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Water supply monitoring for contaminant detection

  • US 20040259189A1
  • Filed: 06/06/2003
  • Published: 12/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. In a water supply system including a plurality of conduits comprising a network of main water supply lines feeding laterals that deliver water from a treatment source to discrete user locations served by a lateral, a monitoring system for detecting the presence in the supply system of hazardous contaminant injected downstream of the treatment source, said monitoring system comprising a series of monitoring stations distributed broadly throughout the entire water supply system network, each station including direct access to a continuous flow of water, and means for detecting the presence of multiple types of hazardous contaminants;

  • and, means for transmitting a signal based on detection of a contaminants to enable all or a portion of the system to be shut down as quickly as possible regardless of where in the system the contaminant is injected.

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