Predicting Fixture Water Quality in Single Family Homes (ASCE EWRI Conference presentation, 2021)
Channel: Plumbing Safety
Date: 2021-04-16

This video describes results of field and hydraulic-water quality modeling study that involved 1 years worth of chemical and microbiological testing results for drinking water as it entered a single family home in Indiana and traveled to different faucets. The overall goal of this effort was to better understand how the characteristics of drinking water change as water travels to different building faucets based on a) plumbing design, b) building water use conditions, as well as c) changes in water quality entering the building.

This work was completed by Purdue University, Manhattan College, and Michigan State University. 

Results were supported by US Environmental Protection Agency grant R836890, US National Science Foundation grant DGE-1333468.

Additional information about this work can be found at http://www.PlumbingSafety.org​.