Water management has become one of the priorities for all countries due to water scarcity and population growth. However, the traditional methods used in this field need much time and high costs to be implemented. Therefore, recent research has focused on developing new alternatives for efficient water management. This review aims to survey the techniques and methods of water distribution management applied in different categories of applications. These are inequity in intermittent water supply (IWS), water demand forecasting (WDF), smart water management using the Internet of Things (IoT), and water leakage monitoring. This review mentions the proposed methods for improving equity in intermittent water supply systems. In addition, it discusses the application of machine learning algorithms to predict future water demand based on water consumption and climate variables. We also cite the application of IoT technology in water management through installing sensors along the network that allow real-time monitoring of WDSs. Finally, we discuss hardware and software methods used to monitor water leakage in WDNs.