Safe water from every tap : improving water service to small communities / Committee on Small Water Supply Systems, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Small Water Supply Systems.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drinking water--United States.

Drinking water.

Water-supply engineering--United States.

Water-supply engineering.

Municipal water supply--United States.

Municipal water supply.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Small communities violate federal requirements for safe drinking water as much as three times more often than cities. Yet these communities often cannot afford to improve their water service. Safe Water From Every Tap reviews the risks of violating drinking water standards and discusses options for improving water service in small communities. Included are detailed reviews of a wide range of technologies appropriate for treating drinking water in small communities. The book also presents a variety of institutional options for improving the management efficiency and financial stability of water systems.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Small Water Supply Systems: An Unsolved Problem""; ""2 Status of Small Water Systems""; ""3 Technologies for the Small System""; ""4 Evaluating Technologies for Small Systems""; ""5 Ensuring Small Water Supply System Sustainability""; ""6 Training Operators for Small Systems""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780309175432

0309175437

9780309522847

0309522846

9780585026312

0585026319

OCLC:

923257980