Manual of Individual Water Supply Systems
by U S Environmental Protection AgencyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-07-01
Publisher(s): Lightning Source Inc
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Summary
As more and more people build self-sufficient homes in rural areas, the assurance of an uninterrupted supply of safe water becomes critical. This well-illustrated manual provides the information needed to plan an individual water system. Particular attention has been paid to the need for keeping recommendations on construction as practical as possible without compromising quality and basic principles of sanitation.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgment | p. III |
| Foreword | p. v |
| Selection of a Water Source | p. 1 |
| Ground Water | p. 21 |
| Surface Water for Rural Use | p. 61 |
| Water Treatment | p. 73 |
| Pumping, Distribution, and Storage | p. 93 |
| Bibliography: List of References on Individual Water Supply Systems | p. 129 |
| Appendixes | |
| Recommended Procedure for Cement Grouting of Wells for Sanitary Protection | p. 133 |
| Bacteriological Quality | p. 137 |
| Emergency Disinfection | p. 139 |
| Suggested Ordinance | p. 143 |
| Index | p. 151 |
| List of Tables | |
| Planning guide for water use | p. 15 |
| Rates of flow for certain plumbing, household and farm fixtures | p. 17 |
| Suitability of well construction methods to different geological conditions | p. 31 |
| Steel pipe and casing, standard and standard line pipe | p. 43 |
| Quantities of calcium hypochlorite and liquid bleach required for water well disinfection | p. 52 |
| Recommended mechanical analysis of slow sand filter media | p. 75 |
| Information on pumps | p. 100 |
| Allowance in equivalent length of pipe for friction loss in valves and threaded fittings | p. 122 |
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