Local incidents, such as spills and treatment problems, can lead to short-term needs for alternative water supplies or in-home water treatment. In isolated cases, individuals have needed to rely on...
Aquifer: A formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated, permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to wells and springs.
"Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a measure of the oxygen used by microorganisms to decompose this waste. If there is a large quantity of organic waste in the water supply, there will also be a lot...
Safe drinking-water supplies are critical for protecting public health. Drinking water treatment and monitoring technologies are used by public water utilities to assure compliance with existing...
The City of Cincinnati has developed a great site with animated diagrams of several of their water treatment facilities. Basic information regarding the aquifers used and basic water treatment is...
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Technical Paper on Climate Change and Water is the sixth paper in the IPCC Technical Paper series and was produced in...
This Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources site contains information related to copper in drinking water. Specific health effects, safety limits, and treatment options are provided.
This site contains general information related to different drinking water treatment techniques. There is a nice color diagram of the hydrologic cycle and diagram of a typical drinking water...
Federal Facilities distribute drinking water to their personnel and visitors through a variety of mechanisms. This includes being connected to the local drinking water treatment plant, distributing...
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