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Water Security Toolkit User Manual: Version 1.5
Citation:
Klise, K., D. Hart, J. Siirola, W. Hart, C. Phillips, C. Laird, A. Seth, J. Rodriguez, T. Haxton, R. Murray, R. Janke, G. Hackebeil, A. Mann, S. McGee, AND T. Taxon. Water Security Toolkit User Manual: Version 1.5. U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-20/318, 2020.
Impact/Purpose:
Drinking water systems can be vulnerable to contamination incidents from man-made or natural disasters. Contamination of drinking water infrastructure could severely impact the public health and economic vitality of a community. Decision-making tools that assist water utilities in evaluating and planning various response strategies are needed to support rapid response to contamination incidents. The Water Security Toolkit (WST) is a suite of tools that help provide the information necessary to make good decisions resulting in the minimization of further human exposure to contaminants, and the maximization of the effectiveness of intervention strategies. This tool is useful for drinking water systems around the world who want to evaluate response strategies to contamination incidents.
Description:
The Water Security Toolkit (WST) is a suite of tools that help provide the information necessary to make good decisions resulting in the minimization of further human exposure to contaminants, and the maximization of the effectiveness of intervention strategies. WST assists in the evaluation of multiple response actions in order to select the most beneficial consequence management strategy. It includes hydraulic and water quality modeling software and optimization methodologies to identify: (1) sensor locations to detect contamination, (2) locations in the network in which the contamination was introduced, (3) hydrants to remove contaminated water from the distribution system, (4) locations in the network to inject decontamination agents to inactivate, remove or destroy contaminants, and (5) locations in the network to take grab sample to confirm contamination or cleanup. The user manual provides an overview of the WST modules, including updates on grab sampling algorithms and uncertainty quantification.
URLs/Downloads:
WATER SECURITY TOOLKIT USER MANUAL VERSION 1.5.PDF FINAL.PDF (PDF, NA pp, 4342.622 KB, about PDF)https://github.com/USEPA/Water-Security-Toolkit/releases
