. "5 Lower Priority Issues." Public Water Supply Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks -- First Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005.
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Public Water Supply Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks - First Report
loosely attached to the pipe wall, such as some aluminum precipitates, hydraulic surges can result in substantial increases in the turbidity of tap water. Treatment of water to avoid excessive post-precipitation thus is an important asset management issue. It is not amenable to regulation, but it is an important part of the guidance that should accompany distribution system regulations.
