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Advanced Technologies in Real-Time Monitoring and Modeling for Drinking Water Safety and Security

Advanced Technologies in Real-Time Monitoring and Modeling for Drinking Water Safety and Security. June 27-28, 2002 Ron Hunsinger Manager of Water Quality Oakland, California. East Bay Municipal Utility District.

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Advanced Technologies in Real-Time Monitoring and Modeling for Drinking Water Safety and Security

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  1. Advanced Technologies in Real-Time Monitoring and Modeling for Drinking Water Safety and Security June 27-28, 2002 Ron Hunsinger Manager of Water Quality Oakland, California

  2. East Bay Municipal Utility District • EBMUD supplies water to 1.3 million people in the East Bay area (San Francisco Bay) in California • 90% of water supply is from Sierra Nevada Mountains • 10% is from local watersheds • EBMUD owns and manages: 55,000 acres of watershed, 7 reservoirs, 6 treatment plants, 122 pressure zones (sea level – 1,450 ft), and 3,900 miles of distribution pipe www.ebmud.com

  3. www.ebmud.com

  4. Utility Safety Concerns • Physical • Contamination • Cyber www.ebmud.com

  5. Current Monitoring • Designed to meet regulatory and operational needs • Source, Treatment & Distribution • On-line and Grab Samples Current Model • Hydraulic www.ebmud.com

  6. “One of the most challenging feats for those responsible for the public health is the interpretation of information in real time with inadequate or incomplete data.” Dr. Marcelle Layton, Head of Communicable Diseases from the New York City Bureau of Communicable Diseases (NYCDOH) www.ebmud.com

  7. Model Needs • Water Quality Model including properties of probable agents • Fast www.ebmud.com

  8. Sensor Needs • Address contaminants of concern • Reliable! www.ebmud.com

  9. Canada United States France Italy Denmark Germany AWWRF Book “On-Line Monitoring for Drinking Water Utilities” www.ebmud.com

  10. ISO Performance Characteristics www.ebmud.com

  11. Implementation Issues • Sampling System • Data Collection and Use • Training • Integration • Location • Maintenance • Quality Assurance www.ebmud.com

  12. Cost/Benefit • Cost • Capital/Operating Costs • Benefits • Ability to produce consistent high quality water • Better use of personnel • Early warning of problems • Automatic report generation • Chemical savings www.ebmud.com

  13. AWWARF Resources Design of Early Warning and Predictive Source-Water Monitoring Systems [#2527] Contractor: Walter Grayman Consulting Engineer and University of Michigan On-line Monitoring for Drinking Water Utilities [#2545] Contractor: AWWA Research Foundation and CRS PROAQUA Practical Application of On-Line Monitoring [#2516] Contractor: McGuire Environmental Consultants, Inc. Innovative Systems for Early Warning Water Monitoring [#2779] Contractor: Kiwa N.V. www.ebmud.com

  14. AWWARF Resources (Cont’d)Advancement Of Early Warning System Technologies – Phase 1 (RFP 2852)Contractor: To be selected (Proposals due July 15, 2002, RFP available at www.awwarf.com)Inventory and Assess Analytic Capabilities of Existing Monitoring Technologies for Use as Early Warning/Real-Time Systems TechnologiesContractor: To be determinedExtraction Methods for Early/Real-time Warning Systems for Biological AgentsContractor: To be determined www.ebmud.com

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