Njengethuluzi eliyinhloko lokulinganisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi, amamitha amanzi adlala indima ebalulekile emphakathini wanamuhla. Kusukela ezindlini kuye kwezimboni, kusukela ekuniseleni ngenkasa kwezolimo kuya ezinhlelweni zokuphakelwa kwamanzi emadolobheni, amamitha amanzi awasona nje isisekelo sokukhokhiswa kwamanzi kodwa futhi ayithuluzi elibalulekile lokuphatha nokugcinwa kwemithombo yamanzi.
Umsebenzi oyisisekelo wemitha yamanzi ukulinganisa ngokunembile inani lamanzi agelezayo epayipini, kungaba ngomshini noma ngogesi, bese ubhala idatha ngama-cubic metres noma amalitha. Amamitha amanzi ayimishini evamile asebenzisa ukugeleza kwamanzi ukushayela i-impeller, eguqulwa ibe isibonisi sedijithali ngesistimu yegiya. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, amamitha wamanzi ahlakaniphile esimanje asebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bokungeniswa kwe-electromagnetic, ultrasonic, noma amafrikhwensi omsakazo ukunika amandla ukudluliswa kwedatha okukude kanye nokuqapha{2}}kwangempela kwesikhathi. Lokhu kuguquguquka kwezobuchwepheshe kuguqule amamitha amanzi ukusuka kumathuluzi okulinganisa alula aba ingxenye ebalulekile yezinhlelo zokulawula amanzi ezihlakaniphile.
Ezicelweni zokuhlala, amamitha amanzi ahlinzeka izakhamuzi ngedatha esobala yokusetshenziswa kwamanzi, ezisiza ukuba ziqonde imikhuba yazo yokusetshenziswa kwamanzi kanye nokugqugquzela ukuqwashisa ngokongiwa kwamanzi. Ukufundwa kwamamitha okuvamile kwenza iminyango yokuphatha izakhiwo ikwazi ukubala izikweletu zamanzi ngendlela efanele nangendlela ephusile, kanti futhi ihlonza ngokushesha ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi okungejwayelekile futhi kuvinjwe izinkinga ezinjengokuvuza kwamapayipi. Ezinkampanini ezihlinzeka ngamanzi, inethiwekhi yamamitha amanzi yakha isisekelo sedatha salo lonke uhlelo lokuhlinzeka ngamanzi. Ngokuhlaziya amaphethini okusetshenziswa kwamanzi esifunda, angakwazi ukuthuthukisa ukwakheka kwenethiwekhi yamapayipi kanye nokulawula ukucindezela kwamanzi, ngaleyo ndlela athuthukise ukusebenza kahle kokunikezwa kwamanzi.
Ukwamukelwa okusabalele kwamamitha amanzi ahlakaniphile kuguqula ukulawulwa kwamanzi okuvamile. Lawa madivayisi aqoqa ngokuzenzakalelayo futhi adlulisele idatha, okuvumela ukufunda imitha okude kanye nokuqapha{1}}kwangempela kwesikhathi, okwehlisa kakhulu izindleko zabasebenzi. Amasistimu athuthuke kakhulu angakwazi ukubona ukuvuza, abikezele isidingo samanzi, futhi aze ahlanganise nezinhlelo zokulawula izimo eziphuthumayo zedolobha ukuze athole ngokushesha izindawo zezinkinga ezimeni eziphuthumayo njengokuqhuma kwamapayipi. Amanye amamitha amanzi ahlakaniphile abuye abonise ukuqapha izinga lamanzi, ukuthola izinto ezingavamile emanzini ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuphepha kwamanzi.
Njengoba imithombo yamanzi yomhlaba wonke iyancipha, imisebenzi yokukala nokuphatha yamamitha amanzi izobaluleka nakakhulu. Ngokuzayo, ubuchwepheshe bemitha yamanzi buzoqhubeka buthuthukela ekunembeni okuphezulu, ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okuphansi, kanye{1}}nokuqapha amapharamitha amaningi. Ukuhlanganiswa okujulile nobuchwepheshe obufana ne-inthanethi Yezinto kanye nedatha enkulu kuzohlinzeka ngosekelo oluqinile lokwakha uhlelo lokulawula imithombo yamanzi oluzinzile. Lokhu ngeke kusize nje ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwemithombo yamanzi kodwa futhi kuzoba ingxenye ebalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kwamadolobha ahlakaniphile.