Elements of Water

Supply System
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OBJECTIVES:
• TO SUPPLY SAFE AND WHOLESOME WATER TO CONSUMERS
• TO SUPPLY WATER IN ADEQUATE QUANTITY
• TO MAKE WATER EASILY AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS
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ELEMENTS OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM:

• SOURCE OF SUPPLY
• COLLECTION SYSTEM
• TREATMENT PLANT
• DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
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ELEMENTS OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM:

• SOURCE OF SUPPLY
 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY
 GROUND WATER SUPPLY
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CHOICE OF WATER SUPPLY:

 QUANTITY
 QUALITY
 COST
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COLLECTION SYSTEM:

 INTAKE
 INTAKE MAIN / TRANSMISSION MAIN
 PUMPING STATION
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TREATMENT PLANT:
 SURFACE WATER TREATMENT
 (TURBIDITY, TASTE, ODOR, COLOR, BACTERIA)
 GROUND WATER TREATMENT
 (IRON, ARSENIC, HARDNESS, CORROSIVE QUALITIES)
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DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
DELIVER WATER TO THE INDIVIDUAL CONSUMERS IN THE REQUIRED
QUANTITY AND SATISFACTORY PRESSURE. THIS INCLUDES:

 PIPES
 STORAGE RESERVOIRS
 PUMPS
 OTHERS (FIRE HYDRANTS, VALVES)
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PLANNING OF MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM

 Estimate future population

 Location of reliable source
 Design suitable collection system
 Necessary storage for water
 Determine characteristics of water
 Design treatment plant
 Design distribution system
 Establishment of organization
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