Secondary disinfection practices of water utilities, particularly
the use of chloramines, are at the center of several
national drinking water policy discussions. As a response to this
ongoing dialogue, AWWA commissioned the Secondary Disinfection
Practices Survey -- a web-based survey of water utilities --
to determine the percentage of utilities currently using
chloramines and those intending to convert to the use of chloramines
in the future. Results of the survey indicate 68% of
utilities currently use chlorine for secondary disinfection, 29%
use chloramines, and 3% use no secondary disinfectant. The
results of this survey serve to inform national drinking water
policy discussions (i.e., the Stage 2 Disinfectants/Disinfection
Byproducts Rule) and to support the continued increase in the
use of chloramines. Includes 5 references, 7 tables, 7 figures.
| Edition : | Vol. 97 - No. 10 |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 380 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 11 |
| Published : | 10/01/2005 |
