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When the Distribution System Needs a NAP: Tackling One City's Nitrification Action Plan
Author(s) -
Ybanez Crystal,
Ramirez Gabriel,
Becker William,
Santos Marc
Publication year - 2020
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.1430
Subject(s) - nitrification , action plan , water quality , flushing , swift , key (lock) , environmental planning , action (physics) , environmental science , computer science , ecology , computer security , psychology , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry , nitrogen , psychoanalysis , programming language , physics , quantum mechanics
Key Takeaways Recovering from nitrification can be difficult for a chloraminated drinking water system, so prevention, early detection, and swift mitigation are key. The City of Corpus Christi (Tex.) changed its complex yet flexible nitrification action plan to make it more stringent and action‐oriented. Using a mobile application in the field has enabled a near‐immediate response to water quality issues, including rechecking samples, flushing the sample station, or flushing nearby hydrants.