Includes bibliographical references

During the period 2001-2004, the European research project APUSS (Assessing infiltration and exfiltration on the Performance of Urban Sewer Systems) was devoted to sewer infiltration and exfiltration questions. This synthetic final report describes the objectives, methods and main results for each Work Area. During the period 2001-2004, the European research project APUSS (Assessing infiltration and exfiltration on the Performance of Urban Sewer Systems) was devoted to sewer infiltration and exfiltration questions. This synthetic final report describes the objectives, methods and main results for each Work Area.

""Cover""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Authors""; ""Chapter 1: APUSS: Assessing the significance of infiltration and exfiltration on the performance of urban sewer systems""; ""Chapter 2: New measurement methods""; ""Chapter 3: Infiltration and exfiltration in house connections""; ""Chapter 4: Measuring and scale-up of infiltration and exfiltration in house connections""; ""Chapter 5: Sediment impacts and exfiltration""; ""Chapter 6: The exfiltration process and the colmation layer""; ""Chapter 7: Test and field applications of methods in Germany and France""

""Chapter 8: Test and field applications of methods in Italy""""Chapter 9: Test and field applications of methods in the UK""; ""Chapter 10: Modelling sub-catchment approaches to leakage rates""; ""Chapter 11: Generic multi-criteria methodology to compare investment/rehabilitation strategies: principles and case study""; ""Chapter 12: Economic and operational aspects""; ""Chapter 13: APUSS: Perspectives and conclusions""; ""List of publications""