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Full Scale Home Plumbing System Pilot Plant
Citation:
Achtemeier, R., M. Tang, H. Ryu, L. Boczek, D. Williams, C. Muhlen, M. Urbanic, A. Paul, M. Pinelli, E. Crockett, P. Woodruff, AND D. Lytle. Full Scale Home Plumbing System Pilot Plant. Small Systems Drinking Water Workshop, Covington, KY, August 29 - September 01, 2022.
Impact/Purpose:
This pilot plant aims to help the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, drinking water treatment plants utilities, states, cities, and residents understand chemical and microbiological impacts on home plumbing systems and how prolonged stagnation, HPS modifications, and yearly degradation due to normal water usage affect residents water quality.
Description:
In 2012, a full-scale home plumbing system (HPS) simulating water usage by a family of four people was constructed at the EPA’s Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center. This poster shows three published research papers. The poster explains the additions to the system and changes in research focus throughout the years. Additionally, it identifies the new research focus for the HPS.