关于饮用水消毒实践的现行和即将出台的法规将对许多公用事业产生重大影响。虽然氯一直是大多数系统的首选消毒剂，但新的法规正在促使人们转向替代消毒技术。AWWA研究基金会资助了一本手册，旨在解决三种替代消毒技术在小系统中的应用——臭氧、二氧化氯和紫外线辐射。手册的主要重点是初级消毒。本文概述了该手册。该手册名为《小型饮用水系统的替代消毒技术》，是AWWA出版订单号90619。

Current and upcoming regulations concerning disinfection practices for drinking water will have a significant impact on many utilities. While chlorine has been the disinfectant of choice for most systems, new regulations are resulting in a shift to alternative disinfection technologies. The AWWA Research Foundation has funded the development of a handbook that addresses the use of three alternative disinfection technologies for small systems--ozone, chlorine dioxide, and ultraviolet radiation. The main focus of the handbook is primary disinfection. This paper presents an overview of the handbook. The handbook, Alternative Disinfection Technologies for Small Drinking Water Systems, is AWWA publication order number 90619.