City of Ann Arbor Water System Master Plan: Beyond the Year 2000 Author: Paul H. Hsiung 8400 Ward Parkway Phone: 913-458-3442 Ann Arbor Water Utility owns and operates a water distribution system with a service area greater than 110,000 people. A significantly important element of this master planning effort for the City is the development of a new water distribution geographic information system and a new state-of-the-art hydraulic model. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of development of hydraulic and water quality analysis of the City's water distribution system, pipeline rehabilitation and replacement, evaluation of improvement alternatives, and the benefits and issues of using GIS technology. |