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RURAL WATER SUPPLY IN APPALACHIA
Author(s) -
Duvel William A.,
Lalli Bernard M.,
Heim Jack D.
Publication year - 1974
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/j.1551-8833.1974.tb01965.x
Subject(s) - appalachia , appalachian region , poverty , water supply , aeration , water quality , rural area , quality (philosophy) , water resource management , business , environmental science , geography , environmental planning , environmental engineering , waste management , economics , engineering , geology , economic growth , political science , ecology , physical geography , law , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , biology
Water‐supply problems of a small, isolated, rural town in Pennsylvania are typical of those in many other poverty‐stricken, former mining towns scattered throughout Appalachia. The antiquated gravity–aeration system in use actually deteriorates the quality of the water, which comes originally from a well. Several recommendations are presented to improve the distribution system as well as the treatment process.