Chlorination and Its Alternatives   Water Quality Products March 2002   By Anne Penkal and Nadia Abboud, Severn Trent Services, Inc.
Purification of drinking water containing microbiological contamination requires some form of disinfection treatment to kill or render microbiological organisms harmless. Of the available disinfection treatment methods for private water systems, chlorination in the most commonly used.

New Test Technique Measures Light to Gauge Toxicity   Water & Wastes Digest January 2002
Security measures do exist to safeguard our public water supply. Utilities routinely employ techniques such as chlorination, filtration, and ultraviolet treatment, to name a few. However, given the changes that have taken place in the world since September 11, 2001, the prospect for intentional contamination seems more possible than ever before. We want to have confidence that our existing security measures and analytics are adequate but with so many possibilities, how can we?

The Right Time for Bottled Water, POU   Water Quality Products December 2001   Wendi Hope King
Although in October, the IBWA had seen only a slight increase in sales overall since the attacks, individual companies have reported increased sales since Sept. 11. This partly is due to bottled water being named as one of the must-have items in case of further terrorism.
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Bioterrorism May Pose Threat to Water Supplies   Water Quality Products December 2001   Wendi Hope King
If our water supplies actually do come under attack, the question remains: Is there any way for consumers to protect themselves? Unfortunately, it seems to be too early to tell, yet some companies are beginning to emerge with products that may be the answer.
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Polyethylene Pipe Chosen for Delicate Northwest Estuary/Aquarium   Water & Wastes Digest July 2001
Two plants separated by Oregon's Yaquina Bay needed to be connected with two separate pipelines: one line to bring raw sewage to the new plant and one line to carry the finished refuse back to the old plant.
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New Pumping System Helps Conserve Water, Energy for Utah Conservation District   Water & Wastes Digest July 2001
The Ogden, Utah, area sought more cost effective and energy efficient ways to optimize and conserve its natural resources.
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Old Easements May Never Die, Or Even Fade Away   Water Engineering & Management April 2001   Dan Kucera
Easements are important to most public utility systems.
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Pumping Up Big John   Water Quality Products April 2001   Metropolitan Industries
The John Hancock building, located on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, needed to revamp its entire pumping and reservoir system without shutting off water to the building’s residents.
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Privatize Without a Contract   Water Engineering & Management February 2001   Don Renner
The manner in which your plant performs its function and operation as well as the physical appearance of the plant and personnel often are perceived differently by the public and administrative leaders of the community than by the operating personnel.
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