Water Quality in the Distribution System (Awwa Trends in Water Series) - Hardcover

Lauer, William C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1583213236 ISBN 13: 9781583213230

Publisher: American Water Works Association,US, 2000

Synopsis

Drinking water quality can degrade as the water travels through the distribution system. This book describes causes of water-quality degradation in the distribution system and provides solutions to all common water quality problems.Information is organized into nine sections:

• 1. Introduction -- Five critical steps to achieving and maintaining distribution system water quality
• 2. Microbiological Issues -- Control of biofilm growth and eliminating pathogens in the distribution system
• 3. Chemical & Physical Issues -- Maintain disinfectant residuals and reduce disinfectant by-products.
• 4. Chloramine Conversion Issues -- Gain the benefits of chloramines as a residual disinfectant, while controlling nitrification and taste-and-odor problems.
• 5. Corrosion Control -- Minimize or eliminate the effects of pipeline corrosion on water quality.
• 6. Rapid or Real-Time Monitoring -- Optimize distribution system operation and water quality, even as conditions change.
• 7. Operational Practices -- Distribution system operation strategies that will assure pristine water quality all the way to customers' taps.
• 8. Flushing to Maintain Water Quality -- Flushing practices to preserve water quality.
• 9. Water Quality Computer Modeling (Computer-Aided Network Analysis) -- Accuratly predict changes in delivered water quality caused by changes in treatment or distribution operations.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Water Works Association,US
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1583213236
• ISBN 13: 9781583213230
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 277