Software Gives Utilities Real Time Water Contamination Warnings
Environment News Service, October, 2006 by staff
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (ENS) — --> Contaminant warning systems that monitor municipal drinking water systems in real time are the latest direct result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, DC. No monitoring system is yet in place but software that can show when and where a contamination event happens is ready for a real world test.
U.S. water systems are networks of storage tanks, valves, and pipes transporting clean water from remote locations to municipalities. By the nature of their design, these systems provide multiple points for potential contamination, whether accidental or intentional. The new software is being developed so that the degree of damage done by a contaminant can be limited by prompt detection and action. Water intake structure for a...
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