"The objective of this project was to identify and develop Good Practices that can realistically be implemented by water utilities for preventing microbiologica

Protecting and maintaining water distributions systems is crucial to ensuring high quality drinking water. Distribution systems-consisting of pipes, pumps, valv

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With an increasing population, use of new and diverse chemicals that can enter the water supply, and emergence of new microbial pathogens, the U.S. federal gove