WaterBenchmarkHub

The WaterBenchmarkHub is a platform for accessing and sharing Water Distribution Network (WDN) benchmarks and data sets. The webpage is available at https://waterfutures.github.io/WaterBenchmarkHub -- see docs/ for details such as source code, etc.

The availability and accessibility of benchmarks are essential for reproducible research as well as for accelerating scientific progress. A benchmark is a verified data set or resource (e.g. a water distribution network) together with an evaluation functions that can evaluate different algorithms/methods under the same criteria.

The WaterBenchmarkHub is also available as a Python package water-benchmark-hub.

Call for Contributions

If you have a benchmark (resource) that is not yet available in the WaterBenchmarkHub, please either create a new issue or read on How to Contribute.

Installation of the Python Package

The Python package supports Python 3.10 - 3.14

PyPI

pip install water-benchmark-hub

Git

Download or clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/WaterFutures/WaterBenchmarkHub.git
cd WaterBenchmarkHub

Install all requirements as listed in REQUIREMENTS.txt:

pip install -r REQUIREMENTS.txt

Install the benchmark hub:

pip install .

Quick Example

from water_benchmark_hub import load


if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Load the GECCO Water Quality 2019 benchmark
    benchmark = load("GECCO-WaterQuality2019")

    # Load data set
    data = benchmark.load_data(return_X_y=True)

    # Show number of samples
    X_train, y_train = data["train"]
    X_val, y_val = data["validation"]
    X_test, y_test = data["test"]
    print(X_train.shape, X_val.shape, X_test.shape)

Documentation

Documentation is available on readthedocs: https://waterbenchmarkhub.readthedocs.io/en/stable/

License

MIT license -- see LICENSE

How to Cite?

If you use the WaterBenchmarkHub in your research, please cite it as follows:

@article{Artelt_Giese_Vrachimis_Eliades_Polycarpou_Hammer_2025,
    title={{The WaterBenchmarkHub: A Platform for Benchmarks in Water Distribution Networks}},
    DOI={10.15131/SHEF.DATA.29921051.V1},
    journal={21st Computing and Control in the Water Industry Conference (CCWI 2025) at the University of Sheffield (1st - 3rd September 2025)},
    publisher={The University of Sheffield},
    author={Artelt, André and Giese, Katharina and Vrachimis, Stelios G. and Eliades, Demetris G. and Polycarpou, Marios M. and Hammer, Barbara},
    year={2025},
    url = {https://github.com/WaterFutures/WaterBenchmarkHub}
}

How to get Support?

If you come across any bug or need assistance please feel free to open a new issue if none of the existing issues answers your questions.

How to Contribute?

Contributions (e.g. creating issues, pull-requests, etc.) are welcome -- please make sure to read How to Contribute, the code of conduct and follow the developers' guidelines.