Drinking water : principles and practices -- Preface -- Contents -- Public water: Sanitary engineering -- Water companies: Amsterdam water -- Drinking water companies -- Planning and design -- Finances -- Technical facets: Water consumption -- Water quality -- Groundwater -- Surface water -- Distribution -- Addendum -- Drinking water and the Netherlands -- Drinking water and Delft -- Acknowledgement -- Register -- Back Cover

HKBU Library

This unique volume provides a comprehensive overview of all the major aspects of modern drinking water systems in the western European context. It not only covers the theoretical principles, but also the historical background and practical aspects of design and operation, legislation, planning and finance of drinking water supply in its social and economic context.