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EPA Clarifies SWTR Turbidity Requirements
Author(s) -
Pontius Frederick W.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1994.tb01205.x
Subject(s) - turbidity , backwashing , environmental science , agency (philosophy) , environmental engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , water resource management , engineering , geology , oceanography , geotechnical engineering , philosophy , epistemology , inlet
Recent experiences with high filtered‐water turbidity levels have resulted in boil‐water orders for several communities. These occurrences have prompted the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to clarify the following three requirements of the SWTR: where turbidity samples are to be collected for filtered water systems; when a system is to notify the state and the public of high‐turbidity levels; and backwashing practices.