| Main Title |
Operation of Water Distribution Systems to Improve Water Quality. |
| Author |
Males, R. M. ;
Clark, R. M. ;
Grayman, W. M. ;
Coyle., J. A. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Drinking Water Research Div. ;RMM Technical Services, Inc., Cincinnati, OH. ;Grayman (Walter M.), Concinnati, OH. ;North Penn Water Authority, Lansdale, PA. |
| Publisher |
Jul 90 |
| Year Published |
1990 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/2-90/030; |
| Stock Number |
PB90-246539 |
| Additional Subjects |
Water distribution ;
Water quality ;
Water treatment ;
Water supply ;
Hydraulics ;
Water pipelines ;
Samplers ;
Water wells ;
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB90-246539 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
99p |
| Abstract |
The quality of drinking water can change between the discharge from the treatment plant and the point of consumption. In order to study these changes in a systematic manner a Cooperative Agreement was initiated between EPA's Drinking Water Research Division and the North Penn Water Authority in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Contaminant propagation models were developed and field tested. Two automatic water samplers for Volatile Organic Chemicals were evaluated. Major findings were that temporal and spatial variation of water quality in the North Penn Water Authority distribution system were found to be much greater than expected. Steady-state models can be used to predict water quality variations in a distribution system but dynamic models can provide much more insight into system behavior. System hydraulics plays a very important role in water quality variations. |
