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Surveys all processes involved in procuring, treating, and distributing public water supplies, for undergraduate engineers and professionals in the water industry. Coverage includes the organization and financing of public water supplies, estimation of yield, hydraulics, the pumping plant, pipeline design, and the chemistry and microbiology of water. This fourth edition incorporates the requirements of recent UK, EC, and US regulations and guidelines, and describes new techniques for reducing organic pollutants, controlling disinfection by-products, and managing the privatized public water supply industry in England and Wales. -- Copyright © 1999 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR All rights reserved


Review
'A classic text on water supply......the book provides information on practically every aspect of water supply....the authors' wealth of experience is evident in the practical approach used throughout'. Asian Water, May 2001

Review of the previous edition: "The authors have a wealth of experience in the water industry, which is reflected in their clear and concise presentation ... an excellent publication" Water and Environmental Management Journal


Book Description
This clear treatment of water supply technology reflects modern international practices and ideas. It incorporates the requirements of the UK Water Supply Regulations of 1989, the EC Directives provisions of 1980, the revised WHO drinking water quality Guideline Values of 1993, and the comparable Maximum Contaminant Levels set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regulations up to the end of 1992 under the US Safe Drinking Water Acts.


From the Publisher
This new edition of a classic text has been significantly expanded to cover the most current issues and international standards are examined in-depth, with detailed coverage of WHO, European, UK and US standards, organisations and practice. Written with the postgraduate and professional water engineer in mind, this text will also be essential reading for undergraduates studying water engineering.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Care has been taken to ensure that any statements made present a current informed view since the health implication of many substances found in water remains unclear. New techniques to reduce organic micropollutants in water and to control disinfection by-products are described. Figures of water demand and system losses have been brought up-to-date. Covers water supply worldwide, including up-to-date details of WHO, UK, EC and USEPA drinking water standards. Provides design parameters and analytical methods commonly used by engineers for the design and operation of water supply systems. This book has been thoroughly updated with revisions which mirror modern practice and ideas worldwide.

FROM THE CRITICS

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