A description of a Small Water Treatment System was coined with assistance from a few key people in small water treatment plants. This was done in order to foster a unified understanding of what we are dealing with. However, small systems may be coupled in parallel to serve many more people. Often these systems are mobile.
Small systems treat raw water to potable water quality.
Small systems are usually installed for small and rural communities, remote work 2stations, hospitals, clinics, caravan parks, resorts, etc. Users of small systems normally find it too costly to employ full-time personnel, or have their employees trained at professional training institutions. Therefore, such systems are designed to take this into account. The system is normally a total water treatment package, i.e., it includes all unit processes to treat the raw water to potable standards. Monitoring equipment is provided to assist operators to substantiate the high quality of treated water.