USING EPANET TO OPTIMIZE OPERATION OF THE RURAL WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AT BRAGGS, OKLAHOMA By

Abstract

Everything I have accomplished is simply a sign of God’s grace to me. I have taken a journey that seemed very discouraging as I tried to settle in at the beginning of the Spring Semester of 2008. Now, looking back at what I have been able to achieve since then, I am glad I kept the faith and the resolve to see the end. I would like to thank the Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute (OWRRI) for providing the funding that made this study possible and my advisor, Dr. DeeAnn Sanders for her unwavering support and tremendous encouragement throughout the course of my graduate studies at Oklahoma State University and especially over the last couple of months as I worked to complete my thesis. I would also like to thank the other members of my thesis committee, Dr. Arthur Stoecker and Dr. Gregory Wilber. Dr. Stoecker has been of immense help since we started working on this project and helped me immensely as I tried to get my model running last summer. Dr. Wilber has provided me with a wealth of knowledge throughout the course of my graduate studies. My thesis committee members have been available throughout to answer the questions that came up as I worked to complete the study and I am very thankful to them. I would like t