wtr spply ntwrk r wtr spply systm s systm f ngnrd hydrlgc nd hydrlc cmpnnts tht prvd wtr spply. wtr spply systm typclly nclds th fllwng:
drng bsn (s wtr prfctn – srcs f drnkng wtr)
rw wtr cllctn pnt (bv r blw grnd) whr th wtr ccmlts, sch s lk, rvr, r grndwtr frm n ndrgrnd qfr. Rw wtr my b trnsfrrd sng ncvrd grnd-lvl qdcts, cvrd tnnls, r ndrgrnd wtr pps t wtr prfctn fclts.
Wtr prfctn fclts. Trtd wtr s trnsfrrd sng wtr pps (slly ndrgrnd).
Wtr strg fclts sch s rsrvrs, wtr tnks, r wtr twrs. Smllr wtr systms my str th wtr n cstrns r prssr vssls. Tll bldngs my ls nd t str wtr lclly n prssr vssls n rdr fr th wtr t rch th ppr flrs.
ddtnl wtr prssrzng cmpnnts sch s pmpng sttns my nd t b sttd t th tlt f ndrgrnd r bvgrnd rsrvrs r cstrns (f grvty flw s mprctcl).
pp ntwrk fr dstrbtn f wtr t cnsmrs (whch my b prvt hss r ndstrl, cmmrcl, r nstttn stblshmnts) nd thr sg pnts (sch s fr hydrnts)
Cnnctns t th swrs (ndrgrnd pps, r bvgrnd dtchs n sm dvlpng cntrs) r gnrlly fnd dwnstrm f th wtr cnsmrs, bt th swr systm s cnsdrd t b sprt systm, rthr thn prt f th wtr spply systm.
Wtr spply ntwrks r ftn rn by pblc tlts f th wtr ndstry.