Books by American Water Works Association

Describes a variety of project delivery methods and provides guidance to utility managers, project engineers, and buyers for managing any size construction project.

Self-Assessment for Wastewater Treatment Plant Optimization outlines the Partnership for Clean Water approach to properly evaluate treatment plant performance and implement actions that improve operations, energy efficiency and effluent quality.

A water utility manual of practice for the identification, control, and treatment algae in water sources and algae-caused problems in drinking water. Benjamin Franklin Award winner.

A thorough discussion of wet-barrel and dry-barrel hydrants, including installation and testing.

This operational guide helps utility managers implement the requirements established in AWWA G300 Source Water Protection.

Provides papers and presentations made at the 2017 AWWA/WEF The Utility Management Conference, held from February 7-10, 2017, in Tampa, Florida.

Water Treatment, Grades 3 and 4, is organized into 15 chapters addressing core test content on certification exams. Chapters discuss regulations, operator math and chemistry, and specific treatment processes in detail. Other chapters cover water quality testing, electrical and monitoring systems, treatment plant safety, and monitoring and recording requirements.

Water Treatment, Grade 2, is organized into 22 chapters addressing core test content on certification exams. Chapters discuss regulations, operator math and chemistry, and specific treatment processes in detail. Other chapters cover water quality testing, electrical and monitoring systems, treatment plant safety, and monitoring and recording requirements.

Offers detailed technical information on MF and UF treatment processes for water operators, engineers, and utility management.

Each year millions of gallons of water are lost to leakage, meter error, and water theft - impacting a utilities bottom line. This newly revised manual paired with AWWA's free Water Audit Software gives you everything you need to greatly improve your water loss program.

Provides information on valve selection and installation as well as the importance of location, condition, and frequency of operation. Also includes the latest methodologies and technologies for handling, inspecting, shipping, and storing valves and their associated parts.

Covers the selection, installation, operation, and maintenance of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration systems in water treatment.

Describes minimum requirements for submersible vertical turbine pumps utilizing a discharge column pipe assembly, 5 hp or larger, used in water service, including materials, design, manufacture, inspection, and testing.

Provides complete information for designing, installing, and maintaining steel pipe and fittings for potable water transmission and distribution. M11 has been completely updated. Additional information on, fittings design, welded joint design, suggested bracing for shipping of pipe, weld details for outlets and crotch plates, aboveground design and more has been added.

Given the increased use of automatic process systems, the use of power actuators continues to grow. This manual provides invaluable information on the design and installation of hydraulic and pneumatic power actuators.

This manual provides a general understanding of the principles of aquifer storage and recovery (ASR).

This manual should help operators, planners, management, and engineers improve their decision-making processes about OSG systems using a holistic risk management approach that considers not only triple-bottom-line approaches but also the specific regional situation when choosing a chlorination system.

This AWWA manual of water supply practice covers the specification, design, installation, and maintenance of ductile-iron pipe and fittings for potable water systems.

This manual describes waterborne viral, bacterial, and parasitic pathogens, and water treatment options.

This operations manual describes non-pathogenic organisms in source water, the various problems they can cause in water treatment, and treatment strategies.