THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUOUS ONLINE WATER QUALITY MONITORING IN DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION IN REGARD TO CLIMATE CHANGE

By Christoph Schönher, Robert Wurm, Andreas Weingartner, scan Messtechnik GmbH, Vienna Introduction :- The global rise in temperature in regard to climate change affects the water supply in many different ways. In Austria, for example, regionally varying changes in groundwater recharge are expected. Another direct consequence of climate change is the increased number of extreme weather events in the form of heat waves. The increasing temperature has a particular impact on the temperature balance of groundwater, while heat waves are a very direct consequence of climate change in the distribution…

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