ANALYSIS OF WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK FOR ACCOMMODATING POPULATION PROJECTION USING EPANET IN BATAGARAWA MUNICIPAL AREA, BATAGARAWA L.G.A, KATSINA STATE
Gaya.I.A1, Kamilu A2, Zaharaddeen U. S3
Abstracts: The development of water distribution network begins with projecting the population to 2040 planning using the geometric Arithmetic and exponential methods with 200mm diameter pipes for upcoming Batagarawa water demands, the water distribution network have met the pressure requirement in the range 6.62m – 26.83m for small water distribution network. Also the range of pipe unit head loss is 0.89 – 0.18 m/km with velocity range of 0.01 – 0.89 m/s,with some pipe not meeting the velocity criteria which suggests adding pump stations and reservoirs at the locations.
Keyword: Water Distribution Network, EPANET, Hydraulic Simulation, Nodes, Pressure variation and Demands.