Water Quality Surveillance and Response

Water Quality Surveillance and Response System Design and Implementation Approaches

These case studies describe Surveillance and Response System (SRS) designs implemented by the Water Security Initiative (WSI) pilot utilities.

WSI: Implementation of the Philadelphia Contamination Warning System Pilot Exit These white papers provide recommendations for the design and implementation of an SRS based on lessons learned from the Philadelphia pilot.

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WSI: Cincinnati Pilot Post-Implementation System Status (PDF)(135 pp, 3 MB)
Describes the design of each component of Cincinnati’s Contamination Warning System pilot
Summary of Implementation Approaches and Lessons Learned from the WSI Contamination Warning System Pilots (PDF)(85 pp, 2 MB)
Provides a summary of key findings from five water utilities that participated in a pilot program to demonstrate a sustainable Contamination Warning System design that is capable of providing timely detection of drinking water contamination incidents.