Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Summary
Whether a community water supply is taken from surface or groundwater
sources, individual community member needs are similar, whether house-
hold or industrial. Consumers need consumable water, wash water, irriga-
tion water, and waste conveyance water. Consumers may give little thought
to how water arrives at their tap, but the systems described in this chapter
provide potable water to these consumers—an essential and valuable ser-
vice, as anyone who has had to transport potable water during an emergency
will tell you. Drinking water distribution and conveyance are only half the
job. The other half of the job—making sure the water these systems provide
is safe—is a matter of biology (
Chapter 6
) and disinfection (
Chapter 10
).
References and Recommended Reading
Borland, H. (1964).
Sundial of the Seasons
. New York: Lippincott.
Cesario, L. (1995).
Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Water Distribution Systems
. Denver:
American Water Works Association.
Hammer, M.J. and Hammer, Jr., M.J. (1996).
Water and Wastewater Technology
, 3rd ed.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
McGhee, T.J. (1991).
Water Supply and Sewerage
, 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.
