National Environmental Services Centre (NESC) Fact Sheets

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The National Environmental Services Centre (NESC) provides fact sheets in conjunction with the National Drinking Water Clearinghouse and the University of Virginia. These fact sheets can be accessed in this post.

Visit our online library’s main webpage to find more resources on topics related to drinking water.


Fact Sheets

Basic water and wastewater formulas

Biofilm control in distribution systems

Calibrating liquid feed pumps

Chlorination

Corrosion control

Cross connection and backflow prevention

Design-build

Development of low-cost treatment options for arsenic removal in water treatment facilities

Diatomaceous earth filtration for drinking water

Disinfection

Dual water systems

Filter Backwashing

Filtration

Fundamentals of Hydraulics – Flow

Fundamentals of Hydraulics – Pressure

Green Building

How to begin a fire hydrant operation and maintenance program

How to operate and maintain manganese greensand treatment units

Ion Exchange and Demineralization

Iron and Manganese Removal

Jar testing

Leak detection and water loss control

Lime softening

Line pigging

Locating distribution lines

Membrane filtration

Oil and gas extraction and source water protection

On-site generation of disinfectants

Organic removal

Ozone

Package plants

Point-of-use and point-of-entry systems

Preventing well contamination

Pumps

Quality control in construction projects

Radionuclides

Reading centrifugal pump curves

Repairing distribution line breaks

Reservoirs, towers, and tanks

Sanitary surveys

SCADA

Simultaneous compliance with drinking water regulations

Slow sand filtration

Source water protection

Taste and odor control

Treatment technologies for small drinking water systems

Turbidity control

Ultraviolet disinfection

Valve exercising

Valves

Water conservation measures

Water efficiency and conservation

Water hammer

Water meters

Water quality in distribution systems

Water treatment plant residuals management

Well maintenance and groundwater protection


Posters

Cross connection and backflow prevention


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