INDUSTRY GUIDANCE

Members of the Confluence team have contributed to dozens of important industry guidance manuals, White Papers, research reports, and peer reviewed publications.  Examples are provided below.

• Use of Flushing as a Corrective Action Under the Revised Total Coliform Rule (WaterRF, 2018)

• Internal Corrosion Control in Water Distribution Systems - M58 (AWWA, 2017)

• Water Quality in Distribution Systems - M68 (AWWA, 2017)

• Nitrification Prevention and Control in Drinking Water - M56 (AWWA, 2013)

• Metals Accumulation and Release Within the Distribution System: Evaluation and Mitigation (WaterRF, 2016)

• Criteria for Optimized Distribution Systems (WaterRF, 2010)

• Priorities of the Distribution System Research and Information Collection Partnership (USEPA and WaterRF, 2010)

• Assessment of Inorganics Accumulation in Drinking Water Scales and Sediments (WaterRF, 2010)

• Strategies for Managing and Responding to Total Coliform and E. coli in Distribution Systems (WaterRF, 2009)

• Simultaneous Compliance Guidance Manual for the Long Term 2 and Stage 2 DBP Rules (EPA 815-R-07-017, 2007)

• Fundamentals and Control of Nitrification in Chloraminated Drinking Water Distribution Systems - M56 (AWWA, 2006 and 2013)

• Development of Distribution System Water Quality Optimization Plans (AwwaRF and AWWA, 2005)

• Verification and Control of Pressure Transients and Intrusion in Distribution Systems (AwwaRF, 2004)

• Establishing Site-Specific Flushing Velocities (AwwaRF, 2003)