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Table 1

Population and basic characteristics of water systems of survey areas

SiteSourceTreatmentDisinfectionPopulation
Surface water (reservoir) Chemical coagulation, sedimentation, sand filtration Chlorine 33,000 
Surface water (river) Chemical coagulation sedimentation, sand filtration, ozone Chlorine 195,000 
Groundwater (sandstone aquifer) None Chlorine 20,000 (3 cities) 
River-bank infiltration None for 50% of flow; rapid sand filtration for 20% of flow; aeration coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand filtration for 30% of flow; water is then blended at a single facility Chlorine 26,000 
Groundwater (deep chalk aquifer) Aeration and sand filtration for iron removal Chlorine 40,000 
River-bank infiltration, mixture of river-bank infiltration and groundwater None Chlorine 25,500 (2 cities) 
SiteSourceTreatmentDisinfectionPopulation
Surface water (reservoir) Chemical coagulation, sedimentation, sand filtration Chlorine 33,000 
Surface water (river) Chemical coagulation sedimentation, sand filtration, ozone Chlorine 195,000 
Groundwater (sandstone aquifer) None Chlorine 20,000 (3 cities) 
River-bank infiltration None for 50% of flow; rapid sand filtration for 20% of flow; aeration coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand filtration for 30% of flow; water is then blended at a single facility Chlorine 26,000 
Groundwater (deep chalk aquifer) Aeration and sand filtration for iron removal Chlorine 40,000 
River-bank infiltration, mixture of river-bank infiltration and groundwater None Chlorine 25,500 (2 cities) 
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