Thesis (MPH)--University of Limpopo, 2005 / Water and sanitation inadequacy is still an environmental health challenge in several regions worldwide and a billion people lack access to safe water, while 2.4 billion people have inadequate sanitation [2]. Assessment of water quality by its chemistry includes measures of elements and molecules dissolved or suspended in water. Commonly measured chemical parameters include arsenic, cadmium, calcium, chloride, fluoride, total hardness, nitrate, and potassium [16]. Water quality can also be assessed by the presence of waterborne microorganisms from human and animals’ faecal wastes. These wastes contain a wide range of bacteria, viruses and protozoa that may be washed into drinking water supplies [21]. Three villages were selected for water quality analysis, based on their critical situation regarding access to water and sanitation: namely, Matlou, Sekuruwe and Taolome villages, situated in the Mogalakwena Local Municipality within the Waterberg district of the Limpopo Province, South Africa. A proposal was written to the Province of North Holland (PNH) and was approved for funding to start with the implementation of those projects, with 20% of each village’s budget allocated for water quality research [26]. This was a cross sectional, analytical study to investigate the chemical and microbial quality of water in Matlou, Sekuruwe and Taolome villages. The study was also conducted to explore methods used by household members to store and handle water in storage tanks. Water samples were collected and analysed according to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the Polokwane Municipality Wastewater Purification Plant in Ladanna, Polokwane City of South Africa. The questionnaire used was adopted from the one used for cholera outbreak in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Results show that water from all sources in all the villages had increased total hardness concentration. Water from the borehole in Matlou village had increased number of total coliform bacteria. There were increased total and faecal coliform bacteria in storage tanks samples from Matlou village. Water samples from reservoirs in Sekuruwe and Taolome villages did not test positive for any microbial contamination. Water from xiv informally connected yard taps in Sekuruwe village had increased total coliform bacteria, while increased total and faecal coliforms were found in households’ storage tanks. Water samples from communal taps in Taolome village had minimal number of total coliform bacteria, while water from storage tanks had both increased total and faecal coliform bacteria. Matlou village was the only place with increased nitrate concentration at the households’ storage tanks. While all the villages had microbial contamination, Taolome village had the least number of coliform bacteria in water samples from households’ storage tanks as compared to Matlou and Sekuruwe villages. It is concluded that water from sources supplied by the municipalities are safe to be consumed by humans while water from informally connected taps and households’ storage tanks are not safe to be used without treatment. It is recommended that a health and hygiene education package be prepared for all the villages, so that handling of water from the main source into their storage tanks can be improved. Secondly, it is recommended that water in all sources be treated for total hardness and water in storage tanks in Matlou village be treated for nitrate. Thirdly, it is recommended that water be accessed everyday of the week, so that people do not use unsafe water supplies. / The Province of North Holland, Netherlands.

Wärmespeicher tragen bei optimierter Integration in Wärme- und Kälteversorgungsanlagen zur Einsparung von installierter Erzeugerleistung, Brennstoffeinsatz und Betriebskosten bei. Leider treten in Wärmespeichern oft noch beachtliche Verluste auf und das Potenzial zur Kosten- und Energieeinsparung wird nicht vollständig ausgeschöpft. Dabei spielen nicht nur Wärmeverluste an die Umgebung, sondern vor allem auch innere Verluste im Speicher eine Rolle. Schwerpunkte der vorliegenden Arbeit sind die Beschreibung der einzelnen Verluste an Wasserwärmespeichern, die Ermittlung ihrer Ausmaße abhängig von der konstruktiven Gestaltung und der Betriebsweise des Speichers sowie die Auswirkungen der Verluste auf einen vorgelagerten Wärmeerzeuger und den Einsatz von Primärenergie. Die Ergebnisse basieren auf umfangreichen Speichermodellierungen mit dem CFD-Code Fluent sowie experimentellen Untersuchungen an drei Testspeichern. Der quantitative Vergleich der Verluste für ausgewählte Beispiele zeigt bestehende Defizite sowie die Potenziale für die Verbesserung der Konstruktion neuer Wasserwärmespeicher auf. / If hot water storage tanks are optimally integrated in heat or cold supply systems, they contribute to a reduction of required capacity, fuel and operation costs. Unfortunately, even today remarkable heat losses and internal losses occur in hot water storage tanks. The potential for cost and energy reductions is not completely utilized yet. Here, not only heat losses to the ambience, but also internal losses play a decisive role. Main focus of the presented work is the description of the single losses at hot water storage tanks and the determination of the correlation between the losses, the tank design and the mode of operation. Furthermore the effects of the losses in the tank on the efficiency of different types of heat generators and the input of primary energy into the system have been examined. The results are based on extended numerical modeling with the CFD-code Fluent as well as experimental test with three storage tanks. The quantitative comparison of the losses for selected examples shows the current shortcomings but even the potential for an optimized hot water storage tank design.

