Analysis of the impacts of drinking water infrastructure on water quality in Alabama's Black Belt

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dc.contributorBrown, Joe M.
dc.contributorElliott, Mark A.
dc.contributorStauber, Christine
dc.contributor.advisorJohnson, Pauline
dc.contributor.authorForehand, Richard Warren
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-01T16:50:46Z
dc.date.available2017-03-01T16:50:46Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractResearch has suggested that residents of Alabama's Black Belt are at elevated risk of waterborne disease due to a problem with failing septic tanks in the area. At the same time, cities and towns across the nation are realizing the dire need for replacing and rehabilitating America's declining water infrastructure to protect public health. An EPA-STAR project is being conducted in three Black Belt counties to further assess the situation and help local water utilities combat the increased risk of contamination. Water loss, low pressure, low chlorine, high residence time, and presence of total coliforms were used as indicators to assess which service areas of one Black Belt system were most likely vulnerable to contamination. Collected data from 195 households within the system and simulated data from an EPANET model of the system were used for the analysis. The results identified the regions with the highest prevalence of these indicators and suggested further system level sampling to evaluate if the problem is more associated with system water mains or households.en_US
dc.format.extent124 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
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dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0001362
dc.identifier.otherForehand_alatus_0004M_11619
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/1829
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectCivil engineering
dc.titleAnalysis of the impacts of drinking water infrastructure on water quality in Alabama's Black Belten_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
etdms.degree.disciplineCivil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.levelmaster's
etdms.degree.nameM.S.
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