Andrew J. Whelton, Chad Seidel, Brad P. Wham, Erica C. Fischer, Kristofer Isaacson, Caroline Jankowski, Nathan MacArthur, Elizabeth McKenna, Christian Ley
{"title":"The Marshall Fire: Scientific and policy needs for water system disaster response","authors":"Andrew J. Whelton, Chad Seidel, Brad P. Wham, Erica C. Fischer, Kristofer Isaacson, Caroline Jankowski, Nathan MacArthur, Elizabeth McKenna, Christian Ley","doi":"10.1002/aws2.1318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aws2.1318","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The 2021 Marshall Fire was the costliest fire in Colorado's history and destroyed more than 1,000 homes and businesses. The disaster displaced over 40,000 people and damaged six public drinking water systems. A case study was developed to better understand decisions, resources, expertise, and response limitations during and after the wildfire. The fire caused all water systems to lose power. Power loss was sometimes coupled with structure destruction, distribution depressurization, and the failure of backup power systems. These consequences jeopardized fire-fighting support and allowed for volatile organic compound and semi-volatile organic compound contamination of water distribution systems. Water system staff, with help from neighboring systems and external technical experts, stabilized the infrastructure, found and removed the contamination, and restored services. Actions were identified for utilities, governments, and researchers that could help communities minimize wildfire impacts, better protect workers and the population, and enable water systems to more rapidly respond and recover.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":101301,"journal":{"name":"AWWA water science","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aws2.1318","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50151671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Craig Gorman, Anthony Kennedy, Carleigh Samson, Sarah Plummer, Eli Townsend, Chad Seidel
{"title":"Improvements in the reduction coagulation filtration process for hexavalent chromium treatment","authors":"Craig Gorman, Anthony Kennedy, Carleigh Samson, Sarah Plummer, Eli Townsend, Chad Seidel","doi":"10.1002/aws2.1315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aws2.1315","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Reduction coagulation filtration using ferrous iron (Fe(II)-RCF), or reduction filtration using stannous tin (Sn(II)-RF), for the removal of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) from drinking water represent attractive alternatives to ion exchange or reverse osmosis. With a new maximum contaminant level for Cr(VI) anticipated in California, this study sought to expand on previous research by applying Fe(II)-RCF and Sn(II)-RF to multiple groundwaters under a variety of reductant dose and reduction time scenarios. Four different granular filter media were also tested for removal of total chromium (Cr(T)) following Cr(VI) reduction to trivalent chromium (Cr(III)). Sodium hypochlorite, instead of aeration, was used to oxidize excess Fe(II) to Fe(III) prior to filtration, with minimal Cr(III) to Cr(VI) reoxidation. Sn(II)-RF was also able to achieve Cr(T) and Cr(VI) treatment goals without dedicated reduction time prior to filtration. Results of this study were used to develop more up-to-date, feasibility-level, 20-year annualized cost estimates.</p>","PeriodicalId":101301,"journal":{"name":"AWWA water science","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aws2.1315","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50133083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shift to remote learning degrades water quality in buildings","authors":"Katelin Aden, Treavor H. Boyer","doi":"10.1002/aws2.1316","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aws2.1316","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Commercial and institutional buildings now experience weeks and even months with below-normal occupancy due to remote work/learning, which results in reduced water use and has the potential to adversely impact water quality. This study monitored the variations in water quality in multiple university buildings during several months of below-normal occupancy followed by several months of normal occupancy. The levels of free chlorine, copper, and cellular ATP in water varied within buildings and between buildings. Using Wi-Fi activity as a surrogate for building occupancy, the free chlorine concentration in water increased as Wi-Fi counts increased. The copper concentration in building water was higher when the occupancy was below-normal compared with normal occupancy, and the copper concentration decreased as Wi-Fi counts increased. Throughout the study, flushing a fixture at the time of use decreased the concentrations of copper and cellular ATP and increased the concentration of free chlorine.</p>","PeriodicalId":101301,"journal":{"name":"AWWA water science","volume":"4 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aws2.1316","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86077274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashley N. Kent, Martin Earle, Jacqueline Iannuzzi, Cynthia Ha, Lyda Hakes, Amina Stoddart, William Knocke, Graham Gagnon
