The Italian Water Industry

Part I. General Overview of the Italian Water Sector

1. The Pursuit of Excellence in the Water Industry
Andrea Gilardoni

2. Water Regulation: An Innovative Approach
Lorenzo Bardelli

3. Financing Infrastructures in the Water Industry
Simona Camerano

4. Economic and Financial Performance of the Leading Companies
Massimiliano Cattozzi, Giovanni Costigliola, Nicola Tomaiuoli

Part II. Advanced Purification and Water Quality Solutions

5. The Construction of the Boron and the Arsenic Removal Plants in Franciana
Ennio Marcello Trebino

6. Arsenic Removal Technologies
Stefano Quaglino

7. Experiences in Hexavalent Chromium Removal in the Treatment of Drinking Water
Paolo Romano

8. Evolution of Laboratory Procedures for Water Quality Analysis
Vladimiro Agostini

Part III. Optimizing the Distribution Network

9. Acea-WETNET: True Monitoring of Water Networks
Stefano Antonio Donnarumma

10. Integrated Solution for a Smart Water Network
Andrea Gallina, Donato Gerardo Pasquale

11. A Decision Support System for Acquedotto Pugliese
Nicola Sanctis

12. Real-Time Automatic Control and Management of the Network Distribution
Stefano Quaglino

13. A Safe Model Thanks to Interconnections
Lorenzo Veronese

14. High-Pressure Fire Prevention System in Venice
Vladimiro Agostini

Part IV. Wastewater in a Circular Economy Perspective

15. Innovation and Circular Economy in Water Sector: The CAP Group
Alessandro Russo

16. Waste Water Management in Seaside Tourism Areas: The Rimini Seawater Protection Plan
Stefano Venier

17. Circular Economy and WWTPs: Water Reuse and Biogas Production
Massimiliano Bianco

18. DEMOSOFC
Paolo Romano

Part V. Facing Financial and Managerial Challenges

19. MM SpA: Integrated Water Service Investments and Financing Strategy for the City of Milan
Stefano Cetti

20. Corporate Reorganization to Adapt to the Demand for Performance Improvement
Tullio Montagnoli

21. Implementation of a Balanced Scorecard in the Water Industry. The Abbanoa S.p.A. Case
Alessandro Ramazzotti

Keywords: Environment, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Innovation/Technology Management