scholarly journals Assessment the Water Supply System of Qom City Based on the Water Safety Plan

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 690-696
Author(s):  
Sanaz ◽  
Sara Miryousefi Ata ◽  
Bakhrul Khair Amal

The existing condition of potable water in the city of Qom and its adjacent villages needs improvement, both for the quantity as well as the quality. On one side, the excess use of wells has decreased the level of underground water, resulting to Penetration of salty water from the neighboring salt lake into the underground water and therefore, lowering the quality of potable water, and on the other side, during the recent years the consumption of water has increased due to growth of the city population. Because of these factors, the improvement of quality and overcoming the shortage of drinkable water in the city of Qom and its adjacent villages, have turned to an urgent need. To respond to the above-mentioned needs, some studies have been carried out by a number of consultants during the past years. In addition, based on such studies, certain projects have been implemented to provide new sources of potable water for the city of Qom.this paper aims at investigating the existing condition of potable water in the city of Qom. The goal of this water treatment is to supply the drinkable water for agriculture and industry and producing the energy.

Author(s):  
Francesca Serio ◽  
Lucia Martella ◽  
Giovanni Imbriani ◽  
Adele Idolo ◽  
Francesco Bagordo ◽  
...  

Background: The quality of water for human consumption is an objective of fundamental importance for the defense of public health. Since the management of networks involves many problems of control and efficiency of distribution, the Water Safety Plan (WSP) was introduced to address these growing problems. Methods: WSP was applied to three companies in which the water resource assumes central importance: five water kiosks, a third-range vegetable processing company, and a residence and care institution. In drafting the plan, the terms and procedures designed and tested for the management of urban distribution systems were applied to safeguard the resource over time. Results: The case studies demonstrated the reliability of the application of the model even to small drinking-water systems, even though it involved a greater effort in analyzing the incoming water, the local intended use, and the possibilities for managing the containment of the dangers to which it is exposed. This approach demonstrates concrete effectiveness in identifying and mitigating the dangers of altering the quality of water. Conclusions: Thanks to the WSP applied to small drinking-water systems, we can move from management that is focused mainly on verifying the conformity of the finished product to the creation of a global risk assessment and management system that covers the entire water supply chain.


Author(s):  
Amin Kishipour ◽  
Roqiyeh Mostafaloo ◽  
Mohsen Mehdipour Rabori ◽  
Esfandiar Ghordouei-Milan ◽  
Farzaneh Hosseini ◽  
...  

Introduction: The water safety plan is a systematic approach that aims to ensure the quality of water distributed to consumers. In 2004, the World Health Organization issued a statement implementing the water safety plan. The plan is underway in Iran. The purpose of this study is to review the studies conducted from 2004 to 2020. Materials and Methods: Present article is a systematic review study to search for keywords in a combination of "water safety plan" (WSP), "Iran", "Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points", (HACCP) and "water" in international databases including: PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, as well as national databases include: Magiran and SID. Results: In the initial search, 671 articles were found that after screening based on the Prisma checklist, 15 articles were included in the study for further review. The results showed that in the implementation of WSP, the highest score is related to Qom city with 68.64% and the lowest value is related to Khoy city with 17.5%. Improvement and upgrade program, support program development, and review of WSP courses have received less attention. Low staff familiarity with WSP, insufficient team composition and lack of coordination between them in holding regular meetings can be the reason for poor implementation of WSP in Iran. Conclusion: The full implementation of the water safety plan controls the risks in the water supply system and reduces costs, as well as improves and increases the quality of water distributed to consumers.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-294
Author(s):  
Rahim Aali ◽  
Mohammad Fahiminia ◽  
Mahdi Asadi-Ghalhari ◽  
Farzaneh Fanaei ◽  
Roqiyeh Mostafaloo ◽  
...  

Background: Water safety plan is a systematic approach to ensure the quality of water delivered to consumers from catchment to consumption. Methods: This study was conducted on the groundwater system of Talesh, Gilan, in 2020-2021. A Water Safety Plan (WSP) consists of 5 phases and 12 steps. In the implementation of this plan, all modules were reviewed. Software checklists were prepared and based on the background information in Talesh Water and Wastewater Company, interviews with experts and field visits were performed, and then, entered into WSP QA TOOL software. Results: Out of 440 raw scores, 222 points were obtained, indicating 50.45% compliance with WSP. The description system with the highest score (100%) and the management procedures with the lowest score (50%) were in line with this plan. The stages of development and supporting program and review of WSP cannot be evaluated due to the incomplete implementation of water safety plan in Talesh. Between different parts of the water supply system, more attention has been paid to production sources and points of use. Conclusion: This study identifies the inefficiency in dependence on the final tests and the necessary items in updating the supply system of Talesh. According to the study of the different stages of WSP, the system has a moderate level of safety.


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1168-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. B. Magtibay

Developing a water safety plan (WSP) is now a requirement for all service providers of drinking water in the Philippines. To assist compliance with the Philippine Department of Health (DOH), this study develops an index model that the DOH can use for evaluating WSPs and covers the WSPs of 14 water districts and 11 health care facilities. The WSP Index model was developed using a nine-step process and was tested in 25 WSPs to determine the robustness of its weights and benchmark. Approximately 21 WSPs received a passing mark when the 60% benchmark was used but only nine WSPs passed when the benchmark was raised to 74%. This Philippine model may be utilized by countries in evaluating the WSPs, and further adapted to their local context and considerations.


2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 1813-1822
Author(s):  
Cecilia Caretti ◽  
Roberta Muoio ◽  
Leonardo Rossi ◽  
Daniela Santianni ◽  
Claudio Lubello ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 709-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Goodwin ◽  
M. Raffin ◽  
P. Jeffrey ◽  
H. M. Smith

The Water Safety Plan (WSP) is receiving increasing attention as a recommended risk management approach for water reuse through a range of research programmes, guidelines and standards.


2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gertjan Medema ◽  
Patrick Smeets

System assessment is the part of the Water Safety Plan that evaluates whether a water supply system is capable of producing drinking water that meets the health-based targets. System assessment can be done at increasing level of detail, requiring more site specific information as the level of detail increases. Four case studies are presented with increasing level of detail, showing the type of information that is required for each of these levels and how each level informs risk management. The first case study shows how a system assessment can be performed without other site specific information than the type of source water and the type of treatment processes. The required data for the system assessment are collected from the large body of literature available. The second case study uses site specific microbial indicator data. The third study uses pathogen data and the fourth case study combines data on pathogens, microbial indicators and process parameters. The case studies show that the level of detail required largely depends on the risk management question.


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