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Monitoring for Consecutive Systems
Author(s) -
Moriarty Edward J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2005.tb01813.x
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , stage (stratigraphy) , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , operations research , operations management , reliability engineering , business , engineering , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , biology
This article presents information that consecutive systems may consider when determining if they should monitor now, in accordance with Stage 1 requirements, as they prepare to comply with the Stage 2 Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts (DBP) Rule. All consecutive systems will be required to monitor under the new Stage 2 DBP Rule, which has not been finalized, though the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to promulgate it at the end of 2005. Collecting data now may help operators to understand DBP formation in their distribution systems. This article is based on the Stage 2 DBP Rule as proposed. The article discusses the four options of the proposed Stage 2 rule that satisfy the initial distribution system evaluation (IDSE) requirement, actions that a consecutive system can take immediately, and the benefits of monitoring now as opposed to later.