{"id":5408,"date":"2021-09-23T07:36:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T07:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/what-is-the-water-supply-system-of-a-municipality-like\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T07:36:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T07:36:08","slug":"what-is-the-water-supply-system-of-a-municipality-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/en\/what-is-the-water-supply-system-of-a-municipality-like\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the water supply system of a municipality like?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5408\" class=\"elementor elementor-5408 elementor-5165\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1494ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1494ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7199c5\" data-id=\"e7199c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6b2f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba6b2f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In our day to day we make use of numerous services and systems without asking ourselves how they are managed. For example, we operate a switch and we have electricity, many times without knowing what is the process of generation and transport of electric current. In the same way, we see it natural to open a tap and water to come out (hopefully it is abundant and of adequate quality for consumption). But do we really know how the<strong> water supply system<\/strong> what do we consume?<\/p>\n<p>We will tell you briefly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2d3ef3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2d3ef3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce66036\" data-id=\"ce66036\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b481a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b481a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 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href=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/en\/what-is-the-water-supply-system-of-a-municipality-like\/#Phases_of_the_water_supply_system\" title=\"Phases of the water supply system\">Phases of the water supply system<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/en\/what-is-the-water-supply-system-of-a-municipality-like\/#1st_Collection\" title=\"1st) Collection: \">1st) Collection: <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/en\/what-is-the-water-supply-system-of-a-municipality-like\/#2o_Deposit_or_storage_of_raw_water_or_not_treated\" title=\"2\u00ba) Deposit or storage of raw water or not treated:\">2\u00ba) Deposit or storage of raw water or not treated:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/en\/what-is-the-water-supply-system-of-a-municipality-like\/#3o_Water_treatment\" title=\"3\u00ba) Water treatment:\">3\u00ba) Water treatment:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/en\/what-is-the-water-supply-system-of-a-municipality-like\/#4th_Storage_of_treated_water\" title=\"4th) Storage of treated water: \">4th) Storage of treated water: <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/en\/what-is-the-water-supply-system-of-a-municipality-like\/#5th_Distribution_network\" title=\"5th) Distribution network:\">5th) Distribution network:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/en\/what-is-the-water-supply-system-of-a-municipality-like\/#Water_management\" title=\"Water management\">Water management<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_origin_of_the_water_we_consume\"><\/span>The origin of the water we consume<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8349aae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8349aae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd42d56\" data-id=\"cd42d56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da14ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2da14ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/abastecimiento-agua-RoL-768x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5211\" alt=\"supply-water-RoL\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/abastecimiento-agua-RoL-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/abastecimiento-agua-RoL-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/abastecimiento-agua-RoL-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/abastecimiento-agua-RoL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e8aebd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e8aebd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9b8264\" data-id=\"c9b8264\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-549c314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"549c314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The aspect that most influences how the<strong> water supply system<\/strong> of a municipality or locality is the<strong> water source<\/strong> . In this way we could have different sources of water:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110ef17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"110ef17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_water_according_to_its_origin\"><\/span>Types of water according to its origin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92cb53a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"92cb53a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Surface water, which usually comes from rivers, streams, lakes, or reservoirs.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Groundwater, which is normally collected through wells.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Natural springs, groundwater that rises at one point to the surface.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">From the sea, a water that has to be previously desalinated.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Rainwater stored in cisterns.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Condensation water from<bold> Atmospheric Water Generators<\/bold><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca0f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ca0f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to<strong> nature and origin of the water<\/strong> , to transform it into<strong> drinking water<\/strong> must go through specific treatments, ranging from simple<strong> disinfection<\/strong> and<strong> filtration<\/strong> , to expensive and complex processes, such as<strong> desalination<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-076727b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"076727b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a91679\" data-id=\"0a91679\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758fd0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"758fd0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Phases_of_the_water_supply_system\"><\/span>Phases of the water supply system<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b040dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b040dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Depending on the origin, a<strong> specific drinking water supply system<\/strong> , but the most complex system is the one that starts from surface waters, and normally consists of<strong> five phases<\/strong> :<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff1aacd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff1aacd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac3f7a9\" data-id=\"ac3f7a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-422a062\" data-id=\"422a062\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-909150f\" data-id=\"909150f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bdb180\" data-id=\"1bdb180\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397a19d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"397a19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/fuente-agua-potable-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5218\" alt=\"potable-water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/fuente-agua-potable-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/fuente-agua-potable-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/fuente-agua-potable-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/fuente-agua-potable.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d183afd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d183afd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1st_Collection\"><\/span><strong>1st) Collection: <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Capture of surface water is done through hydraulic structures called intakes, followed by preliminary filtering.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2o_Deposit_or_storage_of_raw_water_or_not_treated\"><\/span><strong>2\u00ba) Deposit or storage of raw water or not<\/strong><strong> treated:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>When the water source does not have a sufficient flow throughout the year, it is necessary to provide sufficient storage for the driest months. For this purpose, they are built<strong> reservoirs in rivers or streams<\/strong> . In this way, in the case of groundwater collection, the aquifer itself functions as a storage tank, although there are times when the water table drops so much that the wells remain dry for a season.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3o_Water_treatment\"><\/span><strong>3\u00ba) Water treatment:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Is the part<strong> more delicate<\/strong> of the entire supply system. Is done<strong> through drinking water treatment plants or stations (ETAP or PTAP)<\/strong> .<a href=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/en\/what-water-purification-methods-are-there\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> We have already commented on another post<\/a> which are large facilities that use physical and chemical processes to carry out these treatments. To this end, they use a large number of pools through which the water passes while they are removing or reducing the concentration of each of the pollutants that it can bring.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4th_Storage_of_treated_water\"><\/span><strong>4th) Storage of treated water: <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>In order to supply high water demands (peak hours, etc.) it is necessary to have<strong> tanks<\/strong> . These storages are also oversized to be able to<strong> supply enough water in case of emergency<\/strong> , such as when a fire breaks out. They also usually have<strong> chlorine dispensers<\/strong> , for<strong> prevent water from getting contaminated<\/strong> during storage or during distribution to homes.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5th_Distribution_network\"><\/span><strong>5th) Distribution network:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The pipes start from the storage tank and have to reach each house. For this, next to the tank or reservoir a pumping station is placed where pressure is given to the water, which<strong> It is distributed by main, secondary, tertiary pipes and domiciliary derivations<\/strong> . In large municipalities it is necessary to have other intermediate storage tanks. The main pipes have valves to operate the network and sectorize the supply in cases of breaks or emergencies, flow measurement devices, etc. The<strong> drinking water distribution networks<\/strong> They can be designed as closed rings (as in towns or cities), or branched (as in scattered rural communities).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ac0d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05ac0d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Water_management\"><\/span>Water management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c032eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c032eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The<strong> water supply systems<\/strong> Municipalities are usually managed by a public company, although in many cases they are privatized. In any case, a good number of professionals work day and night to guarantee the magic that when you open a tap, a<strong> abundant and quality water<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p>In addition, water management implies that those responsible agents and systems result in a correct supply, although, of course, the correct use must be carried out by the final consumer.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping in mind all this process that is carried out with water from when it is collected or accumulated until it reaches our homes will help us to be more aware of the importance of a responsible use of this very vulnerable resource.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our day to day we make use of numerous services and systems without asking ourselves how they are managed. But do we know what the water supply system we consume is like? 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