An essential resource for utility and collection systems managers, engineers and scientists, and public health officials, Private Property Infiltration and Inflow Control outlines the critical elements for implementing a successful private property program and navigating the many barriers to implementation. This book offers guidance on methods to identify, locate, and estimate the magnitude of private property I/I, as well as best practices for employing corrective actions to control it.
Included are case studies of leading private property programs from around the country, as well as results of the 2015 WEF Private Property I/I Survey.
From a book review in the January 2017 Issue of Water Environment & Technology
Infiltration and inflow (I/I) cause numerous sewer overflows in wastewater collection systems. Occupying valuable sewer capacity in conveyance systems and pumping stations, identifying and controlling I/I is a major challenge for municipalities. It becomes even more difficult to address I/I originating from private properties. This book serves as a five-chapter resource guide on this subject.
Topics covered in the book include the economic, environmental, public health, and regulatory issues associated with assessing the sources and magnitude of private I/I. Techniques that have been used to identify private I/I sources along with methods for the repair and protections of sewer systems are presented. Implementation of any private property program requires very careful considerations involving several stakeholders. The authors describe each element and approach needed to foster a successful program. A full chapter is devoted to presenting case studies of successful I/I programs. The appendix consists of the results of the 2015 Water Environment Federation Private Property I/I Survey. It is structured to define utility characteristics followed by operational-specific questions to highlight critical data for industry knowledge sharing and key performance analyses.
This may be among the first books on this important topic. The book is written by a WEF committee and has separate authors for each chapter. The writing style is consistent and clear. This book will be a useful resource to collection system managers, engineers, regulators, and public health officials.
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Rasheed Ahmad is a senior watershed manager in the Department of Watershed Management, City of Atlanta.
