New Concepts for Water Supply Systems

Abstract

The most basic concepts in planning and design of water supply systems are already well shaped and currently widely used. The unique system provides the drinking quality water, regardless that many users of high quantity water would tolerate water of lesser quality. Sometimes users of large quantities of non-drinking water quality may construct a separate system, as an economical solution. Regardless of the availability of advanced technology, research and development in many areas promise the planning and design of better water supply systems in the future. These research and development areas are: safety, technology and economics of interconnecting the adjacent water supply systems; planning systems renovation in advance; design of new water quality standards based on advanced research; role of water quality and composition on human health and nutrition; use of new materials in construction and operation of systems; incrustation, erosion and corrosion in water supply systems; new materials for pipes and conduits; etc. In deciding what kind of water for what purpose may be used, distinction should be made between using the natural untreated good quality waters and the treated waters to various degrees of quality.