Previous ed.: published as Water supply by Alan C. Twort, Don D. Ratnayaka and Malcolm J. Brandt. London: Arnold, 2000. Includes bibliographical references and index.

The demand for public water supplies -- Water supply regulation, protection, organisation and financing -- Hydrology and surface supplies -- Groundwater supplies -- Dams, reservoirs and river intakes -- Chemistry, microbiology and biology of water -- Storage, clarification and chemical treatment -- Water filtration -- Waterworks waste and sludge disposal -- Specialised and advanced water treatment processes -- Disinfection of water -- Hydraulics -- System design and analysis -- Distribution practice -- Pipeline design and construction -- Valves and meters -- Pumping, electrical plant, control and instrumentation -- Treated water storage.