Historically, water quality modeling has been limited to large skeletonized water
distribution systems due to cost, data requirements and modeling software
limitations. This is no longer the case as illustrated in the case study
discussed here. Freese and Nichols, Inc. conducted hydraulic and water quality
modeling for the City of Brownwood, Texas (population 20,000) to determine
appropriate system improvements. Older developed parts of the City's water
distribution system had experienced poor water quality from water line corrosion
resulting in a loss in chlorine residual. The purpose of the study was to
pinpoint these problem areas and devise a capital improvement program to improve
water quality throughout the water distribution system. This paper describes the
steps and constraints involved in conducting water quality modeling for a small
city. These steps included field testing, model calibration, hydraulic and water
quality modeling, capital improvement plan development, and verification and
operation testing. Includes 3 references, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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, 490 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 11 |
| Published : | 01/01/1999 |
