An EPANET - MATLAB Framework for Quality and Quantity Management in Intermittent Water Supply Network

Abstract

In most developing countries while water supply is intermittent, maintaining the adequate water quality in such a network is a major challenge due to presence of supply and non-supply hours schedules as well as pressure transients during startup and shut down of the water supply. Water quality analysis tools and optimization techniques need to be modified and adapted for sustainable water quality and quantity management. This study combines the well-known EPANET and MATLAB platforms to develop a framework for generating optimal disinfectant dosage policy in an intermittent water network, while maintaining the residual chlorine concentration within the acceptable global drinking water standards throughout the network all time. The aim of this paper is to develop a framework to study the effect of network characteristics and evolve effective policies for water management in such water distribution network.