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Tailoring design off treatment plants to local conditions
Author(s) -
Prendiville Paul W.
Publication year - 1981
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.1551-8833.1981.tb04778.x
Subject(s) - waste management , water supply , automation , environmental science , water treatment , quality (philosophy) , process (computing) , environmental engineering , water quality , engineering , civil engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , philosophy , epistemology , operating system , ecology , biology
A description and comparison of five water treatment systems and supply sources—located in Sydney, Australia; Manila, Philippines; Springfield, Mass.; Rochester, N.Y.; and Long Island, N.Y.—are used as the basis for a discussion of tailoring the design of treatment facilities to local conditions. Water quality, existing treatment facilities, the supply source and method of regulation, climatic conditions, labor intensive design versus automation, equipment maintenance, cost of chemicals, emergency measures, and waste‐solids disposal are considered as they relate to the process train and other considerations relevant to the system.