The goal of this research was to investigate further the role of air redistribution and continental water storage changes in the excitation of both the annual and Chandler wobbles for the period 1900-85. The annual and Chandler excitations from air redistribution have been studied by Wilson and Haubrich (1976), Wahr (1982), and Hinnov and Wilson (1985). Annual excitation from water storage was estimated by Van Hylckama (1970), Hinnov and Wilson (1985), and Chao and O'Connor (1988). Chandler wobble excitation from water storage changes has been addressed only by Hinnov and Wilson (1985). This study was undertaken as a refinement to their encouraging but preliminary results. / text

Soil moisture plays a major role in the hydrologic water balance and is the basis for most hydrological models. It influences the partitioning of energy and moisture inputs at the land surface. Because of its importance, it has been used as a key variable for many hydrological studies such as flood forecasting, drought studies and the determination of groundwater recharge. Therefore, spatially distributed soil moisture with reasonable temporal resolution is considered a valuable source of information for hydrological model parameterization and validation. Unfortunately, soil moisture is difficult to measure and remains essentially unmeasured over spatial and temporal scales needed for a number of hydrological model applications. In 2002, the Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite platform was launched to measure, among other things, the gravitational field of the earth. Over its life span, these orbiting satellites have produced time series of mass changes of the earth-atmosphere system. The subsequent outcome of this, after integration over a number of years, is a time series of highly refined images of the earth's mass distribution. In addition to quantifying the static distribution of mass, the month-to-month variation in the earth's gravitational field are indicative of the integrated value of the subsurface total water storage for specific catchments. Utilization of these natural changes in the earth's gravitational field entails the transformation of the derived GRACE geopotential spherical harmonic coefficients into spatially varying time series estimates of total water storage. These remotely sensed basin total water storage estimates can be routinely validated against independent estimates of total water storage from an atmospheric-based water balance approach or from well calibrated macroscale hydrologic models. The hydrological relevance and implications of remotely estimated GRACE total water storage over poorly gauged, wetland-dominated watershed as well as over a deltaic region underlain by a thick sand aquifer in Western Canada are the focus of this thesis. The domain of the first case study was the Mackenzie River Basin wherein the GRACE total water storage estimates were successfully inter-compared and validated with the atmospheric based water balance. These were then used to assess the WATCLASS hydrological model estimates of total water storage. The outcome of this inter-comparison revealed the potential application of the GRACE-based approach for the closure of the hydrological water balance of the Mackenzie River Basin as well as a dependable source of data for the calibration of traditional hydrological models. The Mackenzie River Basin result led to a second case study where the GRACE-based total water storage was validated using storage estimated from the atmospheric-based water balance P-E computations in conjunction with the measured streamflow records for the Saskatchewan River Basin at its Grand Rapids outlet in Manitoba. The fallout from this comparison was then applied to the characterization of the Prairie-wide 2002/2003 drought enabling the development of a new drought index now known as the Total Storage Deficit Index (TSDI). This study demonstrated the potential application of the GRACE-based technique as a tool for drought characterization in the Canadian Prairies. Finally, the hydroinformatic approach based on the artificial neural network (ANN) enabled the downscaling of the groundwater component from the total water storage estimate from the remote sensing satellite, GRACE. This was subsequently explored as an alternate source of calibration and validation for a hydrological modeling application over the Assiniboine Delta Aquifer in Manitoba. Interestingly, a high correlation exists between the simulated groundwater storage from the coupled hydrological model, CLM-PF and the downscaled groundwater time series storage from the remote sensing satellite GRACE over this 4,000 km2 deltaic basin in Canada.

