ENGU2 – Module 1 Assignment

CABANTING, JOHN ROFER G. BSCE-CEM 3A

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Potable - clean water that is suitable for human drinking. It must be available for drinking,
cooking, and cleaning
Nonpotable - water may be used for flushing water closets (toilets), irrigating grass and
gardens, washing cars, and for any use other than drinking, cooking, or cleaning.
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The main sources of Metro Manila’s water supply are the Angat, Ipo, and La Mesa Dams.
The water from these dams is then processed by the La Mesa and Balara Treatment Plants,
which converts it from a raw state to clean and potable water.
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To know its physical and chemical content and to identify if its potable water or in other
words potable water. That’s why water supply or pumping station consistently conducts
testing of water. Safety of consumers is a must.
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Community Water Supply Systems are public or private entities that install and provide a
central supply of water to a neighborhood, city or special district.
Private Water Supply Systems draw water from groundwater through wells. Large
industrial and commercial projects may draw all of their supply from one source or they may
draw part of their supply from one source and supplement the supply with another source.
Such systems often include treatment plants, water storage towers, and sometimes
reservoirs to store the water. Small private systems, such as those used for residences,
usually rely on a single source of water to supply potable water to the system. Installing a
well is the most commonly used method of obtaining a source of water. Springs may be
used when available.
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Shallow Wells, less than 25ft in depth
Dug well
Driven well
Shallow bored
Deep Wells, 25ft or more in depth
Drilled
Bored
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Shallow well jet pumps - used for wells with a pumping level up to 25 ft (7.6 m) deep,
which is the pump’s suction lift limit. It has no working parts submerged in water
Deep well jet pumps - can be used for wells with a pumping level up to 120 ft (37 m) deep.
It works the same as the shallow well type but with the jet assembly located in the well 10 to
20 ft (3 to 9 m) below water table level
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Elevated storage tanks are mostly installed above the building to take advantage of gravity.
They are sized to hold one to two days of water supply plus a reserve for firefighting. If the
pumps fail during a power failure or are down for maintenance, stored water provides an
adequate supply under pressure