The Safe Water System (SWS) was developed in the 1990’s in response to an epidemic of cholera in South America.
The treatment method for the SWS is chlorination. The SWS also incorporates emphasis on the safe storage of treated water as well as behaviour change communications.
Benefits of chlorination
The benefits of chlorination are:
- Proven reduction of most bacteria and viruses in water systems
- Ease-of-use and acceptability
- Proven reduction of disease incidence
- Scalability and very low cost
Water system chlorination for domestic and commercial water systems
The cleaning, disinfection, and chlorination of water systems is an essential activity that helps maintain good standards of water hygiene. This is particularly important in domestic and commercial water systems where contamination often leads to serious problems such as Legionnaires' Disease.
Cleaning and chlorination activities involve adding chlorine. Chlorine is a cost-effective yet very effective disinfectant. The chlorine must be added to the water as a specific concentration for a specified period. This ensures the water is disinfected as well as the water system, pipework and water tank.
Contamination of water systems
If a water tank is contaminated or a whole water system, urgent testing, and sampling are required. The test results will reveal whether microbial contamination has taken place. Immediately after this the system should undergo full cleaning and chlorination of water systems should be carried out as soon as possible.
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If you have a chlorination job and would like a no-obligation quote you can request a quote online, book a Mains Chlorination on our website, speak to a member of the team or chat via our live chat function.
