What is ISO 24528 about?
Water loss is the amount of distributed drinking water that does not reach customers. A system water loss investigation can help to prevent this water loss. ISO 24528 contributes to the sustainability of drinking water utilities and the protection of the environment.
ISO 24528 provides a methodology for undertaking a water loss investigation and establishing general principles for water loss management in drinking water distribution networks. This would improve the sustainability of drinking water utilities and protect the environment by saving water, energy and use of chemicals.
ISO 24528 can be used analogously for non-public supply systems, raw water, and industrial water systems. ISO 24528 is intended for drinking water utilities and other stakeholders.
Note: ISO 24528 does not cover bulk drinking water supply systems but can relate to pumping, storage, and transmission within the drinking water distribution network.
Who is ISO 24528 for?
ISO 24528 on water loss investigation of drinking water distribution networks is useful for:
- Government bodies
- Municipal corporations
- Personnel involved in supply and distribution of water
Why should you use ISO 24528?
Water is essential to life and forms part of the environment. Global concern for the state of the environment has identified that water resources are subject to significant pressure from water demand. Large amounts of abstracted water does not reach the intended users.
Many water utilities lose large volumes of water through leaks and pipe bursts. Due to increasing urbanization, growing demand, rising costs, and ageing distribution networks, water loss is a growing challenge for drinking water utilities.
ISO 24528 includes and considers the International Water Association Water Loss Specialists Group (IWA WLSG) that have developed terminology, methodology, strategy, and diverse tools for water loss management.
ISO 24528 establishes a procedure to estimate water loss components through water balance calculations and to define general principles of water loss management. ISO 24528 deals with the preparation of a water loss management plan for water loss reduction and management projects but does not cover its execution. Preventing water loss by analyzing where it is lost, and stopping its wastage is a more sustainable way of living.