Soil moisture plays a major role in the hydrologic water balance and is the basis for most hydrological models. It influences the partitioning of energy and moisture inputs at the land surface. Because of its importance, it has been used as a key variable for many hydrological studies such as flood forecasting, drought studies and the determination of groundwater recharge. Therefore, spatially distributed soil moisture with reasonable temporal resolution is considered a valuable source of information for hydrological model parameterization and validation. Unfortunately, soil moisture is difficult to measure and remains essentially unmeasured over spatial and temporal scales needed for a number of hydrological model applications. In 2002, the Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite platform was launched to measure, among other things, the gravitational field of the earth. Over its life span, these orbiting satellites have produced time series of mass changes of the earth-atmosphere system. The subsequent outcome of this, after integration over a number of years, is a time series of highly refined images of the earth's mass distribution. In addition to quantifying the static distribution of mass, the month-to-month variation in the earth's gravitational field are indicative of the integrated value of the subsurface total water storage for specific catchments. Utilization of these natural changes in the earth's gravitational field entails the transformation of the derived GRACE geopotential spherical harmonic coefficients into spatially varying time series estimates of total water storage. These remotely sensed basin total water storage estimates can be routinely validated against independent estimates of total water storage from an atmospheric-based water balance approach or from well calibrated macroscale hydrologic models. The hydrological relevance and implications of remotely estimated GRACE total water storage over poorly gauged, wetland-dominated watershed as well as over a deltaic region underlain by a thick sand aquifer in Western Canada are the focus of this thesis. The domain of the first case study was the Mackenzie River Basin wherein the GRACE total water storage estimates were successfully inter-compared and validated with the atmospheric based water balance. These were then used to assess the WATCLASS hydrological model estimates of total water storage. The outcome of this inter-comparison revealed the potential application of the GRACE-based approach for the closure of the hydrological water balance of the Mackenzie River Basin as well as a dependable source of data for the calibration of traditional hydrological models. The Mackenzie River Basin result led to a second case study where the GRACE-based total water storage was validated using storage estimated from the atmospheric-based water balance P-E computations in conjunction with the measured streamflow records for the Saskatchewan River Basin at its Grand Rapids outlet in Manitoba. The fallout from this comparison was then applied to the characterization of the Prairie-wide 2002/2003 drought enabling the development of a new drought index now known as the Total Storage Deficit Index (TSDI). This study demonstrated the potential application of the GRACE-based technique as a tool for drought characterization in the Canadian Prairies. Finally, the hydroinformatic approach based on the artificial neural network (ANN) enabled the downscaling of the groundwater component from the total water storage estimate from the remote sensing satellite, GRACE. This was subsequently explored as an alternate source of calibration and validation for a hydrological modeling application over the Assiniboine Delta Aquifer in Manitoba. Interestingly, a high correlation exists between the simulated groundwater storage from the coupled hydrological model, CLM-PF and the downscaled groundwater time series storage from the remote sensing satellite GRACE over this 4,000 km2 deltaic basin in Canada.

