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Apr
26

State Water Board Rescinds Mandatory Conservation Standards

Reporting Requirements and Prohibition on Water Waste Remain SACRAMENTO —Today the State Water Resources Control Board rescinded the water supply “stress test” requirements and remaining mandatory conservation standards for urban water suppliers while keeping in place the water use reporting requirements and prohibitions against wasteful practices. The action by State Water Board Executive Director Tom […]

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Feb
01

Source Water

Sudden and massive growths of algae in lakes or reservoirs.

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Jan
31

Instrumentation & IT

A system that enables system operators to monitor and control the distribution system from a single location by the use of telemetry and control systems.

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Jan
30

Disinfection

The maximum chlorine gas withdrawal rate from a one-ton container at 70°F is

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Jan
30

Source Water

Organisms (bacteria, viruses, and cysts) capable of causing disease. (giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis, typhoid, cholera, dysentery)

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Jan
29

Water Main Installation

For a given excavation in a specific soil there is a certain angle at which the surrounding soil will not slide or cave into the trench.

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Jan
28

Water Quality

A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.

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Jan
28

Lime Softening

Quicklime that has been combined with water.  Also called slaked lime or calcium hydroxide.

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