This book presents the advancements made in applied metrology in the field of Urban Drainage and Storm water Management over the past two decades in scientific research as well as in practical applications.
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Heaney, J.P., Pitt, R. and Field, R. (2001) Innovative Urban Wet Weather Flow Management Systems. Report EPA/600-R/029. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory. Cincinatti, Ohio. US. NRC.
During the period 2001-2004, the European research project APUSS (Assessing infiltration and exfiltration on the Performance of Urban Sewer Systems) was devoted to sewer infiltration and exfiltration questions.
... exfiltration from sewers is significant. Exfiltration from sewer pipes due to leakages, though not well quantified, have been estimated to be in the range of 1 to 10 m3/km/yr (Ellis and Revitt, 2002). Studies on sewers in Germany have ...