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– extending the existing centralized drinking water supply system;
– permanently increasing the quality of water and services;
– finding new investment financing sources;
– integrating environmental and quality management systems;
– improving operational and financial performances;
– avoiding an uncontrolled increase in the drinking water price;
– reducing consumptions and network water losses;
– increasing the use of information technology/automation systems;
– permanently improving customer relations;
– decreasing the duration of repairs;
– increasing the reaction speed to emergencies and complaints;
– permanently improving employees’ skills;
– complying with the European standards concerning the environment.
The future will bring new specialized technologies such as the Water Management
Suite (WMS), by integrating and connecting to complex databases several applications like GIS, SCADA, Maintenance Management Systems, Laboratory Information Management Systems, etc. The Smart City concept with “intelligent” pipes and
valves is also very promising.
However, despite all the progress in technology, the danger of a drinking water
crisis is lurking before us. Therefore the most important message to pass to the future
generations is “Please cherish water, don’t waste it!”
Acknowledgements The authors would like to express their gratitude to the CAS S.A. (Some¸ s
Water Company) for supporting this work and providing all the necessary information.
References
1. Bacotiu C, Vitan E, Hotupan A, Kapalo P (2017) Pipe material selection for urban sewerage
systems. In: No Conference Proceedings of Scientific Papers, CASSOTHERM 2017, Civil
Engineering Faculty, Institute of Building and Environmental Engineering, Kosice, Slovak
Republic
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?page_id=1769. Accessed on 21 May 2018
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C. Bacotiu et al.
– extending the existing centralized drinking water supply system;
– permanently increasing the quality of water and services;
– finding new investment financing sources;
– integrating environmental and quality management systems;
– improving operational and financial performances;
– avoiding an uncontrolled increase in the drinking water price;
– reducing consumptions and network water losses;
– increasing the use of information technology/automation systems;
– permanently improving customer relations;
– decreasing the duration of repairs;
– increasing the reaction speed to emergencies and complaints;
– permanently improving employees’ skills;
– complying with the European standards concerning the environment.
The future will bring new specialized technologies such as the Water Management
Suite (WMS), by integrating and connecting to complex databases several applications like GIS, SCADA, Maintenance Management Systems, Laboratory Information Management Systems, etc. The Smart City concept with “intelligent” pipes and
valves is also very promising.
However, despite all the progress in technology, the danger of a drinking water
crisis is lurking before us. Therefore the most important message to pass to the future
generations is “Please cherish water, don’t waste it!”
Acknowledgements The authors would like to express their gratitude to the CAS S.A. (Some¸ s
Water Company) for supporting this work and providing all the necessary information.
References
1. Bacotiu C, Vitan E, Hotupan A, Kapalo P (2017) Pipe material selection for urban sewerage
systems. In: No Conference Proceedings of Scientific Papers, CASSOTHERM 2017, Civil
Engineering Faculty, Institute of Building and Environmental Engineering, Kosice, Slovak
Republic
2. CAS S.A., Some¸ s Water Company (2018) History. Retrieved from http://www.casomes.ro/en/
?page_id=1769. Accessed on 21 May 2018
3. CAS S.A., Some¸ s Water Company (2018) Raport de activitate al Companiei de Ap˘ a Some¸ s
S.A. pentru anul 2017 (Activity Report of Some¸ s Water Company for 2017). Retrieved
from http://www.casomes.ro/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Raport-activitate-CA-SOMES-pt.2017.pdf (in Romanian). Accessed on 22 May 2018
4. Croitoru V-L (2018) Some¸ s water company. Presentation brochure, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
5. Croitoru V-L, Ciatar⸠s D, Neam¸ tu C (2010) Cluj water supply between past and future.
In: Air and water components of the environment. Presa Universitar˘ a Clujean˘ a, ClujNapoca, pp 232–239. Retrieved from http://aerapa.conference.ubbcluj.ro/2010/Croitoru_
Ciataras_Neamtu.htm. Accessed on 22 May 2018
6. Dobriceanu M, Bitoleanu A, Popescu M, Enache S, Subtirelu E (2008) SCADA system for
monitoring water supply networks. WSEAS Trans Syst 10(7):1070–1079