{"title":"Comparison of anthracite and GAC biofilter performance for surface-water manganese removal","authors":"Ashley N. Kent, Martin Earle, Jacqueline Iannuzzi, Cynthia Ha, Lyda Hakes, Amina Stoddart, William Knocke, Graham Gagnon","doi":"10.1002/aws2.1314","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aws2.1314","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Alameda County Water District has observed increased biofilter effluent manganese concentrations during winter operations. To investigate manganese removal across surface water biofilters during cold-water conditions, trends were analyzed between water temperature and manganese removal across multiple testing scales, multiple biofilter influent water qualities, and both anthracite and GAC media. During acclimation of new biofilters, 100% removal of manganese was observed sooner across both anthracite and GAC biofilters brought online at 20°C compared to 12°C. Acclimation at 12°C required 18 extra days for the GAC biofilters and 48 additional days for the anthracite biofilters. For fully acclimated biofilters, a decrease in manganese removal across both GAC and anthracite biofilters at temperatures below 15°C was observed. However, greater and more consistent manganese removal was observed across GAC compared to anthracite biofilters. Performance differences between locations also suggest that operational and water quality conditions also likely affect manganese removal.</p>","PeriodicalId":101301,"journal":{"name":"AWWA water science","volume":"4 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aws2.1314","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90859560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corrigendum—The importance of temperature on Henry's-law solubility constants: Removing trihalomethanes by aeration","authors":"Robert Thurnau, Robert M. Clark","doi":"10.1002/aws2.1313","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aws2.1313","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Correction to https://doi.org/10.1002/aws2.1168</p><p>Since publication of the article, an error was identified in Equation 4 of Thurnau and Clark (2020). The error had no effect on the analyses or results reported in the study.</p><p><b>Correction to Equation 4</b></p>","PeriodicalId":101301,"journal":{"name":"AWWA water science","volume":"4 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aws2.1313","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74827377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing national HAA9 occurrence and impacts of a potential HAA9 regulation","authors":"Carleigh C. Samson, Chad J. Seidel","doi":"10.1002/aws2.1312","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aws2.1312","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The US Environmental Protection Agency is tasked with proposing revisions to Microbial and Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproducts rules (DBPR) by 2025. Disinfection byproducts are currently regulated by the Stage 2 DBPR, inclusive of total trihalomethane and five haloacetic acids (HAA5). EPA's Fourth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR4) included monitoring for HAA5, six brominated haloacetic acids (HAA6Br), and nine haloacetic acids (HAA9). UCMR4 and state-managed compliance data were utilized to assess the potential impacts of regulating HAA9. HAA9 modeling techniques were validated and applied for greater representation of smaller systems. Outcomes suggest a HAA9 maximum contaminant level (MCL) equivalent to the HAA5 MCL by number of public water systems (PWSs) implicated would be between 72–77 μg/L. An additional 395 PWSs (2%) not currently implicated by Stage 2 DBPR would have compliance challenges if HAA9 is regulated with an MCL equal to the 60 μg/L HAA5 MCL.</p>","PeriodicalId":101301,"journal":{"name":"AWWA water science","volume":"4 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aws2.1312","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81992485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Margaret E. Carolan, Richard J. Langel, Dustin May, Anthony DeSalvo, Humberto E. Gonzalez-Ribot, Alyssa J. Mattson, Michael D. Schueller, Darrin A. Thompson, David M. Cwiertny, Tori Z. Forbes
{"title":"Survey of 226Ra/228Ra and inorganic constituents in Iowa private drinking water wells","authors":"Margaret E. Carolan, Richard J. Langel, Dustin May, Anthony DeSalvo, Humberto E. Gonzalez-Ribot, Alyssa J. Mattson, Michael D. Schueller, Darrin A. Thompson, David M. Cwiertny, Tori Z. Forbes","doi":"10.1002/aws2.1311","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aws2.1311","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Radium is a naturally-occurring radioactive element found in Upper Midwest aquifers, yet exposure risks for unregulated water sources in this region are unknown. A survey of <sup>226/228</sup>Ra and other inorganic constituents in 94 private wells was conducted in 2019 across 10 Iowa counties. Within private wells, 53% measured below minimum detectable activity whereas 6.3% have <sup>226/228</sup>Ra levels above the United States Environmental Protection Agency Maximum Contaminant Level. <sup>226/228</sup>Ra occurrence was not associated with well-depth or chemical surrogates, but were generally consistent with the lithology and historical water quality trends for aquifers. In 2020, 11 of the <sup>226/228</sup>Ra-impacted wells were re-sampled to assess the efficacy of in-home water treatment. Water softeners reduced <sup>226/228</sup>Ra to non-detectable activities, but other inorganic constituents persisted and their removal required more advanced treatment. This study suggests that <sup>226/228</sup>Ra occurrence in private wells can reasonably be anticipated from public water supply data if reliable information is available to identify the source aquifer.