Open AccessEpidemiology can help predict urban water system failures
Author(s) -
Palus Shan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo460018
Subject(s) - mains electricity , environmental science , transmission (telecommunications) , water resource management , engineering , telecommunications , voltage , electrical engineering
A broken water pipe can mean flooded streets, damaged property, disrupted traffic, and income loss for local businesses. In the summer of 2009, the water system of Los Angeles experienced an unprecedented 75 of these water main blowouts. Notably, two transmission mains burst just days apart.