3. The city of Alicante
• Southeast of Spain, classified
as semi-arid
• Scarce and irregular rainfall
• No local surface water
resources
• Profile of water demand:
• Concentrated and increasing
water demand on the coast.
• Peak seasonal demand (tourism):
pop. 335,000 +500,000
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13. Why Decision Support for Asset Management?
Investment Decision Support Systems have become a
priority issue for the water business
Does really Asset Management require a DSS?
High number of invisible assets
High maintenance costs: need to optimize the
investments
Increasing risk of failure (hydraulic, structural,
environmental) due to ageing
Need to keep the service level
Account for necessary resources
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14. Network Renewal:
Questions to answer
Network & Risk diagnosisWhy should I rehabilitate?
Condition Mapping
Where are my defective
conduits?
Priority & Planning
When should I
rehabilitate?
Direct cost, annual budget
How much should I
invest?
Optimal rehabilitation technologiesHow to rehabilitate?
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15. DSS for Water Network Renewal: METRAWA
BIG
DATA
STRUCTURAL
ANALYSIS
HYDRAULIC
ANALYSIS
RISK
ANALYSIS
OPTIMAL
TIMING
ECONOMIC
ANALYSIS
DMA
ANALYSIS
Legislation
Traffic
Customers
Existing projects
City Planning
Pressure
Flow
Hydraulic performance
Age
Lab Condition assessment
Leaks
Ageing Model
Internal Rate of Return
Replace vs Repair
ILI
Qmin
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16. METRAWA:
Structural Network Evolution Scenarios
Alicante 2013-2037 according to budget
Global Condition
Network Renewal
FD (Km) 629,94 67,71% 788,72 84,78%
FC (Km) 300,43 32,29% 141,64 15,22%
2013 2038
Leak rate evolution
2013 2038 Growth
Rate (leaks/Km/year) 0,22 0,41 83,36%
Network Age
Mean network age (years) 2013 2038 Diff.
0 € investment 24,47 49,47
20,84%
1,7 M€ investment 24,47 39,16
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METRAWA: Uses & features
• Yearly and long-term renewal planning
• Investment optimization & assessment of renewal funds
• Service level forecast
• Tariff analysis, contract renewal, bids…
Optimal time for
renewal
Web platform
Hydraulic Assessment
Risk Analysis
GIS linked