White Papers

Over the years, ADS has had the unique opportunity to observe some of the most challenging flow conditions in history and record our observations in white papers.  Visit this section often to find new papers.  If you have an idea for a paper, please contact us.  Please review the links below for currently released technical papers:
White Paper TitlesUnits of measure
Inflow and Infiltration | Determining Base Infiltration in SewersU.S Customary
Inflow and Infiltration | Executing a Large Flow Metering ProjectU.S Customary
The Myth of Measuring Ground Water | Ground Water Measurements in Inflow & Infiltration StudiesU.S Customary
Basin Size | The Magic Knob for Controlling Costs of RDII ReductionU.S Customary
Estimating Groundwater Infiltration in SewersU.S Customary
If I Had This To Do Over | A Twelve Step Program to Successfully Measure Sewer RehabilitationU.S Customary
Determining Base Infiltration in Sewers – A Comparison of Empirical Methods and Verification ResultsU.S Customary
Depth Perception | Tracking Sewer Performance Using Design Guidelines & Regulatory ExpectationsU.S CustomaryMetric
Wastewater Hydraulics | Be Wary of Weally Wough WavesU.S Customary
Falling Into An Aeration Tank | Do You Sink or Swim?U.S Customary
Measurement Strategies and Technologies | Evaluation of Gauge Adjusted Radar for Rainfall Measurement in RDII ProgramsU.S Customary
Measurement Strategies and Technologies | Peeling the Onion of Meter AccuracyU.S Customary
Measurement Strategies and Technologies | Getting More From Flow MonitoringU.S Customary
SSOs and CSOs | SSO Leaves Telltale SignsU.S Customary
SSOs and CSOs | Recognizing the Scattergraph Signature of an SSOU.S Customary
SSOs and CSOs | Characterization of Sanitary Sewer and Combined Sewer OverflowsU.S CustomaryMetric
Working with Combined Sewers: Geometric and Hydraulic Elements of Egg-Shaped SewersU.S CustomaryMetric
Working with Combined Sewers: Geometric and Hydraulic Elements of Cleveland Egg-Shaped Sewers – Part 1U.S Customary
Working with Combined Sewers: Geometric and Hydraulic Elements of Cleveland Egg-Shaped Sewers – Part 2U.S Customary
Elements to Successful Rainfall Monitoring | Rain Gauge Equipment Selection for the Urban Sewer EnvironmentU.S CustomaryMetric
Elements to Successful Rainfall Monitoring | Rain Gauge Siting Principles for the Urban Sewer EnvironmentU.S CustomaryMetric
Scattergraph White PapersUnits of measure
A Comparison of Various Applications of the Manning EquationU.S CustomaryMetric
Camp’s Varying Roughness Coefficient Applied to the Manning EquationU.S CustomaryMetric
Practical Application of the Froude Number to Flow Monitor DataU.S CustomaryMetric
Characterization of Sanitary Sewer and Combined Sewer OverflowsU.S CustomaryMetric
Evaluating Self-Cleansing in Existing Sewers Using the Tractive Force MethodU.S CustomaryMetric
Boston’s Pilot Project to Measure CSOs Relies on New Technology and Scattergraphs to Detect OverflowsU.S Customary
Sewer Sociology White PapersUnits of measure
Sewer Sociology | The Days of Our (Sewer) LivesU.S Customary
Sewer Sociology | San Diego 2013U.S Customary