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Advanced Waterworks Mathematics, 2019a

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UNIT 10<br />

10.1 HORSEPOWER AND EFFICIENCY<br />

We discussed the theory of pressure in both feet (head pressure) and psi (pounds per square<br />

inch.) In this unit, we will look at the “power” requirements to move water with pumps and<br />

motors.<br />

How does water get to the customer’s home? Water pressure is typically provided to<br />

customers because of differences in elevation with above ground tanks, reservoirs, elevated<br />

storage tanks. In the Santa Clarita, tanks are clearly visible on the hill tops surrounding the<br />

valley floor, which creates water pressure to the customer’s home<br />

Figure 10.1 42<br />

Most water utilities have maps that show how pressure is broken into different zones with<br />

mechanisms for moving water between points within each zone. Moving water throughout the<br />

zones within the overall system is something that is carefully considered by distribution<br />

operators during daily work as well as during the design of the system itself or new portions of<br />

the system.<br />

42<br />

Photo used with permission of SCV Water<br />

201 | A dvanced <strong>Waterworks</strong> <strong>Mathematics</strong>

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