Battle of Water Demand Forecasting

“As part of the Battle of Water Networks competition series, the Battle of Water Demand Forecasting (BWDF) was organized in the context of the 3rd Water Distribution Systems Analysis and Computing and Control in the Water Industry (WDSA CCWI) joint conference held in Ferrara, Italy, in 2024. In line with the previous editions of the Battle of Water Networks, the main objective of which was to address a specific problem related to the design and operation of water distribution networks, the BWDF aims to compare the effectiveness of methods for the short term forecast of urban water demand in a set of real district metered areas. During the conference, 31 teams across the world participated in the BWDF and presented their approaches. The results obtained demonstrate the importance of considering integrated approaches for short term water demand forecasting and evaluating their performance in relation to more than one metric, case study, and period.”

(Citation: Alvisi, S.A., Franchini, M.F., Marsili, V.M., et.al. – Battle of Water Demand Forecasting – Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 151(2025)10, art. no. 04025049 – https://doi.org/10.1061/JWRMD5.WRENG-6887 – (Open Access))

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