Contamination security white papers released in USA

Published on August 25, 2013 17:50 by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Academic

New security technologies for detecting and monitoring water supplies could be developed as a result of a contamination warning system (CWS) demonstration pilot project in the USA undertaken by CH2M Hill and the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD). The two partners have released a series of 15 white papers to disseminate knowledge and industry best practices gained from the project.

As part of a larger Water Security (WS) initiative, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded grants to water utilities in four major cities, including Philadelphia, to institute full-scale CWSs. This effort was to build upon what had already been developed by EPA with the Greater Cincinnati Water Works.

The CWS pilot project, which began in 2009, is now complete and already PWD and other utilities have observed significant operational benefits. The program was developed using a systematic approach and incorporated six major components, including:

· Online water quality monitoring

· Sampling and analysis

· Enhance security monitoring

· Consumer complaint surveillance

· Public health surveillance

· Consequence management

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