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Conducting a Regular Main Flushing Program
Author(s) -
Pattison Philip L.
Publication year - 1980
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.1551-8833.1980.tb04473.x
Subject(s) - flushing , water quality , water supply , quality (philosophy) , service (business) , business , operations management , computer science , environmental science , engineering , environmental engineering , marketing , medicine , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , endocrinology
As standards for water quality are constantly improving, the public is demanding higher quality water and better service. Annual main flushing should be a part of every utility's regular maintenance program to ensure that water quality does not diminish after water flows from the source of supply into the pipe network.