Comparative analysis of the administrative component and disinfection processes used in two drinking water treatment plants

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Laura Velandia Medina
Juan Sebastián De Plaza
Diego Alejandro Pulgarín

Abstract

This article contains the comparative analysis conducted between two drinking water treatment plants (PTAP), one that supplies water to a part of the city of Bogotá, Colombia and another to the city of Boston, United States of America (USA). The analysis focuses on three aspects, the treatment implemented in the water that enters the PTAP’s, the disinfectant used in the plants and the administrative model used in each country. According to studies carried out at the Carroll Water Treatment Plant (CWTP), when implementing the Ozonation disinfection system, considerable and considerable changes are obtained in the
characteristics of the water, its flavor and color, an increase in the inactivation of pathogens, as well as a dramatic reduction in disinfection byproducts. On the other hand, having several entities that intervene in the financial administration of the water resource provides better control and monitoring of it, as in the USA. Likewise, the prevention of water pollution seems a wiser and prudent management directive than the cleaning of our water sources in the future.

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