scholarly journals Analysis of chemical stability of tap water in terms of required level of technological safety

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Pietrucha-Urbanik ◽  
Barbara Tchórzewska-Cieślak ◽  
Dorota Papciak ◽  
Izabela Skrzypczak

AbstractThe main goal of this work is to show the new approach to determining safety technological levels (SLs) in terms of water quality and its chemical stability, as well as issues of water corrosion properties in water distribution systems (WDSs), due to the fact that water supply pipes are prone to corrosion. In the paper the methodology of determining the risk associated with threat to technical infrastructure was considered. The concept was studied on the basis of real operational data from the water treatment plant. The probability of exceeding the individual parameters for WTPI is slightly larger than for WTPII, which means that this water treatment process may cause lack of chemical stability in the water supply network. Operators should anticipate in the process of designing water distribution system, using proper materials, as to ensure an adequate level of safety from the water source to the water recipient. It should be noted that it is necessary to adjust the material of internal installation of water supply networks to the parameters of the water. At present, there are no correlations between the designing step and water parameters. It was concluded that to protect the water supply infrastructure, which belongs to critical infrastructure, water company should put more emphasis on distribution of stable water that has not potentially corrosion properties. Some suggestions were made for the protection of WDS and to ensure safety of system functioning and long-term usability of water pipes.

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 421-429
Author(s):  
J.C. Ahn ◽  
Y.W. Kim ◽  
K.S. Lee ◽  
J.Y. Koo

Twelve sampling locations in a network from a water treatment plant to consumers' taps were selected for measuring residual chlorine loss, THMs, TOC, etc. and 24 hour sampling in the locations was conducted on a bimonthly basis for one year. Chlorine bulk decay and THM formation tests were carried out by bottle tests under controlled temperatures for three locations: a water treatment plant, a large service reservoir, and a pumping station. Water quality modelling of chlorine loss in the distribution system was performed using data collected in the field study. This study contributed to the improvement of chlorine management in the distribution system by providing information for operators to maintain a minimum level of chlorine residual in a service reservoir.


2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.J. Hem ◽  
E.A. Vik ◽  
A. Bjørnson-Langen

In 1995 the new Skullerud water treatment plant was put into operation. The new water treatment includes colour removal and corrosion control with an increase of pH, alkalinity and calcium concentration in addition to the old treatment, which included straining and chlorination only. Comparative measurements of internal corrosion were conducted before and after the installation of the new treatment plant. The effect of the new water treatment on the internal corrosion was approximately a 20% reduction in iron corrosion and a 70% reduction in copper corrosion. The heavy metals content in standing water was reduced by approximately 90%. A separate internal corrosion monitoring programme was conducted, studying the effects of other water qualities on the internal corrosion rate. Corrosion coupons were exposed to the different water qualities for nine months. The results showed that the best protection of iron was achieved with water supersaturated with calcium carbonate. Neither a high content of free carbon dioxide or the use of the corrosion inhibitor sodium silicate significantly reduced the iron corrosion rate compared to the present treated water quality. The copper corrosion rate was mainly related to the pH in the water.


Author(s):  
Wenjin Xue ◽  
Christopher W. K. Chow ◽  
John van Leeuwen

Abstract The bacterial regrowth potential (BRP) method was utilised to indirectly measure the assimilable organic carbon (AOC) as an indicator for the assessment of the microbial regrowth potential in drinking water distribution systems. A model using various microbial growth parameters was developed in order to standardise the experimental interpretation for BRP measurement. This study used 82 experimental BRP data sets of water samples collected from the water treatment plant to locations (customer taps) in the distribution system. The data were used to model the BRP process (growth curve) by a data fitting procedure and to obtain a best-fitted equation. Statistical assessments and model validation for evaluating the equation obtained by fitting these 82 sets of data were conducted, and the results show average R2 values were 0.987 for treated water samples (collected at the plant prior to chlorination) and 0.983 for tap water (collected at the customer taps). The F values obtained from the F-test are all exceeded their corresponding F critical values, and the results from the t-test also showed a good outcome. These results indicate this model would be successfully applied in modelling BRP in drinking water supply systems.


Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 6221
Author(s):  
Jedrzej Bylka ◽  
Tomasz Mróz

The water supply system is one of the most important elements in a city. Currently, many cities struggle with a water deficit problem. Water is a commonly available resource and constitutes the majority of land cover; however, its quality, in many cases, makes it impossible to use as drinking water. To treat and distribute water, it is necessary to supply a certain amount of energy to the system. An important goal of water utility operators is to assess the energy efficiency of the processes and components. Energy assessments are usually limited to the calculation of energy dissipation (sometimes called “energy loss”). From a physical point of view, the formulation of “energy loss” is incorrect; energy in water transport systems is not consumed but only transformed (dissipated) into other, less usable forms. In the water supply process, the quality of energy—exergy (ability to convert into another form)—is consumed; hence, a new evaluation approach is needed. The motivation for this study was the fact that there are no tools for exergy evaluation of water distribution systems. A model of the exergy balances for a water distribution system was proposed, which was tested for the selected case studies of a water supply system and a water treatment station. The tool developed allows us to identify the places with the highest exergy destructions. In the analysed case studies, the highest exergy destruction results from excess pressure (3939 kWh in a water supply system and 1082 kWh in a water treatment plant). The exergy analysis is more accurate for assessing the system compared to the commonly used energy-based methods. The result can be used for assessing and planning water supply system modernisation.


Cybersecurity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkata Reddy Palleti ◽  
Sridhar Adepu ◽  
Vishrut Kumar Mishra ◽  
Aditya Mathur

AbstractModern critical infrastructure, such as a water treatment plant, water distribution system, and power grid, are representative of Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs) in which the physical processes are monitored and controlled in real time. One source of complexity in such systems is due to the intra-system interactions and inter-dependencies. Consequently, these systems are a potential target for attackers. When one or more of these infrastructure are attacked, the connected systems may also be affected due to potential cascading effects. In this paper, we report a study to investigate the cascading effects of cyber-attacks on two interdependent critical infrastructure namely, a Secure water treatment plant (SWaT) and a Water Distribution System (WADI).


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elma Sofia ◽  
Rony Riduan ◽  
Endrico Pratama

Air bersih merupakan kebutuhan dasar bagi manusia, sehingga pemenuhan kebutuhan air bersih merupakan hal yang wajib diperhatikan oleh PDAM (Perusahaan Daerah Air Minum) sebagai pihak terkait.  Dengan sistem pengolahan dan sistem jaringan perpipaan yang ada, PDAM Bandarmasih diharapkan mampu untuk memenuhi kebutuhan air bersih masyarakat yang ada di kota Banjarmasin.  Salah satu hal yang perlu diperhatikan adalah kinerja reservoir pada sistem distribusi perpipaan air bersih dari Instalasi Pengolahan Air Bersih (IPA) sampai kepada masyarakat. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi kinerja reservoir PDAM Bandarmasih, khususnya kinerja reservoir S. Parman yang merupakan reservoir distribusi yang melayani distribusi air bersih ke zona 1 dan zona 4 wilayah layanan IPA (Instalasi Pengolahan Air) I PDAM Bandarmasih.  Pada penelitian ini digunakan perangkat lunak Epanet 2.0 sebagai alat bantu pemodelen hidrodinamika sistem distribusi air bersih.  Berdasarkan hasil simulasi dengan menggunakan Epanet 2.0, pada saat jam puncak 06.00 reservoir S. Parman mampu melayani kebutuhan air bersih masyarakat dan node terjauh mempunyai tekanan terendah 11,21 m dengan tinggi muka air terendah reservoir S. Parman terjadi pada jam 09.00 yaitu 0,75 m. Secara umum, reservoir masih mampu memenuhi kebutuhan air bersih pelanggan khususnya pada saat jam puncak. Kata kunci: Epanet, jaringan distribusi air bersih, PDAM, reservoir.   Clean water is a basic need for humans, requirement of clean water is considered important by the PDAM (Regional Water Company) as a related party. With the existing treatment system and piping network system, Bandarmasih PDAM is expected to be able to meet the community's clean water needs in Banjarmasin city. One of crucial things is the performance of reservoir in piped water distribution system from the Clean Water Treatment Plant.This study aims to evaluate the reservoir performance of the Bandarmasih PDAM, specifically the performance of S. Parman reservoir, which is a distribution reservoir that serves the distribution of clean water to zone 1 and zone 4 of the Water Treatment Plant (IPA) I PDAM Bandarmasih. In this study Epanet 2.0 software was used as a hydrodynamic modelling tool. Based on the simulation results, at peak hours 06.00 a.m. reservoir S. Parman is able to serve the community's clean water needs. The farthest node has the lowest pressure of 11.21 m, and the lowest water level of the reservoir S. Parman occurs at 09.00 a.m. which is 0.75 m. In general, the reservoir is still able to meet community's clean water needs, especially during peak hours. Keywords: reservoir, clean water distribution network, Epanet, PDAM