FundaÃÃo de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Cearà / O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar os impactos da densa rede de reservatÃrios da bacia hidrogrÃfica do aÃude Pereira de Miranda (Pentecoste) na produÃÃo de sedimentos e capacidade de armazenamento hÃdrica do sistema. A bacia estudada localiza-se no Nordeste Brasileiro, no Estado do CearÃ, com uma Ãrea de aproximadamente 3.230 km2. Possui uma precipitaÃÃo mÃdia anual de 854 mm e evaporaÃÃo potencial mÃdia observada em tanque do tipo classe A à de 1.464 mm. O solo e a vegetaÃÃo predominante sÃo do tipo luvissolo e caatinga arbustiva aberta. Imagens de satÃlite de anos Ãmidos foram utilizadas para levantamento da aÃudagem na bacia. Foram identificadas unidades de erosÃo derivadas da sobreposiÃÃo de mapas dos parÃmetros da EquaÃÃo Universal de Perdas do Solo (EUPS), o que permitiu a estimativa da erosÃo localizada na bacia e identificaÃÃo de Ãreas potencialmente produtoras de sedimento. Um modelo simplificado foi utilizado para simular a propagaÃÃo de sedimentos pela densa rede de reservatÃrios da bacia. Para estimativa do assoreamento no reservatÃrio Pereira de Miranda, diferentes cenÃrios de estrutura do sistema foram considerados. Foi estimada uma taxa de erosÃo mÃdia na bacia de 59 t.ha-1.ano-1, sendo que 42% da Ãrea da bacia apresenta grau de erosÃo moderado. De acordo com o modelo, o assoreamento do reservatÃrio Pentecoste pode variar de 1,1 a 2,6% por dÃcada, dependendo do cenÃrio considerado. Observa-se ainda que os reservatÃrios de montante podem reter atà 58% do sedimento que chegaria ao aÃude Pereira de Miranda. Os reservatÃrios muito pequenos, com capacidade de atà 100.000 mÂ, embora representem apenas 1,83% da disponibilidade hÃdrica do sistema, sÃo capazes de reter quase 8% do total de sedimento produzido. AnÃlises de sensibilidade mostram que a capacidade de retenÃÃo de sedimentos nos reservatÃrios de montante pode variar de 20 a 58%, dependendo da estrutura do sistema quanto à existÃncia de reservatÃrios de diferentes classes de tamanho. Constata-se ainda que a taxa de reduÃÃo da capacidade de armazenamento hÃdrica do sistema em funÃÃo do assoreamento dos reservatÃrios de montante à relativamente maior do que a observada para o aÃude Pereira de Miranda, devido à retenÃÃo de sedimentos a montante. / The present study aims at analyzing the impacts of the dense reservoir network of the Pereira de Miranda catchment in its sediment yield and water storage capacity of the system. The studied area is located in the Brazilian Semiarid region, in the State of CearÃ, with an area of approximately 3230 km2. It has an average annual rainfall of 854 mm and an annual potential evaporation of 1464 mm. The predominant soil and vegetation type are luvissolo and open shrub caatinga. Satellite imageries from wet years were used to identify the reservoirs of the catchment. Erosion units were identified derived from map overlay of the parameters of the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE), which enables the estimation of sediment yield and the identification of areas with high sediment production. A simplified model was used to simulate the sediment routing through the dense reservoir network of the basin. For the estimation of sedimentation at the Pereira de Miranda Reservoir, different scenarios of the system structure were considered. A mean erosion rate of 59 t.ha-1.year-1 was estimated for the basin, in which 42% of the basin area presents a moderate degree of erosion. According to the model, silting of the Pereira de Miranda reservoir may vary from 1.1 to 2.6 %.decade-1, depending on the scenario considered. One may observe that upstream reservoirs are able to retain until 58% of the sediments that would reach the Pereira de Miranda reservoir. The very small reservoirs, with storage capacity below 100,000 mÂ, are able to retain almost 8% of the generated sediments, although they represent just 1.83% of the system water storage capacity. Sensitivity analysis shows that the sediment retention capacity of the upstream reservoirs may vary from 20 to 58%, depending on the system structure concerning the presence of upstream reservoirs from different size classes. One may still conclude that the reduction rate of water storage capacity at the system as a function of reservoir siltation is relatively larger then that observed for the Pereira de Miranda reservoir, due to the upstream sediment retention.