DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WATER SAFETY PLAN FOR THE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM OF FLORENCE, ITALY

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 1813-1822
Author(s):  
Cecilia Caretti ◽  
Roberta Muoio ◽  
Leonardo Rossi ◽  
Daniela Santianni ◽  
Claudio Lubello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Supply System ◽  
Water Supply System ◽  
Drinking Water Supply ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
Water Safety Plan ◽  
Drinking Water Supply System

scholarly journals Water Safety Plan for drinking water risk management: the case study of Mortara (Pavia, Italy)

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Sorlini ◽  
Michela Biasibetti ◽  
Alessandro Abbà ◽  
Maria Cristina Collivignarelli ◽  
Silvestro Damiani
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Contamination ◽  
Supply System ◽  
Water Supply System ◽  
Drinking Water Supply ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
Water Safety Plan ◽  
Drinking Water Supply System

The Water Safety Plan (WSP) approach is an iterative method focused on analyzing the risks of water contamination in a drinking water supply system, from catchment to consumer, in order to protect human health. This approach is aimed at identifying and drastically reducing water contamination in the entire drinking water system, through the identification and mitigation or, if possible, elimination of all factors that may cause a chemical, physical, microbiological and radiological risk for water. This study developed a proposal of WSP for the drinking water supply system (DWSS) of Mortara, Italy, in order to understand which are the preliminary evaluation aspects to be considered in the elaboration of a WSP. The DWSS of Mortara (a town of 15,500 inhabitants, located in northern Italy) consists of three drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs), considering the following main contaminants: arsenic, iron, manganese and ammonia. Potential hazardous events and associated hazards were identified in each part of the water supply system. The risk assessment was carried out following the semi‑quantitative approach. The WSP proposal for Mortara was very useful not only as a risk mitigation approach, but also as a cost-effective tool for water suppliers. Furthermore, this approach will reduce public health risk, ensure a better compliance of water quality parameters with regulatory requirements, increase confidence of consumers and municipal authorities, and improve resource management due to intervention planning. Further, some new control measures are proposed by the WSP team within this work.

scholarly journals Sustainability characteristics of drinking water supply

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolijn van Engelenburg ◽  
Erik van Slobbe ◽  
Adriaan J. Teuling ◽  
Remko Uijlenhoet ◽  
Petra Hellegers
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Supply System ◽  
Water Supply System ◽  
Drinking Water Supply ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Drinking Water Supply System

Abstract. Developments such as climate change and growing demand for drinking water threaten the sustainability of drinking water supply worldwide. To deal with this threat, adaptation of drinking water supply systems is imperative, not only on a global and national scale, but particularly on a local scale. This investigation sought to establish characteristics that describe the sustainability of local drinking water supply. We use an integrated systems approach, describing the local drinking water supply system in terms of hydrological, technical and socio-economic characteristics that determine the sustainability of a local drinking water supply system. Three cases on drinking water supply in the Netherlands are analysed. One case relates to a short-term development, that is the 2018 summer drought, and two concern long-term phenomena, that is, changes in water quality and growth in drinking water demand. The approach taken recognises that next to extreme weather events, socio-economic developments will be among the main drivers of changes in drinking water supply. Effects of pressures associated with, for example, population growth, industrial developments and land use changes, could result in limited water resource availability, deteriorated groundwater quality and growing water demand. To gain a perspective on the case study findings broader than the Dutch context, the sustainability issues identified were paired with global issues concerning sustainable drinking water supply. This resulted in a proposed set of generally applicable sustainability characteristics, each divided into five criteria describing the hydrological, technical and socio-economic sustainability of a local drinking water supply system. Elaboration of these sustainability characteristics and criteria into a sustainability assessment can provide information on the challenges and trade-offs inherent in the sustainable development and management of a local drinking water supply system.

Water safety plan: a novel approach to evaluate the efficiency of the water supply system in Garmsar

2021 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. 210-220
Author(s):  
Samaneh Abolli ◽  
Mahmood Alimohammadi ◽  
Mirzaman Zamanzadeh ◽  
Masud Yunesian ◽  
Kamyar Yaghmaeian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Supply System ◽  
Water Supply System ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
Water Safety Plan
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