配水系统操作和维护手册包含有关系统各个方面的信息，从地下管道的类型到可能出现的水质问题的类型。尽管顾问可能有助于指导运维手册的编制，但电力公司本身必须深入参与。在许多系统中，关于系统的许多信息只存在于某人的记忆中。本文总结了霍华德·K·贝尔咨询工程师有限公司（Howard K.Bell，Consulting Engineers，Inc.）为响应肯塔基州新的监管要求而编制的典型手册的要求、程序和内容。

a water distribution system operation and maintenance manual contains information on all aspects of the system, from the type of pipe in the ground to the types of water quality problems that can occur. Although a consultant may be useful in directing the production of an O & M manual, the utility itself must be deeply involved. In many systems much of the information about the systems exists only in someone's memory. This paper summarizes the requirements, procedures, and contents of a typical manual Howard K. Bell, Consulting Engineers, Inc. used to produce in response to a new Kentucky regulatory requirement.