Establishment and Implementation of Source Water Implementation Plan for Water Treatment Plants in Taiwan
Publication: Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management
Volume 11, Issue 1
Abstract
In accordance with the source water implementation plan rule (SWIPR) in Taiwan, water treatment plants (WTPs) with source water parameters exceeding the source water quality standards are required to submit a source water implementation plan to improve the source water and drinking water quality. In this study, the SWIPR was analyzed, and the concept of comprehensive performance evaluation (CPE) was applied for upgrading the performance of WTPs. Three WTPs [Da-Nan WTP (Type 1), Liu-Du WTP (Type 2), and Chen-Chin-Lake WTP (Type 3)] were selected as demonstration projects. A CPE team was established to evaluate the operations of these WTPs and make recommendations for improving the performance of the WTPs to achieve the drinking water standards. This paper describes the analysis and recommendations of the CPE team.
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Acknowledgments
This research is supported by grants from the Taiwan EPA and Taiwan Water Company. Special thanks are extended to experts from the Taiwan water supply industry and professors from various universities for their valuable input.
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Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management
Volume 11 • Issue 1 • January 2007
Pages: 2 - 10
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Received: May 9, 2006
Accepted: May 12, 2006
Published online: Jan 1, 2007
Published in print: Jan 2007
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