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Water Quality and Fire Protection Trade‐Offs in Water Distribution Networks
Author(s) -
Gibson John,
Karney Bryan,
Guo Yiping
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/awwa.1395
Subject(s) - water quality , fire protection , environmental science , distribution (mathematics) , business , quality (philosophy) , natural resource economics , environmental engineering , water resource management , environmental economics , environmental resource management , engineering , civil engineering , economics , ecology , mathematical analysis , philosophy , mathematics , epistemology , biology
Key Takeaways Having enough water available for fighting fires is a significant driver in the design of distribution systems. A study was conducted to determine how North American fire protection practices affect water quality. With changes to fire protection practices, water distribution systems might have higher flow velocity, lower capital costs, and fewer water quality issues.