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1 Hear matt st down an aso i nade,
* Never ede pressute ata fle hia ozo when
services ae connected foaled mais beyond Some
‘nes act minimum pesues for this coutine
* Donot proceed tom he ast flow a2 given ie
tyrant unt sags" of cole mates bate been
‘moved fom junctures ith mains previous fubed.
*Aveld opening or shtting Iran py Yo avokd
water hammer
Keep the length ofthe main that you ae Hashing as
Flushing Velocity and Biofiims
Stale performed by seseuch microbiologists such as
in Getic ofthe US knironmental Protection
‘Agency and Mark LeChevater of American Mater Works
ServiceCo. have sown that he elfcton of bons in
the dittion sytem one of the most mpota asks
Dformed, Bits ze rexponalble for spade o:rcutent
{Eolorm outed ae well forthe production of
Eorrosion potenti the 5stem, which lead to main
Fare, Bots canbe reduced o instvated bythe
ralntenanceof 3 chlorine wsidua,periadie min and dec
fnausing (ce each yan, nd the ation ef conoson
Inhibitors sich as snc ortophomphte,
‘atc man sig velocity fa least 25 fs souls
be dcieved to avid bio accumulstion
For example How many gpm are nee tachi 2.5.
foros} veya 12 (308-0) al?
QedxsoQ= (214x050) x25 (0.76 m4)
1.9625 6 (OSS57 mec) and 1.9685 fen 8 a9)
(Gos) = BRD sp (S55 1)
‘An operator cannot Masa water man properly without
an adequately stand blowoll When new main ar ntaled
{Gin 200 mm a: greater the engineer shoul be sate that
32. (30-1) blowof or evra of tern wil be provided
ithe ead or the main anya ts nt availabe Tt does
to food to attempt to Muah lange mn with in (30
‘np bowel Do te math
Dent ends in the system cn allow the water to become
stagnant, perittig unpalaabie or rat water tobe drawn
lie the system. Where pose dead end should be
fennel with ops so so permit eomsant creation,
‘news, hey may require frequent fshings that 9 e
hyataat or Bawa te extreme end bacon neces.
Teeny be impact to Bas Inge ain at this ety
in most ase, ut experimentation in yur stern wll Nip
Records
Adequate records ofthe se and exact location of ll
‘mals and shat aver should be maintained Tse
‘ecards shouldbe bp uptodate and shoul be edi
‘esgic ipa Raton 0 sad igh
‘han energency tout breaking or damage. Sections oF
‘rea nups should be made svallabletoa vale ew that his
bre sent co dos vale and hydrant study. These re copes
‘Stover maps, whieh ae kept uptordate nthe oie Any
hanges made by ec ae noted and dated and then
the changes are made othe orginal
Lage water ystems usaly hte consulting engines to
small ditibuion systems bya computer the computer
progam can then be shed to prt flows aa prsaute
tinder vaiabte contons an con be wed fr factor such
Aspe ate design efcent storage snd oder platen,
anderen valving arangements. this mode ca be sed 1
dit water quit ends tne system,
Corrosion Controt
‘Wiheter we understand i oF not, weal have a coreson
contol system in plce Whe ested mater it
| Intoducad nto Rew sperm of pps, chee and
Biologia! process hegin to tae place tht ae the stem,
‘overtime an cause quality degraation, System operators
Should ot secept thi state go, but rather soul enunce
thecortosion progam when posible. & good progam of
| Soeosion controll ptm the dann proces and
‘eta the dsolution of metals such as ron and lead, which
an ease este and health poles or he curtomer
| Monitoring Essent
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