</p>","PeriodicalId":101301,"journal":{"name":"AWWA water science","volume":"4 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aws2.1311","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89138524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discrepancies and artifacts during preservation and analysis of the disinfection by-product 2,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone","authors":"Aarthi Mohan, David A. Reckhow","doi":"10.1002/aws2.1310","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aws2.1310","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recent data showing fast degradation of the emerging disinfection by-product 2,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone (DCBQ) in the presence of free chlorine seem incompatible with the high concentrations reported in drinking water distribution systems. The current study was conducted to reconcile this apparent incompatibility. Laboratory tests showed that the published protocol for DCBQ preservation, addition of formic acid without conventional reducing agents, was problematic. Formic acid does not rapidly reduce free chlorine, allowing chlorine residuals to persist during sample workup and analysis. Acidic conditions from formic acid addition along with a persistent free chlorine residual catalyzed additional DCBQ formation when organic precursors were present. This led to large positive analytical bias during formation potential testing using raw water and model precursors. DCBQ levels previously reported using the formic acid preservation method are likely to show a strong positive bias. For future testing, we recommend the use of glycine or arsenite followed by formic acid.</p>","PeriodicalId":101301,"journal":{"name":"AWWA water science","volume":"4 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aws2.1310","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85231873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ricardo Medina, Manmeet W. Pannu, Scott A. Grieco, Michael Hwang, Christine Pham, Megan H. Plumlee
{"title":"Pilot-scale comparison of granular activated carbons, ion exchange, and alternative adsorbents for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal","authors":"Ricardo Medina, Manmeet W. Pannu, Scott A. Grieco, Michael Hwang, Christine Pham, Megan H. Plumlee","doi":"10.1002/aws2.1308","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aws2.1308","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Eight granular activated carbons (GAC), four anion exchange (IX) resins, and two alternative adsorbents (AAs) were tested for the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from a groundwater source used for drinking water. The study was conducted using pilot(meter)-scale columns operated in continuous-flow mode for 16–26 months. Comparison between GAC adsorbents showed that bituminous GACs exhibited higher adsorption than non-/sub-bituminous GACs. Testing of a reactivated and new GAC showed no significant differences with respect to PFAS adsorption. Of the four IX resins tested, one resin showed superior adsorption when compared with all three IX resins. A surface-modified bentonite adsorbent showed superior removal efficiencies over all adsorbent types tested here. These results provide benchmark performance and adsorption capacities at pilot-scale for various adsorbents and highlight the promise of AAs to remove PFAS from water sources with low (ng/L) concentrations.</p>","PeriodicalId":101301,"journal":{"name":"AWWA water science","volume":"4 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aws2.1308","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91472064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Operator-informed risk assessment tool: Opportunities and barriers to support risk management practices","authors":"Kaycie Lane, Megan Fuller, Graham Gagnon","doi":"10.1002/aws2.1307","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aws2.1307","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Successfully implementing water safety plans (WSPs) in small, municipal drinking water systems is understudied in affluent jurisdictions where WSPs are not required by regulations. We piloted a computer-based risk assessment survey in eight municipal water systems in Nova Scotia, Canada to evaluate the benefits and challenges of implementing risk assessment strategies in non-WSP jurisdictions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with water operators and managers to gather feedback on the risk assessment survey and process. Results indicated difficulties quantifying risk despite streamlining the risk identification process, resulting in key informants viewing the risk assessment as strictly diagnostic and unlikely to be integrated into operational practice if not required. We identified a need to shift water system culture from a regulatory-based to a knowledge-based mindset for successful risk assessment implementation. Clear lines of communication, increased understanding of risk, and commitment to improvement are critical to shifting water system culture toward a risk-based water quality management approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":101301,"journal":{"name":"AWWA water science","volume":"4 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aws2.1307","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73835610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}