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a dureza e o módulo de elasticidade da região de adesão quando utilizados diferentes sistemas adesivos e uma resina composta imediatamente após o procedimento adesivo e após 6 meses de armazenamento, correlacionando esses valores com a resistência adesiva à dentina humana. Para isso foram medidos a dureza e o módulo de elasticidade da resina composta junto à área de união, da camada de adesivo, da camada híbrida, e da dentina adjacente utilizando testes de nanoendentação. Foram utilizados 40 molares humanos hígidos (n=10). Os dentes foram preparados de modo a obterem-se superfícies planas em dentina, sobre as quais os sistemas adesivos foram aplicados seguindo as instruções dos fabricantes. Foram utilizados quatro sistemas adesivos de diferentes formas de aplicação (Adper Scotchbond Multiuso, Adper Single Bond 2, Adper SE Plus e Clearfil SE Bond). Sobre essas superfícies foram inseridos incrementos de resina composta perfazendo 5 mm de altura. Após 24h de armazenamento em água destilada à 37ºC. Os dentes restaurados foram seccionados para obterem-se corpos-de-prova com área aderida de 1mm2. Dos corpos de prova viáveis, 2 palitos centrais de cada dente foram selecionados para análise da nanodureza e do módulo de elasticidade da interface adesiva. Os demais tiveram a resistência de união testada através do teste de microtração, sendo metade desses corpos de prova armazenados durante 6 meses em água à 37ºC. Foi aplicado o teste estatístico ANOVA para dois fatores para todas as variáveis do estudo. Para o fator tempo foi detectada diferença estatística entre os grupos para a resistência adesiva (p=0,042), para o módulo de elasticidade do adesivo (p=0,000) e nanodureza do adesivo (p=0,000), sendo os valores mais baixos observados após 6 meses de armazenamento. Para o fator adesivo, todos os grupos apresentaram diferenças estatísticas (p=0,000), exceto para a variável nanodureza da camada híbrida (p=0,255). O sistema adesivo Clearfil SE Bond apresentou os melhores valores para resistência adesiva e módulo de elasticidade da camada híbrida, juntamente com o sistema Scothbond Multiuso. Os piores desempenhos foram demonstrados pelo sistema adesivo Adper SE Plus. Para a interação, apenas a variável nanodureza do adesivo apontou diferença entre os grupos (p=0,028). O teste de correlação de Pearson detectou correlação significante para as variáveis de módulo de elasticidade, sendo negativa para o módulo de elasticidade do adesivo e positiva para o módulo de elasticidade da camada híbrida. A metodologia e os resultados apresentados permitem-nos concluir que as propriedades mecânicas estudadas (resistência adesiva, módulo de elasticidade do sistema adesivo e da camada híbrida, nanodureza do sistema adesivo e da camada híbrida) podem variar dependendo do sistema adesivo utilizado e do tempo de armazenamento após o procedimento adesivo ter sido realizado. Além disso, quanto maior o módulo de elasticidade da camada híbrida apresentado por um sistema adesivo maior será sua resistência adesiva e menor será o módulo de elasticidade apresentado pela camada de adesivo. / The aim of this study is to evaluate hardness and elasticity module of adhesive region of adhesive systems of different formulations immediately and 6 moths after the adhesive procedures. Those values will be compared to microtensile bond strength to human dentin. The hardness and elasticity module of composite resin next to adhesion region, adhesive layer, hybrid layer and dentin were evaluated. Forty sound human molars were used and prepared in order to obtain flat dentin surfaces in which the adhesive systems were applied following manufactures instructions (n=10). The groups were divided according the four adhesive systems: Adper Scotchbond Multipurpose, Adper Single Bond 2, Adper SE Plus and Clearfil SE Bond. Resin blocks of 5mm were constructed in those surfaces. After 24h of storage in distilled water at 37°C restored teeth were sectioned in order to obtain specimen with a bonded area of around 1mm2. Two specimen of each tooth were submitted to nanohardness and elasticity module test of adhesive interface. Half of the specimen were immediately submitted to the test with a crosshead speed of 0,5mm/min until fracture, the other specimen were stored for additional 6 month in 37ºC water prior to the test. The values resulting of all variables of the study were compared using ANOVA two-way. For the time factor, it was detected statiscal difference between groups in microtensile bond strength values (p=0,042), adhesive elastic modulus (p=0,000) and adhesive nanohardnes (p=0,000), the lowest values were observed in 6 months of storage. For adhesive factor, all groups presented statistical difference (p=0,000), except hybrid layer nanohardness (p=0,255). Clearfil SE bond and Scothbond systems presented the best values of bond strength and hybrid layer elastic modulus. The worse performance was demonstrated by Adper SE Plus adhesive system. For the interaction, only the adhesive nanohardness presents difference between groups (p=0,028). The Pearson correlation test detected positive correlation with microtensile bond strength tests and hybrid layer elastic modulus and negative correlation with bond strength and adhesive elastic modulus. The methodology and the results allow us to conclude that the studied mechanical properties (bond strength, modulus of elasticity of the adhesive and hybrid layer, nanohardness adhesive system and the hybrid layer) may vary depending on the adhesive system and time storage after the bonding procedures have been performed. Moreover, when an adhesive system presents a high elastic modulus of hybrid layer, it will present a high bond strength and low elastic modulus of adhesive layer.

