Water Quality Indictors
1. Precondition or Optimization?
2. Intent
3. Issue
4. Solutions
- Precondition
- Verify the quality for human water through easy to test parameters
- Signs of turbidity and coliforms is sometimes related to an increase in microbes in water.
- Water filtration and the use of UV lights may be effective at killing microbes.
Drinking Water Quality
1. Precondition or Optimization?
2. Intent
3. Issue
4. Solutions
- Precondition
- Provide access to drinking water that complies with health-based limits
- Chemical composition changes from city to city and building to building.
- Drinking water is treated to meet local regulations and requirements. Chemical thresholds will be provided on exam sheet.
Basic Water Management
1. Precondition or Optimization?
2. Intent
3. Issue
4. Solutions
- Precondition
- Implement protocols to reduce risk of water quality loss and Legionella colonization
- All water systems require some sort of validation to ensure that health targets are met and functioning correctly.
- Monitoring water chemicals and biological water quality at a yearly basis, implementing a Legionella testing plan.
What are the three preconditions for water?
Water Quality Indicators
Drinking Water Quality
Basic Water Management
Enhanced Water Quality
1. Precondition or Optimization?
2. Intent
3. Issue
4. Solutions
- Optimization
- Provide access to drinking water without unpleasant taste, odor and appearance
- Even when health-based thresholds for water quality are met, water may be found unappealing to drink because
of taste, odor and appearance concerns - Meet additional requirements for chemical thresholds. The addition of carbon filtration and reverse osmosis onsite can assist.
Drinking Water Quality Management
1. Precondition or Optimization?
2. Intent
3. Issues
4. Solutions
- Optimization
- Maintain and display consistent high quality of drinking water
- Providing potable water to buildings is a multi-stage process that involves sourcing of the water, potabilization
in treatment plants, distribution through network of pipes and delivery to the tap - Assess and pretest water one month before verification. Include higher frequency of water monitoring.
Drinking Water Promotion
1. Precondition or Optimization?
2. Intent
3. Issue
4. Solutions
- Optimization
- Promote proper hydration through the consumption of drinking water over less healthy alternatives.
- Despite being cheap, there is a negative perception of tap water. Plastic bottles are a waste issue and have a higher concentration of microplastics.
- Make drinking water easy and accessible by providing more water fountains and maintaining water dispensers at the recommended frequency.
Moisture Management
1. Precondition or Optimization?
2. Intent
3. Issue
4. Solutions
- Optimization
- Limit the potential for bacteria and mold growth within buildings from water infiltration, condensation and internal leaks
- Excess moisture and dampness can cause bacteria to grow and lead to health issues.
- Periodic inspections of water piping, and ventilation systems. Examples include designing interiors for moisture protection, design interiors for moisture management, and implement a mold and moisture plan.
Hygiene Support
1. Precondition or Optimization?
2. Intent
3. Issue
4. Solutions
- Optimization
- Ensure bathrooms provide a hygienic handwashing and toilets for individuals.
- Proper hand hygiene is critical in stopping the spread of viruses
- Bathrooms can be stocked with supplies like soap and female products, trash cans, baby changing stations.
Define “turbitity”
The quality of being cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter.
What two parameters are typically used to asses the effectiveness of water systems?
Turbitiy and coliforms
