 By
Vernon L. Snoeyink, Charles N. Haas, Paul F. Boulos, Gary A. Burlingame, Anne C. The distribution system is the remaining component of public water supplies yet to be adequately addressed in national efforts to eradicate waterborne disease. The US Environmental Protection Agency has renewed its interest in water quality degradation occurring during distribution, with the goal of defining the extent of the problem and considering how it can be addressed via both regulatory and nonregulatory channels. The agency requested that the National Academies Water Science and Technology Board conduct a study of water quality issues associated with public water supply distribution systems and their potential risks to consumers. This book provides the results of the study. The study investigated the following distribution water quality issues: - Regulations, nonregulatory approaches, and their limitations
- Public health risk from distribution system contamination
- Physical integrity
- Hydraulic integrity
- Water quality integrity
- Integrating approaches to reducing risk from distribution systems
- Alternatives for premise plumbing
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