实时配水系统可以对水质监测系统起到一定的作用 在补充现有安全措施以保护关键安全方面发挥重要作用 供水系统内的基础设施。来自在线监视器的信息， 当与流行病学研究数据结合使用时，综合征监测 系统和多个运行数据流（包括水力模型、声学模型） 监控器和/或自动抄表器）可以为供水设施提供有效的 制定对饮用水质量意外变化的早期反应的系统。 当然，在制定这样一个全面的计划时，也存在后勤问题 配电监控系统。例如，确定适用于 监测目的、传感器维护和校准频率、理想传感器的选择 配电系统内的监测站数据通信的可靠性 中央监控位置、有效的数据管理和选择机制 定义水质异常的标准，同时最大限度地减少错误的发生 肯定的。美国水务公司一直在单独应对这些挑战， 尽管仍然存在重大挑战，但一幅关于 实时监控系统的“理想”基础设施，有助于增强 供水设施运营商应对水质异常的能力 对消费者的公共健康影响。实时监测的一个重要标准 系统是指架构需要足够灵活，以适应新的或新的需求 更复杂的技术不断涌现。定制此设计以满足系统需求 水质参数持续实时监测的具体需求 以及使用更复杂的设备进行事件验证的自动抓取采样 或分析，将实现运营优化和改进对 可能引起公众健康担忧的故意和/或意外污染事件。包括17个参考文献、图表。

Real time distribution system water quality monitoring systems can play an important role in complementing existing security measures to protect critical infrastructures within the water distribution system. Information from on-line monitors, when used in conjunction with data from epidemiological studies, syndromic surveillance systems and multiple streams of operational data (including hydraulic models, acoustic monitors and/or automated meter readers) can provide water utilities with an effective system for developing early responses to unanticipated changes in drinking water quality. Naturally there are logistical issues associated with developing such a comprehensive distribution monitoring system. For example identification of appropriate parameters for monitoring purposes, sensor maintenance and calibration frequencies, selection of ideal monitoring stations within the distribution system, reliability of data communications to the central monitoring location, effective mechanisms for data management and selection of criteria that define water quality anomalies while minimizing the occurrence of false positives. American Water has been tackling each of these challenges individually and, although significant challenges remain, a picture is beginning to emerge of an "ideal" infrastructure of a real time monitoring system that would help to enhance the water utility operators ability to respond to water quality anomalies that may have a public health impact to its consumers. An important criterion for the real time monitoring system is that the architecture needs to be sufficiently flexible to accommodate new or more sophisticated technologies as they emerge. Tailoring this design to meet system specific needs followed by continuous real time monitoring of water quality parameters and automated grab sampling for event verification using more sophisticated equipment or analyses, will allow both operational optimization and improved responsiveness to intentional and/or accidental contamination events that may be of public health concern. Includes 17 references, figures.