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Biophysical variables refer to the characteristics, occurrence, distribution, circulation, and physical, chemical, and mechanical properties in nature.
It is the technique by which through a pump that absorbs mechanical energy and transfers hydraulic energy to move the water. It is used when, due to the difference in heights between the starting and ending points, the transport cannot be …
A reservoir is a hydraulic structure that contains a large water reservoir, where river waters are stored, in order to guarantee irrigation, supply, production of electricity and leisure activities.
When water storage is required to maintain a normal water supply during peak periods or dry seasons, the installation of a pondage or a reservoir is considered to store raw water. Alternatively, ponding helps to regulate the quality of raw…
The raw water collected from the source and transported through the water transmission line carries with its coarse particles that were not retained in the inlet screening. These particles such as sand must be removed by means of a sand tr…
In a pressure pipeline, when the difference in heights from one structure to another is very high, it can cause such high pressures in the pipeline that that the stability of the adduction system is compromised. Therefore, structures such …
Raw water collection structures are located in surface and subway sources and their function is to collect the flow required for water supply, continuously throughout the year and even in times of low water, avoiding the entry of larger el…
The modeling components of WaterProof include the solution of mass balances between the different components of the drinking water collection, distribution and treatment systems, in order to estimate the costs of their maintenance and oper…
It is the set of elements and techniques that are responsible for the elimination of coarse solids, resulting in a reduction of the pollutant load in the water, seeking to make it suitable for human consumption, or to comply with the requi…
They are structures built through which the water from the corresponding source is used and exploited, either by gravity or by pumping, to guarantee the supply of the resource to a population. Having them makes the water in rivers and stre…