随着新法规促使公用事业公司更密切地关注其分配的水质 必须使用系统、新策略和方法来评估和维护高质量的水 从整个分配系统的处理厂的源头。这篇论文 解决了对配水系统水质的日益关注，并为 这一重点包括安全问题和监管变化。评估所需的工具 还讨论了管网中的水质，包括监测方法以及 建模程序。改善水质的具体方法和技术如下: 介绍了包括储罐混合等新技术的配水系统。 讨论了这种方法的价值，以及公用事业将获得的好处 从强调从源头到水龙头保持高质量的水。 包括5个参考文献。

As new regulations drive utilities to look more closely at the water quality in their distribution systems, new strategies and approaches must be used to evaluate and maintain high quality water from the source at the treatment plant throughout the entire distribution system. This paper addresses the emerging focus on distribution system water quality, and provides the drivers for this focus including security issues and regulatory changes. The tools necessary to evaluate water quality in the pipe network are also discussed, including monitoring approaches as well as modeling programs. Specific approaches and techniques for improving water quality are presented, including storage tank mixing and other new technologies for the distribution system. The value of this approach is discussed, along with the benefits that utilities will receive from putting an emphasis on maintaining high quality water from the source to the tap. Includes 5 references.