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  

In industrial water treatment process coagulation process is used to destabilized suspended particles and to reacts with dissolved organic materials in raw water. Proper coagulation is essential for good filtration performance and for disinfection by product control. Improper coagulation can cause high aluminum residuals in the treated water and the post-treatment precipitation of particles causing turbidity, deposition and coating of pipes in the water distribution system. Minimizing the solid residuals produced from coagulation has also become a more important part of utility operations due to increased disposal costs and land filling restrictions. Choice of a suitable coagulant for maximum contaminant removal and reduction in costs is the most important parameters of water treatment. Sludge handling, conservation of water, saving energy and cost effective water treatment continue to be major hurdles in effective and efficient management of water treatment across the industries. In this case study the feasibility of using poly aluminum chloride instead of Alum has been studied.


Author(s):  
Kennedy Lucena ◽  
Fábio Gomes Do Nascimento

Water supply systems represent one of the main components of municipal infrastructure. The operation of these systems is a complex task due to the several variables that interfere with the water distribution dynamics. The objective of the work was to obtain a diagnosis of the operation of part of the water supply system of Campina Grande and to find the main limitations and potentialities of the system infrastructure. The system supplies water to several municipalities, serving an urban and a rural population of more than 500,000 inhabitants. For the operational diagnosis, hydraulic modeling was done using the Epanet 2 simulator. The operation was modeled from the water treatment plant to the pressure zone 2 of the Campina Grande system. Cadastral surveys of the water network were carried out, field surveys and interviews with the operators. Based on the scenarios analyzed it was possible to conclude that zone 2 of the supply system has little margin for increase demand , around 10%, that the system can not work outside the peak hours and the energy cost is mainly generated by the station of water treatment. In order to improve the vulnerability reduction operation, investments are required in the physical structure of the system and in monitoring and automation.


2015 ◽  
Vol 802 ◽  
pp. 513-518
Author(s):  
Nurazim Ibrahim ◽  
Hamidi Abdul Aziz ◽  
Mohd Suffian Yusoff

Natural organic matter (NOM) in water reacts with chlorine or other disinfectants and form hazardous disinfectant by-products (DBPs). This study aimed to detect the presence of NOM in a conventional water distribution system using UV absorbance at 254 nm as a surrogate. Two water treatment plants were selected, namely, Jalan Baharu Water Treatment Plant (JBWTP) and Lubok Buntar Water Treatment Plant (LBWTP). Aside from determining the amount of NOM, the reduction of UV254after completing the series of treatments (coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection) was also observed. The presence of UV254in both raw water and treated water samples confirmed the presence of NOM. The concentration of UV254recorded at JBWTP and LBWTP were 0.14 and 0.13 cm−1, respectively. After the treatment processes, the concentration was reduced to 0.04 cm−1for JBWTP and 0.03 cm−1for LBWTP. These results indicated that the water supply in both plants contains DBP precursors and implied the possibility of DBP formation in the system. Moreover, the percentage reduction of UV254recorded were 69% and 75% for JBWTP and LBWTP, respectively.


2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 97-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Okabe ◽  
T. Kokazi ◽  
Y. Watanabe

When biodegradable organic matter and other nutrients, such as ammonia and phosphorus, are not sufficiently removed during water treatment, bacteria may proliferate in the water distribution system. Bacterial regrowth deteriorates water quality (taste and odor), accelerates corrosion, and potentially increases the risk of microbial diseases. Therefore, this research was conducted to evaluate the impact of four different advanced water treatment processes, including biological treatments such as a rotating biofilm membrane reactor (RBMR) and a biological activated carbon (BAC) filter and ultrafiltration (UF), on reduction of nutrient levels and biofilm formation potentials of the treated water entering model distribution systems (annular reactors). Our results revealed that biological treatments significantly improved the “biostability” of water leaving from the treatment plant. On average, The RBMR and BAC filter reduced easily assimilable organic carbon (AOC) concentration by half when compared with conventional treatment (multi-media filtration; MF) and ultrafiltration (from 35-49 to 18-23 mg C L-1). Consequently, biofilm formation potential was reduced by a factor of 5 to 10 (from 3,200-5,100 to 490-710 pg ATP cm-2). With respect to “biostability” of water, ultrafiltration was less effective in reducing AOC concentrations. In addition, the impact of chlorine disinfection on biofilm accumulation and AOC levels in the distribution system were studied.


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