 |
| Bibliography | p. 218 |
| Water Storage | p. 219 |
| Water Storage Requirements | p. 219 |
| Types of Treated-Water Storage Facilities | p. 224 |
| Location of Distribution Storage | p. 231 |
| Water Storage Facility Equipment | p. 234 |
| Operation and Maintenance of Water Storage Facilities | p. 242 |
| Water Storage Facility Safety | p. 247 |
| Bibliography | p. 247 |
| Water Services | p. 249 |
| Meter Locations | p. 249 |
| Service Line Sizes, Materials, and Equipment | p. 252 |
| Water Service Taps | p. 258 |
| Leaks and Breaks | p. 264 |
| Thawing | p. 265 |
| Service Line Responsibility | p. 266 |
| Service Line Records | p. 267 |
| Bibliography | p. 267 |
| Water Meters | p. 269 |
| Customer Water Meters | p. 270 |
| Customer Meter Installation | p. 276 |
| Meter Reading | p. 283 |
| Meter Testing, Maintenance, and Repair | p. 289 |
| Mainline Metering | p. 293 |
| Metering Safety | p. 299 |
| Bibliography | p. 299 |
| Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control | p. 301 |
| Terminology | p. 301 |
| Cross-Connection Locations | p. 302 |
| Types of Cross-Connections | p. 302 |
| Public Health Significance of Cross-Connections | p. 310 |
| Backflow Control Methods and Devices | p. 315 |
| Cross-Connection Control Programs | p. 325 |
| Records and Reports | p. 333 |
| Bibliography | p. 334 |
| Pumps | p. 337 |
| Types of Pumps | p. 337 |
| Operation of Centrifugal Pumps | p. 350 |
| Centrifugal Pump Maintenance | p. 355 |
| Record Keeping | p. 371 |
| Pump Safety | p. 371 |
| Bibliography | p. 372 |
| Motors and Engines | p. 373 |
| Principles of Electric Motor Operation | p. 374 |
| Single-Phase and Three-Phase Motors | p. 375 |
| Electric Motor Construction | p. 378 |
| Motor Control Equipment | p. 380 |
| Improving the Efficiency of Electrically Driven Pumps | p. 386 |
| Maintenance of Electric Motors | p. 389 |
| Types of Combustion Engines | p. 393 |
| Operation and Maintenance of Internal-Combusion Engines | p. 394 |
| Motor and Engine Records | p. 399 |
| Motor and Engine Safety | p. 399 |
| Bibliography | p. 401 |
| Instrumentation and Control | p. 403 |
| Primary Instrumentation | p. 404 |
| Secondary Instrumentation and Telemetering | p. 418 |
| Control Systems | p. 425 |
| Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition | p. 431 |
| Operation and Maintenance | p. 434 |
| Bibliography | p. 438 |
| Information Management | p. 439 |
| Computers | p. 440 |
| Maps and Records | p. 445 |
| Maintenance Management | p. 467 |
| Other Major Information Systems | p. 473 |
| Bibliography | p. 476 |
| Public Relations | p. 477 |
| The Role of Public Relations | p. 477 |
| The Role of Water Distribution Personnel | p. 478 |
| The Role of Informed Employees in Public Relations | p. 483 |
| Formal Public Relations Programs | p. 484 |
| Bibliography | p. 486 |
| Specifications and Approval of Treatment Chemicals and System Components | p. 487 |
| Other Sources of Information | p. 493 |
| Glossary | p. 499 |
| Index | p. 533 |
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