Disinfectant residual should be maintained to achieve biological stability during
distribution of treated water. The wide distribution of retention times associated with
storage and transport of water in a network and the reactivity of disinfectants make
it difficult to maintain adequate residuals at critical location. Rechlorination at
some intermediate locations may reduce the total disinfectant dose while keeping
residuals within specified limits throughout the water distribution system. In order to
select the adequate location of rechlorination for achieving to maintain of residual
chlorine throughout the distribution system, EPANET was used in this study. EPANET was
well predicted chlorine transport and residual loss in the distribution system.
Location of rechlorination was selected to maintain 0.4mg/L of residual chlorine
throughout a water distribution system by field investigation and model simulation.
The quantity of chlorine may reduced 36.7percent and provided smooth residual between
0.42 and 0.60mg/L, when rechlorination would be used continuously at strategic location
within the distribution system.