Water Resources Flashcards
1
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History of UK Supply
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1847 - Waterworks act (continuity of supply)
1848 - Public Health Act
1930 - Reservoir Act and Safety Provision Act
1945 - Act for funding structures for schemes
2
Q
OFWAT
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Office of Water Services
- Government department to protect interests of customers
- ensures water and sewerage companies provide good-quality efficient service at a fair price
3
Q
Environment Agency
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Concerns sewer and sewage works and rates of water abstraction. They can grant abstraction licences.
4
Q
Drinking Water Inspectorate
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Enforce water supply regulations 1989 (for drinking water)
5
Q
Types of abstraction:
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- River Abstraction
- Impounding Reservoir
- Boreholes
- Desalination
6
Q
Types of Flowmeter
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- Positive displacement meter
- Turbine meter
- Electromagnetic Meter
- Ultrasonic
- Orifice Places
- Venturi meters and Dall Tubes
7
Q
Resource management:
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- Identify lowest cost strategy
- Dealing with predicted deficits
