ASSESSMENT OF NON-REVENUE WATER (NRW) IN MYSORE

CITY – A MEANS TO ACCOMPLISH 24X7 WATER SUPPLY

Thanushree S

Lokesh K S

Manoj Kumar B

Jayaramu K P

Abstract: Non-Revenue water (NRW) is the difference between System Input Volume (SIV) and billed authorized
consumption. This paper is focussed on calculating NRW in the District Metered Areas (DMAs) of Mysore city to which
River Kabini is the source of water supply. Kabiniriver supplies water to 17 DMAs, regions of Dattagalli, MUDA Layout
and Bank Colony in Mysore. Water balance for this distribution network is established based on the collected data and

losses.
Key Words: Non-Revenue Water (NRW), System Input volume, Physical losses, Commercial losses, Water balance.

INTRODUCTION

2. WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION

SYSTEM IN MYSORE CITY
 3. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY:

4. NRW CALCULATIONS FOR KABINI

COMMAND AREA

4.1 System Input Volume

Figure 1 : Mysore city DMA Map.

2.1 Water Supply from Kabini Command Area

Figure 2: Bulk Flow Meter reading

Table 1 : BFM reading for the month of March,
2016
DATE FLOW DATE FLOW
(MLD) (MLD)

4.3 Unbilled Authorized Consumption

Unbilled metered consumption

TOTAL 1896.97

1896.97 million litres = 18,96,970 m3

4.2 Billed Authorized Consumption or Revenue Unbilled unmetered consumption

Water

Billed Metered Consumption

Billed Unmetered Consumption

4.4 Unauthorized Consumption

Figure 3 : Illegal withdrawal for construction purpose

Figure 5 : Customer metering inaccuracy

4.6 Physical or Real Losses

Figure 4 : Illegal connection to a house without a meter

4.5 Customer Metering Inaccuracies and Data

Handling Errors
Figure 6 : Existence of both old and new lines Figure 7 : Leakage.

5. RESULTS

Table.2 : water balance for a period of 31 days

Billed metered consumption
Billed 13,18,961 m3 Revenue
authorized 69.52 % water
consumption 13,63,388
13,63,388 m3 Billed unmetered consumption m3
Authorized 71.87 % 44,427 m3 71.87 %
consumption 2.34%
15,24,661 m3 Unbilled metered consumption
80.37 % Unbilled 1,22,947m3
System
authorized 6.48 %
input
consumption
volume Unbilled unmetered consumption
1,61,213 m3
18,96,970 38,326 m3
8.84 % Non
m3 2.02 %
revenue
Unauthorized consumption
water
Commercial 97,836 m3
5,33,582
losses 5.51 %
m3
Water losses 2,22,201 m3 Customer meter inaccuracies and meter handling errors 28.12 %
3,72,309 m3 11.71% 1,24,365m3
19.62 % 6.55 %
Physical losses
1,50,108m3
7.91 %
6. CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES

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DESIGN OF WATER TREATMENT PLANT : WTPSOFT03
DESIGN OF SEWERAGE SYSTEM : SEWERESOFT03
DESIGN OF WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK : WDNSOFT03
DESIGN OF ADVANCED WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT : ADTREATSOFT02

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