公用事业公司、咨询公司和科学家已经付出了大量努力，以更好地了解导致蓝水暴发的因素，蓝水是一种罕见的问题，发生在相对高pH值的饮用水中。这项工作综合了有关启动因素、补救措施和理论的信息。尽管氯是一种有效的补救措施，但对引发或传播蓝水的因素知之甚少。包括31个参考文献、表格、图表。

Extensive effort has been expended by utilities, consultants, and scientists tobetter understand factors causing outbreaks of blue water, a rare problem that occurs in relatively high pH drinking water. This work synthesizes information about initiation factors, remedial measures, and theories. Although chlorine is an effective remedial measure, little is known for certain about factors that initiate or propagate blue water. Includes 31 references, tables, figures.