Water quality assessment in the southern bug in powerful place of drinking water intake in Vinnytsia region

Abstract

The water quality assessment of the upper and middle portions of the Southern Bug river (in the area of quality drinking water intake in Vinnytsia region) is performed. It is done base on ecological and hygienic criteria in order to obtain a clear view about environmental state of water resources of the basin of the Southern Bug and the water quality of natural as raw material for the production of drinking water. The specifics of the assessment is to ascertain the natural conditions for the formation of quality river water in the summer-autumn low water medium in water period. A comparison of water quality of the upper and middle portions of the Southern Bug river in the district is a representative of drinking water intake. As defined in the general list of priority, water quality parameters, which are crucial in adjusting existing water treatment technologies in wastewater-conditioning plants is the choice of modern methods and techniques of conditioning natural water. It is revealed that these parameters include odor, color, turbidity, total hardness, alkalinity and the pH value, content of organic and biogenic substances, the abundance and biomass of phytoplankton, a number of microbiological and toxicological parameters. The proposed addition to the existing modern methods of intensification of the conditioning processes include chemical and physical methods that improve the processing conditions and water-conditioning processes.