A serrapilheira é compreendida como a camada acima do solo formada a partir de materiais que caem da vegetação, funcionando como um mecanismo de interceptação da chuva. Apesar do processo de interceptação ser significativo em áreas de florestas, geralmente esse processo é subestimado ou mesmo negligenciado em modelos hidrológicos, justificado pela dificuldade na obtenção desses dados. Este projeto propôs o desenvolvimento de um equipamento que permite realizar medidas em campo da interceptação da serrapilheira em área de cerrado sensu stricto. Com o equipamento desenvolvido, LID (Litter Interception Device), são realizadas medidas do volume de água retido na serrapilheira e do volume que passa pela serrapilheira, atingindo o solo. O LID foi testado e calibrado em laboratório utilizando chuva simulada de três diferentes intensidades sobre o equipamento, contendo três quantidades diferentes de serrapilheira, 2,97, 1,45 e 0,60 kg.m-2. As amostras de serrapilheira utilizadas nos testes foram retiradas de uma área experimental de mata nativa de cerrado sensu stricto, localizada no município de Itirapina, Estado de São Paulo. As intensidades utilizadas foram definidas a partir de uma curva Intensidade-Duração-Frequência (IDF) gerada para a área experimental. Além do bom funcionamento do LID, os testes serviram para determinar os parâmetros Cmax e Cmin (capacidade máxima e capacidade mínima de armazenamento, respectivamente) da serrapilheira do cerrado sensu stricto. Os resultados mostraram que com o LID são realizadas medições da taxa de retenção de água na serrapilheira (mm.min-1), bem como de sua evaporação (mm.min-1) com precisão. Os testes para calibração do pluviógrafo revelaram que as medidas eram sempre subestimadas, necessitando utilizar uma curva de calibração (R2 = 0,99) para corrigir os registros da intensidade que passa para o pluviógrafo. Os valores encontrados para os parâmetros Cmax (1,0 a 3,07 mm) e Cmin (0,78 a 2,27 mm) corroboram com os encontrados por outros autores para a serrapilheira de diferentes florestas. Verificou-se que a variável quantidade de serrapilheira (kg) influencia mais nesses valores, do que a intensidade da chuva (mm.h-1). Conclui-se com os resultados que o LID pode ser utilizado em estudos que pretendam analisar o papel da serrapilheira em processos hidrológicos, sejam estes para a determinação da interceptação da chuva em campo, ou mesmo na determinação de parâmetros em laboratório. / Forest litter is the layer above the ground of the forest formed by materials that fall from the vegetation itself. The vegetation materials are through various stages of decomposition, functioning as a mechanism of rainfall interception. Although the interception process is significant in forested areas, this process is usually underestimated or even neglected in hydrological models due to the difficulties on obtaining these data. We proposed the development of a device that allows the field measurements of the forest litter interception in a cerrado sensu stricto area. The Litter Interception Device (LID), was tested and calibrated in the laboratory. We used simulated rainfall with three different intensities to test the device and also three different amounts of litter, 0.100, 0.230 and 0.470 kg. The litter samples used in the tests were taken from an experimental area of cerrado sensu stricto located in Itirapina, State of São Paulo, Brazil. The intensities of simulated rainfall were obtained from an Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) curve made for the experimental area. Besides the LID functioning tests, the device was tested to determine the parameters Cmax and Cmin (maximum capacity and minimum storage capacity, respectively) of the cerrado sensu stricto forest litter. The results showed that the LID allows measurements of the volume of water retained in the forest litter (mm.min-1) as well as its evaporation (mm.min-1). The pluviometer calibration tests revealed that the measurements were always underestimated, requiring a calibration curve (R2 = 0.99) to correct the volume records that flow to the tipping bucket pluviometer. The values found for Cmax (1.0 - 3.07 mm) and Cmin (0.78 - 2.27 mm) are according with those found by other authors for different kinds of forest litters. It was verified that the variation in the amount of forest litter (kg) influenced more in these values, than the rainfall intensity (mm.min-1) . We concluded that the LID can be used in studies that intend to analyze the role of the forest litter in hydrological processes, whether they area for the determination of the interception of rain in the field or even and in laboratory studies to determine interception parameters of forest litter.

