CEE/EHS 597B - Potable Water for Small and Disadvantaged Communities
Semester Project
General Guidance
- Main Guidance Document (check back frequently for updates)
- General example calculation for CT compliance
Focused Material on the three Small Systems
Other Case studies
Additional background: In the US, there are about 150,000 public drinking water systems, of these 50,000 are considered community water systems. The vast majority of these systems are small (serving less than 3,300 people), underfunded, under staffed and experience almost daily challenges to meet the needs of their customers, and the regulatory agencies. This creates new underserved populations in communities that are often already disadvantaged; a situation that raises serious environmental justice concerns. Solving these problems requires a concerted effort by interdisciplinary teams including social scientists, engineers, political scientists, public health scientists, chemists and economists.
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