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The Impact of the Water Consumption Regime on the Work of Reservoirs

Reservoirs in water supply systems have technological, energetic and security functions which are very important for the overall sustainability of water supply. The change in water consumption regime and/or flow of water into the reservoir affects the water balance in the service reservoir and water pressure in the water supply network. This paper analyzes the changes that occurred in the water consumption regime in Croatia and their effect on the water supply system and its sustainability. It has been found that the changes are significant as well as impacts on energy use, water losses and reliability of water supply. Based on the analysis, the functional dependencies between the key input variables and the operation of the system have been defined and recommendations given for practice.

water supply ; reservoirs ; water consumption regime ; specific consumption ; water losses ; potential water loss

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