Minnesota Water Works  Operations Manual

This manual will give you a basic understanding of a water system and the key elements for operation & maintenance of that system. Download chapters and appendices below: First Publication Date: Spring 1994 Second Publication Date: Summer 1997 Third Publication Date: Summer 2001 Fourth Publication Date: Summer 2009 Fifth Publication Date: Spring 2020

Introduction Chapter 1: Water Resources Chapter 2: Water and Its Impurities Chapter 3: Regulations and Recommended Standards Chapter 4: Emerging Contaminants Chapter 5: Math Chapter 6: Well Construction Chapter 7: Rules Relatings to Wells and Borings Chapter 8: Pumps Chapter 9: Disinfection Chapter 10: Fluoridation Chapter 11: Aeration Chapter 12: Coagulation Chapter 13: Sedimentation Chapter 14: Iron and Manganese Chapter 15: Hardness Chapter 16: Lime Softening Chapter 17: Ion Exchange Softening Chapter 18: Filtration Chapter 19: Membrane Filtration Chapter 20: Taste and Odor Chapter 21: Distribution System Operation Chapter 22: Storage Chapter 23: Cross Connections Chapter 24: Microbiology Chapter 25: Corrosion Chapter 26: Plan Review and Standards Chapter 27: Security and Emergency Preparedness Appendices