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Introduction To Water Supply Engineering
Introduction To Water Supply Engineering
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Importance of Water
Man and animals not only consume water, but they also consume
vegetation for their food. Vegetation, in turn, cannot grow without water.
Growth of vegetation also depends upon bacterial action, while bacteria
need water in order to thrive.
Good sanitation cannot be maintained without adequate water supply
system.
Man needs water for drinking, cooking, cleaning and washing.
Water maintains an ecological balance balance in the relationship
between living things and environment in which they live.
Potable water is water safe enough to be consumed by humans or used with low
risk of immediate or long-term harm.
Water that is not harmful for human beings is called wholesome water. It is
neither chemically pure nor contains harmful matters to human health.
Requirements of wholesome water:
a) Point Source: occurs when harmful substances are emitted directly into a
body of water. E.g. pipe from an industrial facility emitted directly into a
body of water.
b) Nonpoint Source: delivers pollutants through transport or environmental
charge. E.g. fertilizer from a farm field carried into a stream by rain.
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