Introduction

✏️Course in Development

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You've learned how to model the intricate dance of pressures and flows that deliver water through a distribution network. But what happens to the quality of that water as it undertakes its journey from the treatment plant to the consumer's tap? This is where water quality modeling steps in.

This introductory section defines this crucial field as the simulation of how the chemical and biological characteristics of water can change — sometimes dramatically — during its transit. While your hydraulic model predicts the "how much" and "how fast," a water quality model extends this by tracking the "what" — the fate and transport of dissolved or suspended substances that are vital for ensuring the delivery of safe, compliant, and aesthetically pleasing drinking water.

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