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OPERATION OF WATER QUALITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY
Citation:
Males, R., R. Clark, W. Grayman, AND J. Coyle. OPERATION OF WATER QUALITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/2-90/030 (NTIS PB90246539), 1990.
Description:
The quality of drinking water can change between the discharge from the treatment plant and the point of consumption. n 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. ontaminant propagation models were developed and field tested. wo automatic water samplers for Volatile Organic Chemicals were evaluated. ajor 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. teady-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. ystem hydraulics plays a very important role in water quality variations. his report was submitted in fulfillment of Cooperative Agreement No. 811011-O2 by the North Penn Water Authority under the sponsorship of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. his report covers a period from July 1987 to July 1989 and work was completed as of July 1989.
