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Building a Cross‐Connection Control Program
Author(s) -
Hopkins Elizabeth,
Ansley Charles
Publication year - 1996
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.1551-8833.1996.tb06580.x
Subject(s) - connection (principal bundle) , computer science , control (management) , legislation , scale (ratio) , engineering , political science , artificial intelligence , law , structural engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
Establishing and maintaining a cross connection program can be expensive and labor intensive, especially for small systems. In Texas, the Fort Worth Water Department provides cross connection assistance to 23 small systems in the same county. While not all large systems offer this kind of voluntary support, operators of small systems should ask for help from larger systems. An effective and efficient cross connection program does not necessarily have to be on a large scale to succeed. Borrow ideas from existing programs and make use of information clearinghouses. By being actively involved and providing input about cross connection, small systems can benefit from new legislation and ensure that it addresses their needs as well as those of the large systems.