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Drinking Water Sources and StorageWHO Risk-based FrameworkSlide 3Water Sources and Water TreatmentSource Water Protection: Water Resources ManagementInfluence of Land Use on Water QualityLand Uses to Consider that Influence Water QualityDrinking Water SourcesGroundwaterSurface WatersRainwaterCondensed water from the atmosphereReclaimed WaterWater Treatment Processes: StorageLarger Scale Water StorageHousehold Water Containers for Safe Storage:Characteristics of Preferred HH Water Storage VesselsSlide 18Household Water Storage: Disease Risks and Containers for Improved ProtectionIncreased Microbial Contamination (Decreased Microbial Quality) and Infectious Disease Risks from Inadequately Stored Household WaterSlide 21Reservoir Water Storage and Microbial ReductionsDrinking Water Sources and StorageENVR 890-2Mark D. SobseySpring, 2009WHO Risk-based FrameworkWater Sources and Water Treatment•Drinking water should be essentially free of disease-causing microbes, but often this is not the case.–A large proportion of the world’s population drinks microbially contaminated water, especially in developing countries•Using the best possible source of water for potable water supply and protecting it from microbial and chemical contamination is the goal–In many places an adequate supply of pristine water or water that can be protected from contamination is not available•The burden of providing microbially safe drinking water supplies from contaminated natural waters rests upon water treatment processes–The efficiency of removal or inactivation of enteric microbes and other pathogenic microbes in specific water treatment processes has been determined for some microbes but not others.–The ability of water treatment processes and systems to reduce waterborne disease has been determined in epidemiological studiesSource Water Protection: Water Resources Management•Integral to the preventive management of drinking-water quality. •Preventing microbial and chemical contamination of source water is the first barrier against drinking-water contamination of public health concern.•Water resource management and potentially polluting human activity in catchments and aquifers influence water quality. •This impacts treatment steps required to ensure safe water•Preventive action may be preferable to upgrading treatment.Influence of Land Use on Water Quality•Assess land use influence on water quality•Not normally undertaken by health authorities or drinking-water supply agencies alone•Establish close collaboration between public health authority, water supplier and resource management agency–may include other sectors, .e.g., agriculture, traffic, tourism or urban development.•National authorities must interact with other sectors to formulate national policy for integrated water resource management •Set up regional and local structures to implement policy–National authorities need to guide regional and local authorities by providing toolsLand Uses to Consider that Influence Water Quality•land cover modification•extraction activities•construction/modification of waterways•application of fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides and other chemicals•livestock density and application of manure•road construction, maintenance and use•various forms of recreation•urban or rural residential development–Pay particular attention to excreta disposal, sanitation, landfill and waste disposal•other potentially polluting human activities, such as industry, military sites,Drinking Water Sources•Ground Water•Surface water•Rainwater•Condensed water from the atmosphere•Reclaimed wastewater•Other?Groundwater•Water table or surficial aquifer–First water encountered through the soil or subsurface–Often subject to contamination from the land surface•Confined aquifer–Water found below a confining subsurface later of clay, rock or other impervious material–Often protected from contamination lan surface•Both may contain geological chemical contaminants–Arsenic and fluoride are probably of most health risk•Confined aquifer water is often better protected from surface contaminationSurface Waters•Lakes, ponds and other and “confined” bodies of water•Rivers, streams, creeks and other flowing bodies of water•All are subject to direct contamination from wastewater and excreta discharges•All are subject to contamination from land runoff•Surface water should be assumed to be contaminated unless proven otherwise by direct and indirect evidence from observations and analysisRainwater•Rainwater as it falls from the sky is essentially free of pathogens and toxic chemicals•Airborne contaminants can cause low level contamination with microbes and chemicals•Rainwater is collected primarily on roofs or other impervious collectors–Contamination from roof/impervious surface chemicals and microbes is possible•Rainwater is often stored in barrels, cisterns and other surface and sub-surface collectors or impoundments–Contamination is very likely unless special precautions are taken to protect the collected water from fecal and other sources of contaminationCondensed water from the atmosphere•Atmospheric water as clouds, fod and airborne mist can be harvested at it impacts impervious surfaces.•Solar Stills–Water evaporated from standing water also can be condensed and harvested–Solar condensers collect evaporated water–Solar energy can supply heatReclaimed Water•Water can be purified from sewage and other wastewater•Reuse for non-potable purposes in encouraged•Reuse for potable purposes is discouraged–Indirect reuse is considered feasible and of less risk by recharging aquifers or reservoirs and allowing addition die-off and further treatment•WHO and countries have regulations for non-potable and potable reuseWater Treatment Processes: StorageReservoirs, aquifers & other systems: –store water–protect it from contamination•Factors influencing microbe reductions (site-specific)–detention time–temperature–microbial activity–water quality: particulates, dissolved solids, salinity–sunlight–sedimentation–land use–precipitation–runoff or infiltrationLarger Scale Water Storage•Reservoir impoundments and other water storage diversions•Tanks and other fabricated vessels–Above and below ground cisterns, reservoirs and tanksHousehold Water Containers for Safe Storage:•Material: Depends on Rx; easy to clean;


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