Redefining the purpose, goals and methods of disinfection in contemporary water supply systems

• Published in: Archives of environmental protection 2020-01, Vol.46 (1), p.85-92
• Main Authors: Dymaczewski, Zbysław, Jeż-Walkowiak, Joanna, Michałkiewicz, Michał, Sozański, Marek M, Makała, Aleksandra
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Design of experiments; Disinfection; Experimental design; Literature reviews; monitoring; multiple barriers; System effectiveness; Water conservation; Water conveyance; Water distribution; Water distribution systems; Water engineering; Water quality; water safety; Water shortages; Water supply; Water supply systems; Water treatment
• ISSN: 2083-4772; 2083-4810
• DOI: 10.24425/aep.2020.132529

This paper presents a new concept of disinfection traditionally applied in water treatment systems. The new definition of this process results from the change in its functionality, aims and methods, which guarantee high quality of water supply. The literature review and technical practice demonstrate a demand for disinfection to act as a functional element of the integrated water distribution system and an active intermediate link between the technology of water treatment and the water distribution network. The presented concept of a disinfection process enables evaluation of water treatment, increases its effectiveness in integrated water treatment systems. Such defined disinfection addresses water conservation and its biological stability within the water supply network. The presented here new concept of disinfection assigns its new role and function in the integrated water distribution system. The controlling and diagnostic function of the disinfection defined in the paper provides a transparent and comprehensive method, with considerable application in experimental design, as well as practical solutions for integrated water distribution systems.