Chapter 1. The Water Distribution
System Operator
What do water distribution system operators do with water distribution facilities? -
answer> Make sure water facilities do their intended job.
> Operators operate, maintain, repair, and manage these facilities.
What is the responsibility of water distribution system operators? - answer> Ensuring
that safe and pleasant drinking water is delivered to everyone's tap.
> Also adequate amounts of water and pressure must be available during times of
emergency, such as a fire.
Begins with the source of water such as groundwater and surface water.
(Wells, pumps, and treatment facilities) - answer Water System
Consists of tanks and pipes which store and deliver treated water to consumers. -
answer Water Distribution System
What is a water supply system? - answer Delivers water from its source to the ultimate
consumer --- homes, businesses, or industrial water users.
> SOURCES OF WATER
> STORAGE FACILITIES
> TREATMENT FACILITIES
> DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Consists of large reservoirs behind dams (impoundments) or service storage reservoirs
located at water treatment plants and/or at various places in the distribution system. -
answerStorage Facilities
Storage facilities for treated water at water treatment plants - answerClear Wells
> Pressure tanks
> Elevated tanks
> Ground-level tanks or reservoirs
> Underground facilities - answerOperational Service Storage Tanks
Provide necessary treatment to make the waters safe and suitable for drinking
purposes. - answerTreatment Facilities
The most common means of disinfection used today to protect the public's health. -
answerChlorination
System Operator
What do water distribution system operators do with water distribution facilities? -
answer> Make sure water facilities do their intended job.
> Operators operate, maintain, repair, and manage these facilities.
What is the responsibility of water distribution system operators? - answer> Ensuring
that safe and pleasant drinking water is delivered to everyone's tap.
> Also adequate amounts of water and pressure must be available during times of
emergency, such as a fire.
Begins with the source of water such as groundwater and surface water.
(Wells, pumps, and treatment facilities) - answer Water System
Consists of tanks and pipes which store and deliver treated water to consumers. -
answer Water Distribution System
What is a water supply system? - answer Delivers water from its source to the ultimate
consumer --- homes, businesses, or industrial water users.
> SOURCES OF WATER
> STORAGE FACILITIES
> TREATMENT FACILITIES
> DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Consists of large reservoirs behind dams (impoundments) or service storage reservoirs
located at water treatment plants and/or at various places in the distribution system. -
answerStorage Facilities
Storage facilities for treated water at water treatment plants - answerClear Wells
> Pressure tanks
> Elevated tanks
> Ground-level tanks or reservoirs
> Underground facilities - answerOperational Service Storage Tanks
Provide necessary treatment to make the waters safe and suitable for drinking
purposes. - answerTreatment Facilities
The most common means of disinfection used today to protect the public's health. -
answerChlorination