This diploma thesis deals with analysis of particular elements of ground water storage tanks, their comparison and describtion of their characteristic. Basic information of designing volume of accumulation tank is included in the first part followed by a key section where particular construction parts and elements are described. In the next section, new types of water tanks are mentioned. In the final section of this thesis, study of 5 existing water tanks was accomplished. A technical recommendation is summed up in the final part that can be taken into account when constructing a new water storage tank.

Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The increased water demand to be supplied by municipal water distribution systems, and subsequent increased storage period of reserve water, may have implications with regards to water ageing and subsequently may have an impact on health and safety. Current master planning design standards could have a negative effect on water residence time. The decay of the disinfectant potential is a function of the residence time in the distribution system. The objective of this study is to identify and measure existing systems to optimally increase water quality in a distribution system while supplying an increase in demand, dealing with the deterioration of pipe infrastructure and the introduction of alternative water sources. To do this, one must understand the dynamics of water networks and the parameters that affect water quality. The foundation of a water quality model is based on the construction of an accurate hydraulic model. To identify and measure these systems, one must understand the aspects of water purification and the techniques used to achieve water standards in a distribution system. These techniques and standards play a huge role in the prediction of water quality. In this paper the fundamentals and techniques used to determine and measure such a model are discussed. Consequently, additional design parameters to assess water quality must be incorporated into current master planning practice to optimally design water networks. These models are used to determine the appropriate levels of disinfectant at strategic locations in a system. To illustrate these design parameters and systems currently used in practice, a case study involving Umgeni Water (UW) and EThekwini municipality (EWS) was used to determine the most suitable disinfectant strategy for a municipality’s distribution system. Future scenarios and the impact of disinfectant mixing and increased residence time of the water in the system were also determined. The use of this water quality model in a distribution system will ultimately provide a sustainable platform for a risk monitoring procedure. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die verhoogde aanvraag na water in munisipale voorsieningstelsels, en die daaropvolgende verhoogde stoortydperk van reserwe water, kan implikasies inhou met betrekking tot water veroudering waarna dit ‘n impak op gesondheid en veiligheid kan hê. Huidige meesterbeplanning ontwerpstandaarde kan 'n noemenswaardige uitwerking op water retensietyd hê, veral omdat chloor se vervaltyd op sy beurt 'n funksie van water retensietyd is. Die doel van hierdie studie is om 'n prosedure te identifiseer om watergehalte optimaal te verhoog in 'n waterverspreidingstelsel, terwyl die toename in water aanvraag voortduur. Om dit te kan doen moet die dinamika van water netwerke en die parameters wat die gehalte van water beïnvloed, bestudeer word. Die opstel van 'n waterkwaliteit model is gebaseer op die bou van 'n akkurate hidrouliese model. Om uiteindelik die ontwerp van 'n waterkwaliteit oplossing suksevol uit te voer, moet 'n mens al die aspekte van watersuiwering en die tegnieke wat gebruik word om waterstandaarde te handhaaf in 'n verspreidingstelsel verstaan. In hierdie verslag word die beginsels en tegnieke wat gebruik word om so 'n model op te stel, bespreek. Bykomende waterkwaliteit ontwerpparameters moet by huidige meesterbeplanning gevoeg word om waternetwerke optimaal te ontwerp. Hierdie modelle word gebruik om die geskikte vlakke van ontsmettingsmiddel op strategiese plekke in 'n stelsel te bepaal. 'n Gevallestudie van Umgeni Water (UW) en eThekwini-munisipaliteit (EWS) is gebruik om die mees geskikte ontsmettingsmiddel strategie vir 'n munisipaliteit se verspreiding te illustreer. Toekomstige scenario's en die impak van ontsmettingsmiddelvermenging en verhoogde retensietyd van die water in die stelsel sal ook bepaal kan word. Die gebruik van hierdie gehalte-watermodel in 'n verspreidingstelsel sal uiteindelik 'n volhoubare platform vir 'n risiko moniteringstelsel inhou.